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A place for Jewish educators to discuss issues and share resources and approaches related to teaching Hebrew in Jewish supplementary education.

Joan, what are the features of the Hebrew Project-(what's on the web site) and-how might this help you in your teaching?

There was a great deal of information on the website, but a few specific things from the reading struck me. One is to devote more "time on task" to the Hebrew reading and allow students more time to decode, read to one another, and read to the group. Also, with teaching siddur based Hebrew, students need the opportunity to practice it in real settings, such as an in class tefillah service. Also, it is important for students to practice at home with parents. So, I might provide transliteration of prayers or have parents use an on line program for the prayers, assuming they are not Hebrew readers.

Information, resources and reflection on Jewish early childhood education

Thanks, Lisa. This one is especially helpful to me. Have you see any of the blogs that Ellen Dietrick has done? She is the new director at the Temple Beth Shalom Nursery School in Needham, and she uses blogging to involve parents in a way that is rich, deep, and meaningful. Her blogs are private, though, so I cannot share the link with you, but perhaps you or I could drop her an e-mail if you'd like to see. At TOS, we are anticipating replacing our weekly newsletters to parents with blogs beginning this summer or next fall, so I was interested in looking at this one! I think that this tool is useful in its ability to communicate more efficiently with parents (and with other educators and community members) and to engage them more deeply. I also feel that blogging can be a great way to make connections between curriculum, activities, and child development more transparent for parents through the use of tags. For example, you could tag all of the activities that incorporate, for example, Israel, and then parents could see how Israel is integrated strongly throughout the curriculum. I have used blogging before. I personally find it very user friendly.It produces a strong documentation of children's learning over time, and of the growth of curriculum over time. I do feel that one of the dangers of blogging, however, is the ability to quickly publish information without much editing. I noticed in the first post today on this blog that were a few type-os! I think that particularly in early childhood education, there is a need to produce quality well-written communications to demonstrate that educators are knowledgeable and themselves well-trained.

A nonprofit education research and development center in Israel focused on content development, technology and pedagogy, professional development, and evaluation, coupled with guiding values of professionalism, innovation, social responsibility and a service oriented outlook. "The major comprehensive resource for ICT based educational materials and innovation in the State of Israel."

This resource from the Jewish Women's Archive features primary documents and lesson plans for Jewish educators. Use these texts and lessons in your classrooms, family education programs, youth group activities, and adult education courses."Go & Learn" is published here on the JWA website. Stay tuned for more editions of "Go & Learn."

By Caren N. Levine, Stan Silverman, Ellen Meier Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), 2006 Discussions of effective, quality Jewish education are not complete without attention paid to the medium through which it is designed and delivered. Increasingly, this involves new technologies, including computers, telecommunications, video, webcasting, audio files, and more. It is therefore incumbent on the Jewish educational community to encourage the appropriate use of new technologies and multiple media in the creation, delivery, and support of Jewish learning.

Portal for Jewish teacher education

Interesting perspective - a more long term arc

Ideas and Discussions about Educational Technology in General and Judaic Studies. Thursday, December 23, 2010 Using YouTube and other streaming videos and interactive objects in your Smart Notebook presentation

Jewish Interactive makes Jewish learning relevant, fun & engaging by blending 21st century digital technology with Jewish traditions and Torah learning. The Educator section allows you to download clip art for many of the Holidays and curriculum areas, provides PowerPoint presentations and additional teaching resources as well as links and blog entries from other educators. Interactive White Board Resources are also available for purchase. Corresponding apps are available in the AppStore.

Lookstein article on the challenges of technology integration into Jewish education

Miriam Berk, education director of Temple Reyim, shared this article with us in January. It raises several questions on how technology will assist, not supplant. the teacher.

Article about finding a healthy balance of technology in the Jewish classroom

Twitter feed about new technology, particularly social media, in Jewish education.

A place where Yeshiva and day school educators collaborate and share educational materials.

Database of SMART Board lessons submitted by Jewish educators throughout the world. In this site, lessons can be submitted, or downloaded through a search or by browsing the various lesson subjects and topics. Useful Links and library of SMART Board resources also available.