Classroom Teaching with Mark Smilowitz: Teaching Thinking Skills
Teaching Thinking Skills – 013 – For students to be fully engaged in learning, they need to be challenged with tasks that go beyond remembering... Read more
Professional Development
Alcohol and Drugs in Judaism, Chapters One and Two
The biblical and Rabbinical positions on the use and abuse of wine. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Read more
Classroom Teaching with Mark Smilowitz: Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction – 012 – Do all students learn in the same way? Of course not. So why should we teach them all in the... Read more
Classroom Teaching with Mark Smilowitz: Motivating Students
Motivating Students – 011 – When your students just want to be doing something else – anything else – how can you pull them in... Read more
Classroom Teaching with Mark Smilowitz: Varying Learning Modes
Varying Learning Modes – 010 – Here’s one way to put some variety into your lessons in order to grab more students’ interest and attention... Read more
Classroom Teaching with Mark Smilowitz: Talking to Parents
Talking to Parents – 009 – Parents should be your allies in helping your students grow and develop. Here’s a “top ten” list of guidelines... Read more
Teaching Spirituality in Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools
This article deals with the form that curriculum and instruction for spirituality may take. To read the article, click here. Read more