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“Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent and it implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.”

John Jay Chapman
LCC Projects
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Measuring Success in Experiential Jewish Education Programs for Teens

JESNA and the BJE of New York-SAJES are collaborating on a project to define and measure "success" in experiential Jewish educational programs for teens between 13 and 18 years of age. One key component of this project is an in-person consultation on August 10, 2009. You can read more about the project and download related resources here.
 
Demonstration Projects PDF Print E-mail
The LCC pilots projects that provide "learning laboratories" for promising practices and solutions: Generating ideas, finding the right sites and settings, assisting communities in implementation and advocacy, and advising on a wide range of relevant and related skills.  In collaboration with the Berman Center, LCC staff helps ensure that usable learnings are generated and then disseminated so that others may benefit as well.
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Consultations PDF Print E-mail
LCC staff assists communities in addressing specific issues they wish to change, improve or affect in Jewish education. LCC staff provides expert facilitation of visioning, strategic planning processes, and development of implementation and action plans.  The LCC has engaged in the following consultations.
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Communities of Practice PDF Print E-mail
The LCC establishes and supports networks of highly skilled professionals working on the community level throughout North America.  Through these "communities of practice" (CoPs), it provides participants with access to current knowledge, skills development and professional training, and collegial support and consultation that enables them in turn to guide, support and develop thousands of educators in their local communities.
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Dissemination Projects PDF Print E-mail
As part of its systematic approach to providing educational decision-makers and practitioners with access to updated resources, information about trends and promising practices, and tools and documents to guide decision-making and programmatic endeavors, the LCC is engaged in the following dissemination projects.
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