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The Winners Tell All: Day School Video Academy
by Deborah Fishman | Mar 20, 2012 |
Following the inaugural Day School Video Academy, AVI CHAI asked our winners of the Popular Vote category to share some tips and lessons learned from the making of their award-winning videos. This should be especially helpful for those looking to enter Jewish Day...
Reach Beyond the Bunk: Leaders Assembly 2012
by Deborah Fishman | Mar 14, 2012 |
With a theme of “Reach Beyond the Bunk,” this year’s Foundation for Jewish Camp Leaders Assembly took place from March 11-13th in New Brunswick, NJ. In true manifestation of the strength of the growing field of Jewish camping, over 650 were in attendance; in...
Effective Jewish Educational Leadership: Launching a Conversation
by Deborah Fishman | Mar 6, 2012 |
The AVI CHAI Foundation is sparking a timely conversation for the field of day school education: What does effective leadership look like in a day school? In this issue of RAVSAK's HaYidion, Program Officer Rabbi Dr. Michael Berger shares a Framework for Effective...
Report from The Social Media Academy
by Deborah Fishman | Mar 5, 2012 |
By: Allison Fine The Social Media Academy supported by The AVI CHAI Foundation recently concluded its first pilot effort. Micah Sifry and I wrote a report reflecting on the process and immediate results of the Academy. The full report can be accessed on the...
Day School Decisions: An Interview
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 29, 2012 |
In an effort to build conversation and generate ideas around what would make Jewish day school more attractive to non-Orthodox parents, the AVI CHAI and Steinhardt foundations have opened a discussion here on AVI CHAI’s blog where we will be sharing a series of guest...
How Do You Educate My Child To Be a Mensch?
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 23, 2012 |
In an effort to build conversation and generate ideas around what would make Jewish day school more attractive to non-Orthodox parents, the AVI CHAI and Steinhardt foundations have opened a discussion here on AVI CHAI's blog where we will be sharing a series of guest...
How Do You Educate My Child to be a Mensch?
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 |
In an effort to build conversation and generate ideas around what would make Jewish day school more attractive to non-Orthodox parents, the AVI CHAI and Steinhardt foundations have opened a discussion here on AVI CHAI's blog where we will be sharing a series of guest...
Experience the Harvard Principals' Center Summer Institute
by RachelAbrahams | Feb 21, 2012 |
This summer, AVI CHAI will sponsor up to 15 day school leaders to attend an institute at The Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. We encourage school leaders to apply: Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership (AOL) June 26 - July 3, 2012 1–5...
Moving Beyond the Israel Education and Advocacy Dichotomy
by Guest | Feb 16, 2012 |
by David Bernstein There is a debate escalating in American Jewish circles between those who favor Israel advocacy and those who favor Israel education for high school and college age Jewish students. For many years, the establishment favored Israel advocacy. It armed...
To Touch or To Hold: What We Gain and Lose by Using iPads in Day Schools
by Michael Berger | Feb 15, 2012 |
By: Michael Berger We all knew it was coming. Technology is making its way into day schools - like all disruptive innovation, it appears initially in a small number of schools, and within a relatively short time, it's mainstream. Julie Weiner's balanced article on...