Why I Am Betting on Distributive Leadership
By Rina Zerykier [This is the fifth article in our “effective collaboration” series, written by alumni of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological Seminary. [...]
Integrating Yiddish Materials in a Jewish Day School Environment
By Jessica Kirzane I recently had the opportunity to correspond with Feygi Zylberman, a middle school History and Jewish Studies teacher at a Progressive Jewish community day school in Melbourne, [...]
A March of the Living Leader’s visit to the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
March of the Living Leaders at the entrance to the POLIN Museum in Warsaw, Poland. By Ali Newpol It was a Friday morning in early May – I had taken [...]
How Technology Can Improve Your Classroom – Part 2
By Chevi Rubin In part 1 of this series we put our tech in check and discussed what technology can and cannot do for our students, our teachers, and our [...]
Teachers Weigh In: The First Day of Class לויט די לערערס
Stefania Shifra Szabad, wife of Jewish communal leader Tsemaḥ Szabad, with a class in a Yiddish school, Vilna, 1929. Children, wearing hats representing letters of the alefbeys (alphabet), hold a [...]
Teaching Chumash Skills using The Torah: A Modern Commentary
By Daniel Bar-Nahum The Chumash, which I used when I first began to learn Torah in-depth, has a special place on my shelf. The notes on its pages are invaluable, [...]
A Way Forward for Educators and Leaders in Jewish Early Childhood Education (ECE)
By Janet Harris, Denise Moyes-Schnur, Dawne Bear Novicoff, and Seth Linden - As more communities around the country recognize both the need for, and potential of, Jewish early childhood education [...]
Jewish Education Going Graphic: Classroom Strategies for Using Graphic Novels
By Talia Hurwich Since the 1950s, American educators have largely ignored graphic novels. Most considered them lowbrow, with little educational value. Dr. Frederic Wertham denounced comics as “important contributing factors [...]
What I Learned about Leadership from Prince and Mort Mandel
By Mark S. Young [This is the 13th and final article in our weekly series, “When and how does effective leadership make a true difference?” written by alumni, staff, and [...]
Renewing Belief in Leadership / Building a Shared Dream
By Bill Robinson, PhD [This is the 11th in a weekly series, “When and how does effective leadership make a true difference?” written by alumni, staff, and faculty of the [...]
The Three L’s of Torah Inspired Leadership
By Lianne Heller [This is the 10th in a weekly series, “When and how does effective leadership make a true difference?” written by alumni, staff, and faculty of the William [...]
Heart, Mind, and Being: Effective Educational Leadership Through Trust, Emphatic Listening, Criticism, and the Making of Meaning
By Rabbi Dov Lerea [This is the ninth in a weekly series titled “When and How Does Effective Leadership Make a True Difference?” written by alumni, staff, and faculty of [...]