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Arts by Day: Re-envisioning Day School Education through the Arts Featured
Arts By Day utilizes Artist-in-Residency programs to transform Jewish Day Schools into hubs of Jewish exploration via the arts. Students, parents, teachers and Teaching Artists engage in a unique curriculum that is steeped in Jewish history, ancient text, pop culture and Jewish values using the arts as the core methodology to immerse the mind, body and spirit. Arts By Day programs foster deep exploration, meaningful dialogue and the long-lasting, identity-building blocks that inspire Day School students to carry on our sacred traditions and lead the next generation toward a revitalized Jewish future.
- Organizations
@jesna.org - Autumn 1999
The autumn 1999 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Fall 1999 (639.46 kB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
@jesna.org - Autumn 2001
The autumn 2001 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Fall 2001 (969.51 kB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
@jesna.org - Spring 1999
The spring 1999 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Spring 1999 (64.17 kB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
@jesna.org - Spring 2000
The spring 2000 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Spring 2000 (396.6 kB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
@jesna.org - Spring 2002
The spring 2002 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Spring 2002 (703.32 kB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
@jesna.org - Summer 2002
The summer 2002 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Summer 2002 (1.64 MB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
@jesna.org - Summer 2003
The summer 2003 issue of JESNA's former newsletter, both print and electronic.
@jesna.org, Summer 2003 (2.02 MB)
- Newsletters - @jesna.org
A Census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States
A Census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States (Link) ...- Research Reports and Studies - Statistics
A Census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States 2003-2004
A Census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States 2003-2004 (- Research Reports and Studies - Statistics
A Census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States 2008-2009
This census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States covers the 2008-2009 school year. It is a follow-up to the comprehensive studies of 1998-99 and 2003-04, both conducted by Dr. Marvin Schick and sponsored by the AVI CHAI Foundation. The statistics in thie census include grade by grade enrollments for every Jewish day school in the Unite States.
- Research Reports and Studies - Statistics
A Survey of Day School Principals in the United States
- Research Reports and Studies
A Vision for Day School Excellence
Rabbi Joshua Elkin, the Executive Director of the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), writes about Day School Excellence in Sh'ma Magazine.
Action Research: Enhancing the Zionist Identity of a School
Rabbi Lee Buckman is Founding Head of School at the Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit. In this article, he investigates the effectiveness of programming on increasing student awareness of the school's Zionist ethos.
- Articles
- Journals
- Research Reports and Studies
Agenda: Jewish Education, Renaissance and Renewal
Issue No. 16 of Agenda: Jewish Education, a JESNA publication. Agenda: Jewish Education is a catalyst for informed dialogue around policy issues related to Jewish education. Agenda: Jewish Education seeks to actively engage lay and professional decision makers from across the spectrum of Jewish education institutions, organizations and federations by means of published articles, forums and online discussions.
Agenda: Jewish Education, Renaissance and Renewal (1.75 MB)
- Newsletters - Agenda: Jewish Education
All Things to All People?
Yossi Prager, the North American Executive Director of The AVI CHAI Foundation writes about the opening of new day schools in North America.
AVI CHAI Educational Technology blog
AVI CHAI's blog exploring technology in Jewish education.
AVI CHAI is looking for new and innovative ways to apply technology to enhancing the teaching of Judaic studies in day schools. To that end, the foundation is providing seed funding for a diverse range of projects with the ultimate goal of learning about and identifying promising educational technology initiatives for Jewish education.
- Interactive Resources - Blogs
Boston MTEI: Leading the Way to a New Vision for Teachers and Schools
In August 2002, the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston with support from the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Mandel Foundation, and the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University joined together to launch an innovative professional development project aimed at improving the quality of teaching and learning in Jewish schools in the greater Boston area. The central goal of the program was to develop school-based teams of educational leaders who would design and implement intensive, sustained learning opportunities for teachers, thus enhancing the professional climate for teachers and the learning opportunities for students. This report covers research on Boston MTEI schools, a description of the Boston MTEI program, effects of the program and next steps.
Changing the Culture of Professional Development:Results of a Survey of the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute
The Mandel Teacher Educator Institute (TEI) is an intensive two-year program that consists of six 4-day long seminars, with assignments in the field between seminars. TEI began with support of the Mandel Foundation. This report is based on a survey that was sent to all TEI graduates in order to learn what impact TEI had on them and what impact they are having on the field of Jewish education.
Changing the Culture of Professional Development (Link)
- Research Reports and Studies
Compendium of Community Marketing Initiatives
A report by the Continental Council for Jewish Day School Education based on data gathered about community efforts in day school marketing. The report covers the history of day school marketing efforts, the composition of marketing committees and the associated political relationships, funding sources and resource allocation, market research techniques, and specific plans for day school marketing projects and marketing committee development. The report covers nine North American communities and attempts to discern trends and lessons that could potentially be noteworthy to leaders beginning the process of community-based day school marketing committee formation in their own communities.