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- Philosophy Statement
- 1. History of Jewish/General Education
- 2. Assessment
- 3. Curriculum
- 4. Language Development/Hebrew
- 5. Personal Development of Teachers
- 6. Collaboration/Community
- 7. Technology
- 8. Learning and Cognition
- 9. Evidence-Based Practice
- 10. Child Development
- 11. Content Knowledge
- 12. Ethics and Values
- 13. Instructional Methods
- Inspiration/Chizuk
- Post-Observation Reflections
Jewish Education in the 21st Century- Online Resources
Biblical/Jewish History/Current Events
http://www.vbm-torah.org
www.jewishhistory.com Jewish history with links to other websites & resources.
http://www.dinur.org/1.html?rsID=219 Jewish History Resource Center- A fabulous index to resources on the web. Currently, 5000 links to websites in 25 categories dealing with Jewish History
http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/ The City of David, history, virtual tour through its history
www.thekotel.org History & events at the kotel. Live webcam.
http://www.antiquities.org.il/home_eng.asp Israel’s antiquities and treasures plus information about ongoing excavations and virtual exhibits
http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/htmls/article2.aspx?c0=12774&bsp=12737 Shrine of the Book – Dead Sea Scrolls & Aleppo Codex
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/ Jewish National Library - National Library of the Jewish people, responsible for collecting the literary treasures of the Jewish people and preserve the continuity of Jewish and Israeli culture. Check out the digitized book repository. Excellent resource to use with Smart Board features.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/matpchtml/matpcabt.html Matson Negatives Archive at the Library of Congress- a rich source of historical images of the Middle East—notably Palestine, present day Israel, and the West Bank—from 1898 to1946.
http://camera.org/index.asp Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
http://www.printingthetalmud.org/ Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein COJS in conjunction with the Yeshiva University Museum and major donors.
http://www.aleppocodex.org/ Aleppo Codex online – the oldest existent manuscript of the complete Hebrew bible written about 930.
http://jtslibrarytreasures.org/ Jewish Theological Seminary Library special treasures.
http://mikranet.cet.ac.il/pages/frontpage.asp Sponsored by עמותת סנונית and מט''ח (מרכז טכנולוגי חינוכי ) with contributions from major educational institutions. Articles and information on
מקרא מבוא כללי
ספורי בראשית ומשפחת
שעבוד מצרים
תקופת יהושע והשופטים
תקופת מלכים
נבואה
חוק וחברה במקרא
Also contains an extensive Lexicon, Search Engine and the opportunity to send for more additional information.
http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/tanach.htm Many Judaic curricular areas sponsored by מכללת ירושלים and משרד החינוך in Hebrew.
http://www.vbm-torah.org Virtual Beit Midrash - T Yeshivat Har Etzion
MAPS
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/Israel+in+Maps/ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs ―Israel’s Story in Maps www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/maptoc.html Jewish Virtual Library
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html Univ of Texas Libraries Middle East Maps
ENCYCLOPEDIA
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org Jewish Virtual Library, comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia
Museums/Virtual Exhibits/Rare Manuscripts & Books
http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/HTMLs/Home.aspx The Israel Museum
http://www.printingthetalmud.org/ Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein COJS in conjunction with the Yeshiva University Museum and major donors.
http://www.aleppocodex.org/ Aleppo Codex online – the oldest existent manuscript of the complete Hebrew bible written about 930.
http://jtslibrarytreasures.org/ Jewish Theological Seminary Library special treasures.
http://www.bh.org.il/en/default.aspx Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish Diaspora
https://www.yumuseum.org Yeshiva University Museum website
http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/
http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/judaicacollection.html
The Judaica Collections' strengths include Biblical literature, history of Biblical interpretation, Jewish history, Judaica Americana, Jewish law, and modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature. These holdings cover almost every period and area of Jewish life from the Biblical era to contemporary America.
They have the Geniza Fragment Project online.
(http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/genizah/index.cfm#)
www.mechon-mamre.org Tanach text - on line. Hebrew & English
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/about to preserve old American Hebrew books that are out of print and/or circulation.
http://www.mikragesher.org.il Multimedia Tanakh curriculum
www.chinuch.org Shared lesson plans
There are lessons, docs, pdfs and smart notebooks on this site. However, if you choose a pdf lesson, you can print it to ―smart notebook print capture‖ and get each page of the pdf on a slide in the notebook.
www.zigzagworld.com Hebrew language games similar to colorforms.
