Fall 2013 Course Catalogue
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Classroom Innovation or Classroom Innovention
September 30th - October 14th
Facilitated by Rabbi Allan Houben
Assistant Director of Programming, Weinbaum Yeshiva High School
Goals:
Participants will:
- Reflect on current teaching practices (& how they developed)
- Become familiar with "new" models of classroom instruction,including: Project Based Learning, Collaborative Learning, and other active learning practices
- Contemplate and create applications of these models within their current curriculum
Teaching Literacy Through Picture Books (3rd-6th grade)
September 30th - October 14th
Facilitated by Sharon Rosenblatt
Upper elementary school teacher, Gesher Jewish Day School
Goals:
- Evaluate individual students to determine reading levels.
- Grouping practices
- Introduce a reading concept to multiple reading levels at one time
- Use Differentiated Instruction tools to follow whole class instruction.
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
October 14th - 28th
Facilitated by Maureen Mintz
Goals:
Participants will:
- Learn what a PLC is
- Learn how PLCs can benefit their school
- Explore several different ways to get started setting up PLCs in their school
- Formulate a plan to start PLCs in their school
Promoting Authentic Literacy Experiences (Pre-k and K)
October 14th - 28th
Facilitated by Anna Hartman and Valerie Lustgarten
Goals:
Participants will:
- Learn and try new strategies for enriching the classroom with rich, varied reading material
- Explore best practices for nurturing holistic writing experiences
- Experiment with enhancing their classroom environments and reflect on the experience
The Teacher Learning Toolkit, a Rich Resource for School Improvement
October 28th - November 11th
Facilitated by Shira Loewenstein and Vivian Troen
Goals:
Participants will:
- Access teaching modules for your staff with tools and strategies for teacher development and supervision to build teachers’ capacity to serve students
- Discover tools for professional development, faculty meetings, and summer orientation for teacher learning that include video clips, teaching cases and articles
- Master tools to aid in hiring, launching mentor programs, new teacher study groups, assessment strategies, teacher evaluations and more
- Obtain hours of independent ,self guided professional development; tools, resources, and ideas for the entire staff
Hebrew Language Assessment for the 21st Century Learner
October 28th - November 11th
Facilitated by Dana Bar Or
Hebrew Language Chair
Kehillah Schechter Academy
Goals:
Participants will:
- Be introduced to evaluation methods that match 21st century teaching goals and objectives.
- Understand the differences between traditional evaluation methods and 21st century evaluation.
- Create an evaluation for one of his/her lessons using the tools that s/he has learned in the module
Tools for your DI Toolbox
November 11th - 25th
Facilitated by Pirchie Greenspon
Goals:
Participants will:
- Learn the components of a DI activity; what makes an activity differentiated and how to create activities and assignments that meet the needs of students on different levels
- Create a tiered activity and an anchor activity
- Understand how to use these activities in the classroom to differentiate instruction
Assessment FOR Learning: Using Assessments to Guide Instead of Grade
November 11th - 25th
Facilitator by Laya Salomon
Goals:
Participants will:
- Learn to recognize the purpose, theory and practice behind formative assessments
- Learn a multitude of ways to formatively assess; including self-assessments, technology-driven assessments, and assessment "quickies"
- Gain the skills to design pre-assessments that maximize student-centered decision-making and instruction
Flipping the Lesson...Flipping the Expectations
December 9th - December 23rd
Facilitated by Rabbi Tavi Kaslowe
Asst. Principal, M.S. Judaic Studies
Yeshivat Noam
Goals:
In the module I would hope to orient educators on both the theory and methods of flipping a class, including useful resources online as well as practice in creating your own "screencast"'ed lessons. Discussion would then extend into how a flipped lesson is meant to transform the classroom experience that follows.
The 21st Century Judaic Studies Teacher: The why, the what, and (most importantly) the how...
December 9th - December 23rd
Facilitated by Rabbi Moshe Schochet
Goals:
- Give exposure to participants (through literature/videos) on why we need to adjust our educational approaches in the 21st century
- Participants will reflect on the literature/ videos both as individuals and as a group, in order to identify what needs to change in our classrooms
- Take what we have learned in the first week and collaborate together on how we can incorporate the discussed ideas/messages practically into our Judaic classrooms
Calm in the Classroom: It starts with the Teacher
December 9th - December 23rd
Facilitated by Nancy Siegel
Goals:
Through a lens of cognitive neuroscience, evidence-based classroom pedagogy, and mindful education, learn why the key to a calm classroom starts with the teacher's own social emotional competence. Gain self-reflective tools, techniques, and exercises that will illustrate how the factors of social emotional competence can foster a sense of calm in the classroom.
