RealSchool is a club I run at The Frisch School that uses the Whole Person Learning approach. The club has students engage in experiential, self-directed and collaborative learning by having each member choose an interest he/she has and then develop that interest in a way that benefits the larger community. This past school year, we started RealSchool teams in App Making, The Arts, Finance, Journalism, Marketing, Nutrition, Religious Identity, Social Entrepreneurship, and Web Design. With…

YUSP Online Certificate Programs

YUSP is thrilled be offering 3 exciting professional development programs facilitated by acclaimed experts and designed to help teachers develop and strengthen…

http://beureihatefila.com

I am pleased to announce that I have uploaded to the Beurei Hatefila Institute website: www.beureihatefila.com a summary of the lesson plans that I developed for a one year / one hour per week course on Beurei Hatefila that is suitable for Middle and High Day schools and can be adapted to be presented as a pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah class in congregational…

Check out this blog post from the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. They're launching a new website that is a resource for those interested in the question: How can we make day schools excellent places for teachers to learn and grow? It features practical, field-tested…