Online Media Tools
www.prezi.com Prezi – online presentation tool
www.voicethread.com Voicethread – group conversations around images, documents, and videos
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Google Apps. All types of online and media applications that can be used in education, including picasa, blogs, sites, groups, etc. Professional Resources - Technology in Education
www.yu20.org YU 2.0 is a community of educators invested in learning, collaborating and integrating technology into education.
www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010 National Education Technology Plan 2010
www.iste.org International Society for Technology in Education is a membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving learning and teaching by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education.
From Course: Resources in Jewish Education
www.hschinuch.org or http://www.yuschoolpartnership.org/teachers/judaic-materials
SMARTBoard stuff- http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0
Fun stuff IN HEBREW http://www.brainpop.co.il/
www.Torahskills.org
www.engrade.com similar to torahskills.org, but much more- also General Studies
utzedek.org- Torah sources for social justice – CAN ENGAGE LIBERAL JEWS TO SHOW CONNECTION BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES ANDTORAH
www.epyc.yivo.org – beautiful, amazing stuff on Jewish life in Eastern Europe! – timeline that merges Jewish and general history – students can use for research projects, etc. – can SEE, HEAR it alive!
www.Epyc.yivo.org/timeline.php JEWISH HISTORY TIMELINE!
www.Myfakewall.comfake Facebook pages could be created by each student to represent a character they have learned about
www.yu.edu/speakers - Bring YU ppl to other communities- audio to sample their speaking style, tentative budget worksheet
www.edutopia.org
www.voicethread.com
www.Leerestademoda.com - Did you know the BOOK? –parody of books as high technology
www.solution-tree.com materials for developing professional learning communities
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2010/01/what-makes-a-great-teacher/7841/
www,jewinthecity.com - counter to women in the media, as strong intelligent Jewish women
www.educationworld.com - “The Educator’s Best Friend” – huge collection of links and resources with links articles, discussions, lesson plans, ice-breaker activities, templates of certificates for kids
www.guidetoonlineschools.com- Resources for New Teachers – tips for beginning of 1st yr
www.theteacherscorner.net
Additional Possibilities for IRPs
“Too many possibilities, not enough time. What’s a busy educator to do?”:
A Potpourri of Educational Resources (mostly free)
to Help You Begin the School Year
http://thinkfinity.org/ (secular) (E)
http://newhorizons.org/ (secular) (E)
Must join: A comprehensive listserv for everything of interest to Jewish educators: [email protected] (E)
A journal for everything of interest to Jewish educators: Available to member schools: http://www.lookstein.org/online_journal_toc.php?id=11 Jewish Educational Leadership aims to increase the exposure of Jewish educators to general research and advances in education; in particular, it focuses on the applicability of these findings to the world of Jewish education. (I)
School Information Management Systems: (I)
1. http://homeworknow.com/ (secular)
2. www.bkesher.co.il is a school information management system used in Israel. We are interested in running the site at an American school as a Beta site (for free of course) to prepare the system for the US market. The system includes class calendars which allow uploading of homework assignments by the teacher and uploading of the completed homework assignment by the students. bkesher is entirely web based, requires no installation of any client software, compatible with older PCs and accessible from any internet connection. We are striving for bkesher to be a one stop solution to schools’ needs, including grades, attendance, etc.
Yaacov Greenstein [email protected]
Helping highly trained professionals get back to work: ParnossahWorks is an innovative program established by the Orthodox Union that helps mid-career professionals find meaningful employment: www.parnossahworks-ou.org (I)
Plagiarism Patrol: Resources for Proper Papers: Go to these Web sites for help with identifying and preventing plagiarism: Typing a random sentence of a student paper into Google is a surprisingly effective way of finding the original source of pilfered sentences. Turnitin allows students or teachers, for a fee, to type in work to check for plagiarism: http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html. (E)
The Purdue Online Writing Lab has a page for students with questions about plagiarism. See http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01 (I)
NoodleTools has free software that allows students (and you!) to generate citations for papers and citations within papers: http://www.noodletools.com/ (I)
NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process.
