This study is for middle & high school educators and administrators who are interested in creating an enduring and meaningful tefilla experience for their school based tefilla program. Based on a phenomenological study of 12th graders from a modern Orthodox high...
This checklist assesses how much a teaching student (madrich or madricha) implements the learned competency with ease and fluidity, and makes smooth adjustments to different classroom situations. See more here.
Presented at the Second Annual Colloquium of The Jerusalem Fellows, May 20-2, 1986 Published in Jewish Education 54, 4 (1986), pp. 15-26. In an ethnographic study of an Orthodox Jewish day school, Harold S. Himmelfarb writes, "Recent observers have commented…...
A School of Values, Honesty, Respect Greenfield Day School, a Jewish Day School in Florida, serves children Grades K-8. The school population is composed of a wide range of multi-ethnic Jewish families; within this population, there are varying levels of religious...
This article explains assessment instruments to measure the professional development of the Pre-service and In-service Jewish teacher. The article discusses several instruments to assess the professional development of the mentee (i.e. pre-service, novice, beginning,...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, Heshvan 5750, pp. 38-40. Appears here with premission. The educational community has long grappled with teaching children who are not average or are not part of the mainstream. These children are traditionally identified...
From Madrichim to Expert Educators: New Career Ladder for Professional Development for Supplementary, Congregational and Day School Teachers. To read more, click here.
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, Cheshvan 5749, pp. 14-16. Appears here with premission. The following is adapted from a paper presented at the June 1988 Torah High School Network Conference. Atmospheres are crucial determinants of the life force....
Over the past five years, I have had the unique privilege of creating a comprehensive, innovative model of Jewish Studies curricula at Sydney’s Moriah College. With 1800 students, it is the largest Jewish day school in the Southern hemisphere. The project included...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 1987, p. 24. Appears here with permission. In assessing why a student may be having difficulty, a teacher or psychologist would of course examine the child's academic setting and intellectual potential....