Gallery of Action Research Projects

These are examples of action research projects undertaken or being undertaken by Principals’ Program participants:

Creating positive school culture Strengthening Zionism at our school Creating a clear and shared vision of teacher supervision Evaluating the effectiveness of a new Judaic curriculum. Implementing differentiated learning to meet the needs of different learners Building a respectful community Improving professional practice, with a focus on Tanach Increasing student engagement Understanding the reasons for low student commitment to visiting Israel Increasing honesty and moral integrity among adolescents Enhancing the Tefilah experience in a community day school Increasing integration of Judaic and general studies Developing and implementing a new “in-school” curriculum leadership model Using Jewish values and texts to improve interpersonal relationships through curricular and programmatic interventions Creating a culture of high expectation for student achievement, resulting in increased student competency Strengthening the Jewish aspects of school culture and school life. Introducing a teacher supervision and evaluation model that incorporates peer observation Teacher teamwork to identify and plan toward the teaching of a Judaic text skill set Integrating technology in Jewish studies Improving midot education Strengthening student receptivity to experiencing aspects of Jewish religious practice Creating a school-wide cross-curricular Jewish pride program Training teachers in pedagogic techniques for active learning