http://www.teacherfiles.com/teaching_resources.htm (I)
http://www.teacherprintables.net/ (I)
http://www.teacherprintables.net/back_to_school_printables.html (I)
http://www.teacherprintables.net/free-printable-newsletters.html (I)
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ (I)
http://pages.ramaz.org/USFaculty/USJS/edresources/default.aspx
is for teachers to post and share teaching resources. The site is currently “open access”-anyone can view it and download files. To post your material, you will need to log in. Please email me if you would like a username and password. Kenny Schiowitz: [email protected] (I)
http://www.edlawcenter.org/ELCPublic/Publications/PDF/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf (A hard copy is available from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation: 1-800-FREE LAW.) (I)
Must-have Internet subscription (secular): http://www.edutopia.org/edutopia/enews (The George Lukas Educational Foundation) The George Lucas Educational Foundation publishes three free e-newsletters: Edutopia News, Project-Based Learning, and Technology in Education. (E)
http://www.edutopia.org/global-education-international-exchange
http://www.edutopia.org/time-put-assessment-context
http://www.edutopia.org/assessment-for-understanding-taking-deeper-look
http://www.edutopia.org/healthier-testing-made-easy
http://www.archkidecture.org/
School Visits/Videos From OU Kosher: OU Kosher’s Kosher Kidz DVD “Learn about kosher in a whole new way!” provides a basic understanding of what makes food kosher, with the production of kosher ice cream as the example. Email: [email protected]. A new 30-minute DVD: “The Kosher Fish Primer - The Secrets Revealed,” features Rabbi Chaim Goldberg, an OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator. He will delight audiences from young elementary school children to adults as he explores the various issues the kosher consumer must consider when buying fish. Rabbi Goldberg doesn’t perform alone-fish are featured in the DVD! (I)
“OU Kosher Coming” sends OU experts to schools to share their knowledge of Jewish law and food technology; it features as well as the “Kosher Tidbits” web series, consisting of more than 100 short seminars on innumerable aspects of kashrut and available on www.ouradio.org. For further information, or to receive the DVD's, contact Rabbi Eliyahu Safran at [email protected]. $10 is for postage /handling for 2, and $16 for all four DVDs.
Frisch School WIKI: Our wiki provider, www.wikispaces.com, offers free password protected, ad-free wiki pages to any K-12 school so our wiki is protected so that only members of our school community can see it. This allows students to
express themselves using their real name without any fear on our part of
posting personal information on the web. Go to: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K and/or contact me. I highly recommend wikis as a tool for collaboration and communication. (Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky, Director of Educational Technology, The Frisch School, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, www.frisch.org ) (E)
Kavvana Sources: Seth (Avi) Kadish (I)
Kavvana: Directing the Heart in Jewish Prayer, Jason Aronson, 5757 (1997), 604 pages (now Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.) More information can be found at my webpage, which provides links for downloading pages with most of the mekorot (sources) used in the book’s 12 chapters. They can be the basis for Torah lectures, study groups, or private learning. The pages are scanned images (PDF) of all the old “cut-and-paste” source-sheets that I created when first teaching the topic, which is the basis for my book. As of now (spring 5768) the digital texts contain only an unedited fraction of what appears in the PDF scans. In the meantime, the current PDF files (listed below) are heavy, but none runs more than 10M for roughly 10 scanned pages. List of the Kavvana Source-Sheets:
Kavvana-Mekorot-Syllabus (syllabus is preceded by an explanatory letter)
PART ONE: Kavvana for Prayer in Jewish Law (chapters 1-2 of the book)
Kavvana-Mekorot-I-A = Title-page + Pages 1-8
Kavvana-Mekorot-I-B = Pages 9-16
PART TWO: Kavvana for Prayer in Jewish Thought (chapters 3-7)
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-A = Pages 1-10 (includes title page)
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-B = Pages 11-19
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-C = Pages 20-24
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-D = Pages 25-30
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-E = Pages 31-38
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-F = Pages 39-46
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-G = Pages 47-53
PART THREE: Kavvana and the Siddur (chapters 8-11)
Kavvana-Mekorot-III-A = Pages 1-7 (includes title page)
Kavvana-Mekorot-III-B = Pages 8-16
Kavvana-Mekorot-III-C = Pages 17-23
PART FOUR: Kavvana in Practice (chapter 12)
Kavvana-Mekorot-IV-A = Pages 1-8 (includes title page)
Kavvana-Mekorot-IV-B = Pages 9-10
The mekorot sheets available here may be used, distributed, and modified freely according to the terms of a “copy-left” license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Learn Hebrew Verbs: http://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/ (I)
