Lesson Plans What Day is It – Creative Ways to Remember the Day of the Omer – The Counting of the Omer takes place...
Read more 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 This paper was written for the Mandel Foundation’s Visions of Jewish Education project. Republished here with permission. Click here.
Read more Reflections on the Podcast Series – 060 – Mark Smilowitz closes the Classroom Teaching podcast series with this final episode that reflects on some of...
Read more The Difficult Student – 058 – There is a lot of good advice out there about how to deal with a difficult student. In this...
Read more Teaching Toward Appreciation – 057 – Beyond learning content knowledge and skills, many teachers would like to see their students develop a real and lasting...
Read more Accepting Your Successes – 055 – In this episode Mark Smilowitz considers the tendency for us as teachers to let others assess our success as...
Read more An Interview with Chana Tannenbaum – 054 – In this episode Mark Smilowitz explores the issue of gender differences in the classroom with Dr. Chana...
Read more Start Where They Are – 053 – It’s a well known adage of education to start a lesson where the kids already are. But what...
Read more Natural and Logical Consequences – 048 – With engaging lessons and good classroom management skills, a teacher can take care of nearly all behavior problems....
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