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And the Winners of the Jewish Day School Video Academy Awards Are…..
by LeahMeir | Feb 13, 2012 |
After months of video production, promotion, and hard work, the Jewish Day School Video Academy Awards contest has come to a close with over 17,500 votes!! The competition was intense with 116 videos submitted by 68 schools. In addition to the three “people’s choice”...
What We've Learned – And What Do You Think?
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 9, 2012 |
This week on the AVI CHAI blog, the AVI CHAI and Steinhardt Foundations posed the question: What would make day schools more attractive to non-Orthodox parents? In addition to the discussion on this forum, the question was also explored on: Mixed Multitudes,...
What Would Make Day Schools More Attractive to Non-Orthodox Parents?
by admin | Feb 6, 2012 |
Among the many decisions involved in raising children, how to educate them is one of the crucial ones. It will influence their growth – intellectually as well as socially and morally. It will also orient them toward a certain set of values, identity, skills, and sense...
Report on #NAJDS
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 2, 2012 |
By: Deborah Fishman Ken Gordon of PEJE wrote in a NAJDS blog post on the importance of real-life networking – not just because it enables us to meet and socialize, but because on a deeper level it enables us “to recognize our interdependence.” Reviewing the #NAJDS...
What Funders Want
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 1, 2012 |
By: Deborah Fishman The North American Jewish Day School Conference’s session “What Funders Want” dealt with a few striking questions which funders – and anyone interested in deciding where to devote resources – face. One such question is whether the needs of...
Powerful Jewish Camp Experiences: Planting the Seeds for a National Alumni Network
by Joel Einleger | Jan 31, 2012 |
Ramah Wisconsin campers and staff (1951) By: Joel Einleger Much has been written recently about efforts to build and support people networks in the Jewish world, including a recent post here by my colleague Leah Meir. Network building has become sufficiently important...
Teachers Change Jewish Lives: A Lesson from 1924
by LeahMeir | Jan 26, 2012 |
By: Leah Meir I was reminded of my father when I read a recent New York Times article entitled “Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain”. This major study found that good teachers have lasting effects on their students’ lives that go way beyond academics,...
Heard Around NAJDS: More Inspired Ideas
by Deborah Fishman | Jan 24, 2012 |
By: Deborah Fishman Are you looking for inspiration, but were unable to make it to NAJDS? Or perhaps you've returned home from NAJDS and are already missing the energy and excitement that pervaded the conference? Here are some "inspired Jewish ideas" heard from...
What Would Make Day Schools More Attractive to Non-Orthodox Parents?
by Deborah Fishman | Jan 23, 2012 |
Among the many decisions involved in raising children, how to educate them is one of the crucial ones. It will influence their growth – intellectually as well as socially and morally. It will also orient them toward a certain set of values, identity, skills, and sense...
#JEDCHAT: The NetWork At-Work – Thoughts on the Washington Post Article
by Guest | Jan 23, 2012 |
By: Rabbi Dov Emerson Well, we hit the big time today. In a matter of speaking. The Washington Post had an article in their Saturday edition, entitled “Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate,” and it was all about how more and more teachers are...