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JBlend Miami: Building Capacity for Sustainable Change
by Guest | Feb 2, 2017 |
By: Valerie Mitrani Director of Day School Strategy and Initiatives, Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Miami Julie Lambert Senior Educational Consultant, Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, Miami Gary Hartstein Director, DigitalJLearning...
The Transformative Value of Fieldwide Teacher Collaboration
by Deborah Fishman | Jan 11, 2017 |
This article was first published in HaYidion: The Prizmah Journal in its inaugural issue on Collaboration. by Deborah Fishman Last summer, four day schools in the Midwest came together to explore a common challenge: how to differentiate instruction in a Hebrew...
Chanukah Sparks: Rabbi Ari Leubitz
by Guest | Dec 30, 2016 |
This is the last post in our Chanukah Sparks blog series. The series has featured the moments that sparked educators and leaders to pursue careers in Jewish day school education -- becoming beacons of light for their schools and communities. We hope that telling these...
Chanukah Sparks: Mindy Schiller
by Guest | Dec 30, 2016 |
This Chanukah blog series is dedicated to sharing about the moments that sparked the careers of educators and leaders in Jewish day school education. Today, we share an educator's perspective, written by Mindy Schiller, who teaches History and Humanities as well as...
Chanukah Sparks: Susan Siegel
by Guest | Dec 29, 2016 |
Our Chanukah Sparks blog series continues with a post by Susan Siegel, Head of School of the Bnai Shalom Day School. This series explores the moments or series of moments that sparked the day school careers of school leaders and educators. Just as our homes become...
Chanukah Sparks: Dr. Barbara Gereboff
by Guest | Dec 27, 2016 |
In this blog series, we are featuring school leaders and educators who discuss the "sparks" that ignited their careers in Jewish day school education. All it takes is one spark to illuminate an entire chanukiah -- or, in the case of day school educators, untold...
Chanukah Sparks: Dr. Susie Tanchel
by Guest | Dec 26, 2016 |
Chanukah is the Festival of Lights -- culminating in nine blazing candles gleaming in the front window of your home, and homes around the world. Yet it all starts with just one spark on the first night. Similarly, the work of a day school educator illuminates untold...
What is Effective Educational Leadership in Jewish Day Schools and How can it be Nurtured and Sustained?
by Susan Kardos | Nov 21, 2016 |
Cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy. By Susan Kardos and Ellen Goldring CASJE (the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) recently released findings from the first phase of a study conducted by American Institute of Research (AIR). In Leadership in...
Reshet Ramah Engages Millennials on Sukkot
by Guest | Nov 1, 2016 |
This article, originally posted in the Washington Jewish Week, describes the work of one rabbi involved with Reshet Ramah, the national alumni outreach program for the Ramah movement’s camper and staff alumni. Reshet Ramah aims to build connections among Ramah alumni...
Case Study Webinar Available: Hebrew Instruction at JDS
by Deborah Fishman | Sep 27, 2016 |
As evidenced by the high rate of participation in an AVI CHAI webinar yesterday, Hebrew instruction is a topic which elicits passion in many Jewish day school educators and leaders. The webinar – hosted by Dr. Michael Berger, AVI CHAI Program Officer – sought to...