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Classroom Technology Featured
This webinar, with guest expert Morrisa Golden-Sieradski, is a follow-up discussion to the Quick Bytes newsletter on the same topic (see the newsletter in our archives). Click on the link above to view the full recording of this session (total running time: 44 minutes). You may also wish to visit some of the following resources (not every item on this list was discussed in the webinar):
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Congegational Education and Whole Person Learning Featured
This webinar was recorded in November 2011, and features Cyd Weissman, Director of Innovation in Congregational Learning at the Jewish Education Project in New York (total running time: 62 minutes). Cyd has spearheaded the Jewish Education Project’s work with the Coalition of Innovating Congregations and LOMED, a cutting-edge initiative to transform congregational learning. In the Webinar, Cyd talks talk about some of the latest work with congregations to nurture “holistic learning,” and facilitates discussion among participants. You may also wish to view the entire short film that Cyd shares in the session, "The High Five," on YouTube.
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Intro to Jewish Experiential Education Featured
In April 2012,Grsinpoon-Steinhardt Awards winners participated in a webinar on Jewish experiential education with guest speaker Mark Young of the JTS William Davidson Graduate School. You may wish to download the PowerPoint presentation from this session before watching the video:
Introduction to Jewish Experiential Education (1.35 MB)
If you are a current or former Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award winner, we encourage you to fill out this brief survey after viewing the webinar. (Total running time: 70 minutes)
Learning with The 2011 Jewish Futures Competition Winners Featured
In December 2011, members of the Jewish Education Change Network participated in a webinar with the 2011 Jewish Futures Competition winners, Ben Weiner and Andrea Rose Cheatham Kasper. Andrea and Ben share their proposals for new initiatives blending traditional Jewish values and new modes of engagement, and engage in further discussion with webinar participants (total running time: 59 minutes). Click on the link above to view the full recording. You may also view the winning films, and learn more about Ben Weiner and Andrea Rose Cheatham Kasper, at The Jewish Futures website. To view the winning videos on YouTube, click here for Andrea and ...
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Mishna & Media Literacy: a Webinar with G-dcast's Sarah Lefton Featured
In January 2012, memebrs of the Jewish Education Change Network participated in a webinar with G-dcast's Sarah Lefton, exploring the interweaving of Mishna learning and media literacy. Click on the link above to view the full recording of this session (total running time: 60 minutes).
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Outdoor Education Webinar Featured
This webinar, facilitated by JESNA Project Manager Dena Stein, is a follow-up discussion to the Quick Bytes newsletter on the same topic (see the newsletter in our archives here). You may also wish to view these related resources presented during the webinar: Outdoor Education: Early Childhood Ideas (10.13 kB 2011-10-17 15:40:58) class fall mural (6.31 kB 201 ...
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Planting Seeds and Nurturing Sprouts: Farming and Jewish Education, featuring Nati Passow, director of the Jewish Farm School Featured
In March 2012, members of the Jewish Education Change Network participated in a webinar with Nati Passow, Executive Director of the Jewish Farm School. This session discusses the Jewish Farm School and explores its application to Jewish education (both in and out of the farm). Click on the link above to view the full video of this webinar (total running time: 57 minutes).
You may also wish to download the PowerPoint presentation from this session:
Jewish Farm School Presentation (2.3 MB)
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Recent Mergers of Bureaus of Jewish Education Featured
This webinar, facilitated by JESNA Education Consultant Steven Kraus, is a follow-up discussion to the Quick Bytes newsletter on the same topic (see the newsletter in our archives). Click on the link above to view the full recording of this session (total running time: 54 minutes).
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Teacher Recognition Webinar Featured
This webinar, facilitated by JESNA Project Manager Dena Stein, is a follow-up discussion to the Quick Bytes newsletter on the same topic (see the newsletter in our archives here). You may view the webinar by clicking on the link above (total running time: 45 minutes). You may also wish to download these related resources:
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Technology Integration in the Jewish Classroom Featured
In January 2012, Grsinpoon-Steinhardt Awards winners participated on a webinar with The Jewish Education Project's Miriam Brosseau discussing technology integration in Jewish educational settings. Miriam Brosseau hails from the great state of Wisconsin; at Madison she earned her undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies and Modern Hebrew. She later went on to get a master's in Jewish Professional Studies from the Spertus Institute, where she focused on educational vision, new Jewish culture, and technology. Miriam has worked in educational and programmatic positions with the World Zionist Organization, Shorashim, Hillel, and the BJE of Chicago. Jewish professional by day, Jewish musician by night, Miriam is currently the social media coalitions manager at the Jewish Education Project and half of the "biblegum pop" duo Stereo Sinai....
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ADCA Webinar 1: "Leading Without Authority"
During 2010 JESNA will facilitate a set of webinars for central agency executives and selected senior staff that will focus on the challenges implicit in implementing the WOW project as a case study in leading systemic community educational change.
Successfully implementing the WOW project requires that central agencies utilize a range of capabilities that relate to effective change leadership generally (i.e., whether for WOW or for other agency initiatives). The need for central agencies and their executives to further develop a number of these capabilities has been noted on previous webinars.
