Professional Development Resources: Misc

Hebrew Innovations

Hebrew Innovations at languagebazaar.com Hebrew Today is a seven-level program in Hebrew language for supplementary schools. It is a turnkey system, using specific sets of... Read more

The Impact of Teachers’ Perceived Behavioral Integrity of their Supervisor on Teacher Job Satisfaction in Modern Orthodox Jewish Day Schools

This study focuses on teacher job satisfaction in Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools and how it is impacted by a teacher’s perception of their... Read more

The Contribution of the Parent Volunteer to School Culture: Ethnographic Case Study

Research on those involved in the daily school experience typically focuses on the child, teacher and principal. This qualitative study explores another, equally important,... Read more

Case Study: Informal activities and religious identity during year in Israel

What impact, if any, do informal activities/conversations between Seminary teachers and students have on the religious observance and/or identification of their graduates, and are... Read more

Identifying Key Factors Influencing Adolescent Prayer Education in a Modern Orthodox School: Teacher, Student and Environmental Components

This study is for middle & high school educators and administrators who are interested in creating an enduring and meaningful tefilla experience for their... Read more

Resources on Cyberbullying

The following are online resources that deal with cyberbullying: http://backgroundchecks.org/cyber-bullying-helping-the-bullied-stopping-the-bullies.html (submitted by Denise Austin, March 2017) https://www.callersmart.com/guides/49/cyberbullying-what-is-cyberbullying-and-how-to-stop-it https://www.cyberbullying.org http://www.wiredsafety.com/ http://www.isafe.org/ Read more

Flipping Jewish Studies

The Lookstein Center initated a professional development program to train Jewish studies teachers in the theory and practice of “flipped” learning. Starting in 2013,... Read more

Jewish Geneology Resources

The following resources are offered by the JDC Archives, which holds the institutional records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). The JDC... Read more

The Connection Between Religiousity, Affiliation and the Positions Taken by School Principals Regarding Religious, Ethical Dilemmas

This article explores issues of the connection between religious level and affiliation in regards to ethical dilemmas. This resource is in Hebrew. To read the... Read more

Coping with Loss and Terror: Jewish and Psychological Perspectives

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