David Leibtag is a consultant in Jewish education with more than thirty years of experience as a day school leader. Rabbi Leibtag’s expertise includes leadership, Jewish studies and prayer curriculum, multiple intelligences, constructivism, differentiated instruction,...
Estelle Harris was on the faculty of Yavneh Academy (Paramus, NJ) for 32 years. Dr. Harris is now retired and living in Israel, and is continuing research in second language acquisition. Estelle Harris describes an ongoing project to assess and address skills in...
Edwin Frankel, CJE, is a veteran educational leader with extensive experience as a head of both day schools and supplementary schools and over twenty-five summers in Jewish camps as an educator. Currently he is the owner of Thrive Jewishly in Columbus, OH, a firm...
Rivky Krestt is Chair of the Judaics Department at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (Baltimore, MD). Rivky Krestt provides an introduction to rubrics in Jewish studies, with a sample. One common trend in education is "student-centered projects" that are graded on...
Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper is a rabbi in Tzur Hadassah and teaches Jewish Studies at Machon Pardes and other university level programs in Jerusalem. He is Consulting Editor to Jewish Educational Leadership. There are two key issues associated with assessment in educational...
Jan Morrison is President of TIES Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math). The media is full of opinions about the nature and value of the use of assessment tools to guide education. More than occasionally, the focus pulls...
Shirah Weinberg Hecht is an applied research sociologist, working as internal evaluator with JF&CS in Boston and independent consultant in the Jewish community. Dr. Hecht has conducted program evaluation and research on a range of issues in the Jewish community...
Laya Salomon Ed.D is Assistant Professor at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Yeshiva University. Her areas of focus are methods of teaching, curriculum, assessment, and differentiated instruction. Laya Solomon examines multiple uses...
Dr. Steve Bailey was co-founder of Shalhevet High School (Los Angeles) and a researcher, author and consultant in Jewish education, specializing in moral education and curriculum projects. He is a professional development workshop presenter and Co-Director of Quality...
Vardit Ringvald is Professor of Hebrew and Director of the Hebrew Language Program at Brandeis University. She is the founding director of the Brandeis University–Middlebury School of Hebrew and published Brandeis Modern Hebrew. Dr. Ringvald is an expert in the...