This webinar is the first in a series of six. The topic is Positioning the Central Agency as a “Leader”: Building the Necessary Relationships. The webinar may be viewed below in its entirety; due to file-size restrictions, is has been broken into 8 clip ...
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ADCA Webinar 2: "The Current Situation in Complementary Education"
#2 in the ADCA webinar series, this webinar features an in-depth assessment and conversation around the current situation in complementary education, facilitated by Jon Woocher, Chief Ideas Officer at JESNA. Due to file size restrictions, this video has been broken down into 6 clips of approximately 9 minutes each, which can be viewed here in order.
Before viewing, you may wish to view the first offering in this webinar series, "Leading Without Authority."
All About PBS Teacherline
This webinar features guest speaker Donovan Goode, Director of Marketing for PBS. PBS TeacherLine is a premier resource of high-quality online professional development for PreK-12 teachers. More than 75 standards- and research-based, graduate-level courses span the entire curriculum: Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, Instructional Strategies, and Science. Led by specially trained and certified facilitators, these courses provide challenging, in-depth learning experiences that integrate technology into learning content in meaningful ways. Teachers can explore a particular area of interest or meet specific professional development requirements in a supportive online environment that makes learning flexible and accessible, even for beginners. The webinar goes into depth about this excellent program and PBS Teachers.
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Complementary School Mergers
This webinar, facilitated by JESNA Education Consultant Steven Kraus, is a follow-up discussion to the Quick Bytes newsletter on the same topic (see the newsletter in our archives here). You may view the webinar by clicking on the link above (total running time: 59 minutes). You may also wish to download these PowerPoint Presentations from the session:
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Examining our Changing Role as PD professionals in the Ever Changing Realm of Jewish Education
In March 2011, members of JESNA's professional development network participated in a webinar on the changing role of the PD professional in Jewish education, with guest speaker Lisa Klein, Assistant Director of the Houston Bureau of Jewish Education. Click the link above to view the recording of this webinar (total running time: 52 minutes).
You may also wish to download this related article from the International Journal of Jewish Education Research, on the role of central agencies for Jewish education in America, followed by a model of how central agencies today can best position themselves as communal change agents. Creating change in a complex system ...
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Families as Learners and Teachers
In April 2011, members of the Jewish Education Change Network participated in a webinar with guest speakers Erin Chernow and Pam Edelman on the topic of innovation in Jewish family education. Click on the link above to view the recording of the webinar (total running time: 61 minutes). You may also wish to download the PDF versions of the presentations the two speakers shared in their discussion: Hebrew School_Our Family Affair (1007.58 kB) Em ...
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How Can Program Evaluation Help Me? Webinar 1
The first in a 3-part webinar series with Leora Isaacs, JESNA's Vice President for Programs and Organizational Learning, on the how-to's of program evaluation in Jewish education. Webinar 1 focuses on "Why Evaluate," and "How to Get Started."
Please note that the video is broken up into 4 parts (due to file size restrictions), posted here in the correct order. When you get to the end of the first clip, simply click on the next one to play.
You may view and download the PowerPoint that Dr. Isaacs presents in this webinar HERE.
You may also be interested in the JESNA publication Pathways: A Guide for Evaluating Programs in Jewish Settings, which is also discussed in this presentation. Download Pathways here:
How Can Program Evaluation Help Me? Webinar 2
Part 2 of 3 in the webinar series with Dr. Leora Isaacs, JESNA's Vice President for Programs and Organizational Learning, on the how-to's of program evaluation in Jewish education. Webinar 2 focuses on articulating outcomes and planning for successful attainment.
Please note that the video is broken up into 3 parts (due to file size restrictions), posted here in the correct order. When you get to the end of the first clip, simply click on the next one to play.
You may view and download the PowerPoint, worksheets, and Glossary of Commonly used terms that Dr. Isaacs presents in this webinar here:
How Can Program Evaluation Help Me? Webinar 3
The final installment of the Program Evaluation webinar series with Dr. Leora Isaacs, JESNA's Vice President for Programs and Organizational Learning, on the how-to's of program evaluation in Jewish education. Webinar 3 focuses on moving from outputs & outcomes to indicators. You may wish to view the first 2 webinars in this series before viewing this final installment; both are available in the JESNA webinar library here.
Download Dr. Isaacs' PowerPoint presentation from this webinar here: Program Evaluation Webinar III (1.32 MB)...
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Inclusion in the Jewish Classroom
On November 29, 2010 Grsinpoon-Steinhardt Awards winners participated on a webinar discussing inclusion. They looked at the philosophy and goals of inclusion with Dr. Aryeh Davidson of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Dori Frumin Kirshner of Matan then presented the what and how of inclusion for students with special needs. Both presentations were detailed, interesting and informative (see the presenters' bios here, along with their PowerPoint presentations). The webinar may be viewed here in its entirety, cut into several clips due to file-size restriction. Simply click on each window to play the clips in order. Total running time: 57 minutes.