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Winter 2009
Tevet, 5769
The reviews are in and it’s a hit!
"...an exemplary PD experience!" "…an extraordinary gathering...” "...an exceptional conference...." "...wonderful and professionally valuable..." "... thank you JESNA..."
We are thrilled to report that the very first National Conference on Professional Development in Jewish Education, sponsored by JESNA with the ADCA PD Network, has been so successfully received. The gathering was the first of its kind – by, for and about the work of Jewish PD professionals. With an emphasis this year on educational change theory, the conference proved to be valuable to all participants. We look forward to continuing to provide learning opportunities of the highest standard for all of the Communities of Practices and Networks at JESNA. Read more about the conference in this issue of PD Notes.
As always, we aim to highlight the latest trends and projects in the field. It is our hope that a successful idea from one community will inspire something equally vibrant for another. We thank the contributors to this issue and welcome your input and updates for the next. A special thank you goes to our editor, Monica Rozenfeld, for the new "look and feel" of PD Notes.
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to share with us the news from your part of the world.
Andi Meiseles
Educational Consultant
The Learnings and Consultation Center at JESNA
Visit the www.jesnapdc.org, the home of the ADCA Professional Development Network. |
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Training Educators for Service Learning: PANIM Paves the Way |
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As the field of Jewish service-learning grows in popularity and more institutions seek to implement such programs for their youth, PANIM, the Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, has developed new educational resources and expanded its training programs for the field.
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Gratz College: Flexible Path and Integrated Program Toward Doctoral Degree |
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Gratz College, the oldest trans-denominational college of Jewish studies in the Western Hemisphere, has inaugurated a doctoral program designed for educators who have completed a Masters degree in Jewish education or Jewish studies. The doctoral program, which offers part-time study, is intended to provide an integrated program of Jewish education and Jewish studies directed at preparing senior personnel for clinical and academic posts in Jewish education.
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ADCA PD Network Hold its First National Conference |
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The Campus of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, Florida, was the setting for the inaugural conference of the ADCA Professional Development Network on December 2-4, 2008. Over thirty participants representing 19 communities embarked on a three-day learning seminar focused on the topic of Organizational Change.
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Jewish Women’s Archive: Teaching an Inclusive History |
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The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) – jwa.org – chronicles the stories, struggles, and achievements of North American Jewish women, those who are celebrated and unheralded. As a pioneering online resource, the Jewish Women’s Archive uses 21st century technology to bring primary sources out of the locked vaults of a physical repository and make them accessible to internet users worldwide. The Jewish Women’s Archive is also committed to helping educators intertwine these resources with their curriculum and classroom discussions.
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A Window of Opportunity: Jewish Professional Development for Teachers in Non-Jewish High Schools |
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Jewish educators are learning more and more to look “outside of the box” for creative approaches to their work and for training that will enrich those approaches. TCI (The Curriculum Initiative) offers a model that may help inform professional development opportunities in the field.
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Program Update: StorahTelling Now Offers Trainings for Rabbis and Cantors, too! |
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In our last PD Notes Issue, Fall 2008, we spotlighted the innovative “Maven” training program for Jewish Educators, incorporating storytelling and performance in classrooms and beyond. Earlier this month, 26 professional rabbis, cantors, educators and students convened at Hebrew Union College in downtown NYC for the first Storahtelling Maven course specially tailored for the future leaders of the Reform Movement.
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