Arts and Music Education Advocacy (I)
www.artsusa.org
www.KeepArtsinSchools.org
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
www.vsarts.org
arts.endow.gov
www.naea-reston.org
www.nea.org
www.ascd.org
www.nmsa.org
www.learningfirst.org
www.educationpolicy.org
www.menc.org
www.musicforall.org
www.nationalguild.org
www.aep-arts.org
Teachers Helping Teachers (Secular): http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ (I)
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ (I)
http://www.teachertube.com/ (I)
The Rabbinic Literature Genre map demonstrates the connections among the various documents of the Rabbinic library. Using a variety of intuitive graphical elements, one can see how different texts are related, which are dependent on which and share common structures, and when the documents were edited. A low-resolution version of the genre map is available online with commentary at https://fc.gannacademy.org/gannopedia/genremap/rlgenremap.html High resolution versions of the map in both Hebrew and in English, in color and in b/w, and with boxes and arrows but without labels for use as an assessment are available from the author, an experienced teacher of Rabbinic literature and an authority on Jewish educational technology, for a nominal fee. Contact: [email protected]; www.gannacademy.org (I)
www.chinuch.org is a lesson sharing platform containing over 4000 items, including lesson plans and other curricular materials. There is a tab for high school materials, with many appropriate materials for Yeshivot. (I)
The Piyut website is primarily in Hebrew with some English - http://www.piyut.org.il/english/ : information about hundreds of Piyyutim including text and music. (I)
In Hebrew www.mikranet.org.il includes items about Tanach, although some may not consider all suitable for Orthodox Yeshivot. Teachers fluent in Hebrew will find this site interesting. (I)
In Hebrew, www.nechama.org.il contains the texts and much more of the Gilyonot that the late Nechama Leibovich used to send with her special Torah questions: very challenging! ( Eli Kannai, Educational Technology, AVI CHAI Foundation, http://www.webexhibits.org/ (I)
http://www.babaganewz.com/ecards/ecardnew.cfm?ecard=26 BabagaNewz will have eight new issues this year touching on Hithadshut, renewal; Hesed, kindness; Gevurah, heroism; Shmirat haguf, taking care of your body; L'avdah u'leshamrah, protecting the environment;Tefillah, prayer; Herut, freedom; and Hatmadah, perseverance. Please refer to our lesson material archive, organized by theme/value. For help, contact [email protected] . (E)
On-line Judaic Teachers Group
One of the skills we need to have in the 21st Century is the ability to collaborate. We as teachers need to model this skill for our students. What better way is there than to access the resources of over 6,000 educators who belong to the EDUPLN? Become a member now by signing up at http://edupln.ning.com/
Once you join, I would encourage you to join the Judaic Teachers Group. The purpose of this group is to share ideas and discuss how to bridge the gap between 21st Century Skills and Judaic Studies. It will also help Judaic Studies teachers develop a PLN.
Akevy Greenblatt
Teaching Mishna
Check out the computer-assisted Mishna teaching system developed by the Gemara Berura team called Mishnayot Berurot. In line with the Gemara Berura skills-based approach to teaching Gemara, Mishnayot Berurot is likewise a skills-based approach to teaching Mishna. It utilizes the Omer, Mikreh, Din, Ta'am (OMD"T) categorization system to map out the basic structure of each Mishna in three distinct ways. A brief video describing how Mishnayot Berurot works can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DkOpsDFec
In our (research-driven) opinion, we need to teach both skills and contents in a seamless fashion. Mishna says different things every Mishna (content). However, it does pretty much the same thing every Mishna in terms of the OMD"T structure (skills). The more we teach our students to recognize and anticipate these structures in advance, the more their ability to understand the flow and subtleties of the content increases.
Rabbi Meir Fachler, Director
Gemara Berura (www.gemaraberura.com )
Phone (US and Israel ) (917) 779 8056 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (917) 779 8056 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Israel cell ++ (972) 52 385 8455
[email protected]
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Children’s Digital Media Center, Los Angeles (CDMCLA), a collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation between researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). http://www.cdmc.ucla.edu/ (I)
http://jwit.webinstituteforteachers.org/~naphhoff/talmudintrowebquest/ : A Webquest Integrating the Daf Layout with the Historical Development of the Talmud (I) (Recommended by Rabbi Moshe Drelich, SAR)
Open-source lessons – Teachers can share and develop resources with other educators at Open Education Commons: http://www.oercommons.org. (I)
In Tools for Schools, May/June 2009 (Vol. 12, #4, p. 3)
Discussion boards – This website created by the Teacher Leaders Network helps network teacher leaders nationwide: http://www.teacherleaders.org.
