How do we tell their stories? A Face. A Memory. A Day is an artistic venture that brings memories from fallen soldiers and victims of terror to life. This series of short animated films, produced by Beit Avi Chai, give educators immediate access to powerful content relating to Yom HaZikaron and introduce creative educational materials that can...
Our annual Barbara Gutfreund Arfa Professional Development Conference on Holocaust Education provides educators with innovative resources and techniques to teach students about the Holocaust and sustain the lessons of this event for present and future generations. The Conference’s impact is effective and dramatic: over the years, the Conference,...
Join Hebrew at the Center, TalentEd, Prizmah, WZO Morim Shlichim, and Edu-Together for a complimentary webinar for school leaders to address Hebrew language staffing challenges on March 29, 2023 at 12pm EST. Our field partners will share how they can bring teachers to your school, either in person or virtually. Hebrew at the Center will...
On March 13, 8:30pm ET, Dr. Debra Drangm the Director of Special Education at Sulam in Rockville, MD, will be presenting a webinar on the fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning. UDL is a research-based framework that teachers use to design lessons that reduce barriers and increase access to learning for all students. This webinar will...
The DeZimra Institute invites all educators to join its worldwide initiative promoting the importance of Birkat Hamazon. Benchers, educational materials, a curriculum developed by the Lookstein Center, and more, are all available to participants free of charge.
Contact Rcarlebach@dezimra.org or visit www.projectbirkathamazon.com for more information.
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Ilana Horwitz | March 15, 1-1:30 p.m. Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/MC-LAL What Girls Learn in Jewish Families In the past, Jewish families, like many others, offered girls fewer educational opportunities than boys. But that has not been the case for some time now. In her...
On February 13th at 8:30pm ET, Hidden Sparks will be hosting a free webinar on the topic of "Learning Gemara: A Task Analysis" presented by Rabbi Avi Wasser, Director of Learning and Academic Support at Katz Yeshiva High School in Boca Raton, FL. Learning Gemara is a complex task involving many cognitive functions and academic skills. Lack of...
Hidden Sparks is offering a free webinar on the topic of Learning/Teaching Gemara- A Task Analysis, presented by Rabbi Avi Wasser, Director of Learning and Academic Support at Katz Yeshiva High School in Boca Raton, FL. Learning Gemara is a complex task involving many cognitive functions and academic skills. Lack of experience or a deficiency in...
February 28, 2023 1 - 2:15 ET Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/MCSpotlightSessions Mahloket—that is, dispute or principled debate—has long been celebrated as a Jewish ideal, not only within Jewish texts (where sages debate laws, interpretations and principles) but within the practice of engagement with those texts as well (where, for...
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Dr. Anna Hartman Children’s Theories About Judaism February 8, 1-1:30 p.m. Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/MC-LAL Children’s ideas about the world are rich, nuanced, sometimes amusing and surprising, and for Anna Hartman, always fascinating. In this session, she will share her doctoral...
The Associate Director is an essential member of the leadership team for this outward-facing research center serving as the academic equivalent of a COO or Chief of Staff. Qualified candidates will have: • managerial and leadership experience; • a strong interest in and knowledge of the contemporary Jewish community; • an MA in a relevant field;...
On December 6th at 8:30pm ET, Hidden Sparks will be hosting a webinar on "An Orton Gillingham Approach for Teaching Hebrew Decoding" presented by Sonia Levin, the founder of Orton Gillingham for Hebrew. Register now at HiddenSparks.org/HSWOW Contact Email:Sara@HiddenSaprks.org
Applications now being accepted for the next cohort of the Touro University Master's program in Jewish/Special Education. Classes begin in late January 2023. This unique program prepares you to serve the Jewish community in Yeshivas and Special Education schools and programs. Candidates are eligible for New York State Teacher Certification. Learn...
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Ziva Hassenfeld Why Jewish Day Schools Should Teach Students to Read Torah December 7, 1-1:30 p.m. Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/lal2021-2 Jewish day schools expend significant time and energy in teaching Torah. But what are they trying to accomplish in this work? In this...
The annual day of learning in memory of Rabbi Sacks will this year take place on Monday 14 November 2022 , marking the second yahrzeit. This year, as well as hundreds of Jewish communities around the world, we are specifically inviting Jewish day schools to participate, and have created learning resources to help them. The theme for this year's...