In Tools for Schools, May/June 2009 (Vol. 12, #4, p. 3) (I)
Online teacher discussion forum – Classroom 2.0 focuses on using digital tools to improve teaching and learning: http://www.classroom20.com.
In Tools for Schools, May/June 2009 (Vol. 12, #4, p. 7) (I)
PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) www.peje.org http://www.peje.org/knowledge/additional_resources/generaleducation.php (I)
Melton Centre www.meltonlib.huji.ac.il (I)
DA`AT www.daat.ac.il (In Ivrit) (I)
Gibborim: Military Heroes Tell the Story of Our Homeland : http://www.jnf.org/work-we-do/our-projects/education/us/gibborim.html(I)
is an educational program for grades 3-12, consisting of 10 short biographies of military heroes, each a springboard for learning about a different topic relating to Israel; a timeline; maps and videos. Utilize this program in conjunction with JNF’s Makor Speakers for an engaging program. Contact Nina Woldin at [email protected] with questions.
The Middle East Strategic Information (MESI) project provides in-depth analysis of the Middle East and its strategic issues. The MESI informs beyond the headlines and presents news and evaluations that provide important data relevant to the understanding of the Middle East. The site takes much of its information from Arabic websites to gain a greater insight into events and voices in the Middle East. As part of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a leading think-tank in the Middle East, the MESI has access to senior politicians, diplomats, security officials, academics, legal experts, and strategists from Israel and the Middle East who provide MESI with an important infrastructure to disseminate a professional and credible analysis of events from the region. We also have our own experts familiar with Arabic and Persian, which enables them to have access to news and events not available to the English-speaking world. Visit www.mesi.org.uk and subscribe by entering your email in the left-hand column. Comments and questions: [email protected] (I)
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: http://www.jcpa.org (I)
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JAFI (Dept. of Jewish Zionist Education) www.geminfo.org (I)
The Israeli Government’s Official Website (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
http://www.mfa.gov.il/ (I)
www.jewishagency.org/education/ (I)
www.makomisrael.org/ (I)
http://www.aish.com/movies/JarofLife.asp (E)
Jewish film resources: http://www.maale.co.il/ The Ma'aleh Film School, the only Orthodox film school in the world, trains artists to make short films that focus on the Jewish/Israeli experience, using as their inspiration rich Jewish tradition, contemporary Israeli experience, and western cultural values. Ma'aleh films are a priceless resource that can be used as “triggers” for classroom discussions. The films deal fearlessly with burning issues of Jewish/Israeli identity but are also highly positive, celebrating the depth and texture of Jewish life in Israel. Ma'aleh films address a wide range of subjects, including being single, dating, parenthood, adoption, family relationships and dysfunction, bereavement, disability and aspects of “other”ness, faith and dilemma in modern society, minorities in Israeli society, settlements and the politics thereof, the IDF, the elderly, and more. Ma'aleh offers film workshops and presentations. Ma'aleh films contain no nudity or violence, though some address adult issues. Most films are suitable for age 16 and up. The films contain Hebrew dialogue with English subtitles. For information about films and purchases: Katie Green at [email protected]. To book film workshops at Ma'aleh or elsewhere please contact Orit at [email protected]. The website, which contains the film catalog, can be browsed at www.maale.co.il Tel: 972 (0)2 6277366 ext. 200 (E)
Video libraries resource: Zippy Keller, Machon Herzog at Yeshivat Har Etzion, has a large, varied, engaging video library on a wide range of Jewish topics. She is a knowledgeable, Israeli, critical movie viewer. [email protected] http://www.ajsnet.org/ (I)
http://www.ergomedia.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=index.html: Ergo Media Inc. was founded in 1986 by Professor Eric Goldman of Stern College and makes available quality film, video, and DVDs about Jewish culture, Israel, the Holocaust, Jewish life, and World Jewry. The Ergo Collection, which has over 300 titles, includes children’s videos, documentaries, “how-to” videos, Israeli and Yiddish classics, educational programs, and music/art videos. All films are either in English or subtitled in English. (I)
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CDs:
Before it’s too late: The search for mass graves of Jews massacred by Nazis
in the Ukraine. (2007). Targum Shlishi. (I)
Defying genocide: Choices that saved lives. Committee on Conscience: USHMM (I)
Friedman, J. The power of music: Music as spiritual resistance. The American
Gathering of Jewish Holocaust survivors and their descendants. www.americangathering.com. (I)
Heritage: The symphonic music of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Michael
Isaacson, Conductor, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. (I)
Survivors: Testimonies of the Holocaust. Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the
Shoah Visual History Foundation. (I)
Teaching about the Holocaust: A CD ROM for educators. USHMM. (I)
Witnessing Darfur: Genocide emergency. Committee on Conscience: USHMM. (I)
Witty, E. (2008). Photos of pre-war Jewish life in Europe. www.ushmm.org. (I)
Videos:
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18vW8tPeZt8&eurl=
http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2007/04/holocaust_rap.php (E)
http://www.agahozo-shalom.org/ (E)
Text:
Shapiro, M. B. (2006-2007). Torah in derech eretz in the shadow of Hitler. The Torah U-Madda journal. Volume 14. (84–96). (I)
Curricula:
Witty, E. (2005). It is my business: Selected history from 1933–1945. New York:
Board of Jewish Education Educational Resource Center. (I)
Echoes and reflections: A multimedia curriculum on the Holocaust. (2005).
Anti-Defamation League, USC Shoah Foundation Institute, Yad
Vashem. (I)
Tefillin: An expression of faith: Maintaining the bond in the concentration camps.
Jerusalem: Serena Abeles Raab Holocaust Education Center at Michlalah
Jerusalem College, in collaboration with the Kiddush Hashem Archives, The
Center for Documentation of Jewish Courage, Bnei Brak. (I)
Web sites:
http://www1.yadvashem.org/exhibitions/album_Auschwitz/mutimedia/index.HTML (The Auschwitz Album) (I)
http://www1.yadvashem.org/education/index_education.html (I)
www.myjewishlegacy.com (3rd Generation Holocaust website and blog) (I)
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/index.html (I)
http://www.tellingstories.org/ (I)
Opportunities in Holocaust education: (I)
http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/dorot/
http://www.mjhnyc.org/teach_students_b.htm
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Social-Emotional Intelligence
“This is what I want every child to understand: Your life matters. You can't live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what's most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you. And that message, by the way, is not just for youth -- that's for everyone” Jane Goodall.
http://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning-introduction (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-intelligence-missing-piece (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-intelligence-research (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/10-tips-creating-caring-school (I)
http://operationrespect.org/ (I)
Children’s Bill of Rights: (I)
http://www.newciv.org/ncn/cbor.html
http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=119688
http://www.korczak.org.uk/portfolio.html
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Israel in Our Lives was a popular resource and has been much requested in the years since the original website was created in 1999. We are thrilled to share the good news that this series is now freely available for download in our Sosland Online Resource Center! We invite you to explore and share these resources with your colleagues and constituents in each topical area, including:
Teaching Israel: Basic Issues and Philosophical Guidelines
Israel Education Through Encounters with Israelis
Israel in Adult Education
Israel in Bureaus of Jewish Education
Israel in Jewish Community Centers
Israel in Jewish Day Schools
Israel in Jewish Early Childhood Education
Israel in Jewish Summer Camps
Israel in the Synagogue
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Israeli Tests and curricular materials
Resources in Israel that are readily accessible and should be of interest to Diaspora educators re: recommendations for tests in general Jewish knowledge and the weekly Torah portion include the mivhan artzi be-tanakh in middle school. Many of these tests are available at http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tests/tora.htm and can probably be adapted for use in other settings.
http://www.daat.ac.il site is chock-full of useful information for day school educators.
Another set of poorly publicized Israeli resource are the publications put out by Michlelet Herzog, the teacher's training college affiliated with Yeshivat Har Etzion. They have published materials on Sefer Melakhim - see http://www.herzog.ac.il/tvunot/showbook.php?booknum=34
and http://www.herzog.ac.il/tvunot/showbook.php?booknum=36 - as well as numerous other resources: see http://www.lookstein.org/online_journal.php?id=48 for a review of some of these materials.
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From: Judith Rosenbaum [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 5:31 PM
What do you have planned for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day?
A new trove of fresh material on Jews and the Civil Rights Movement is now available online, featuring compelling stories of women and men fighting for social justice. Designed for teens, Living the Legacy offers the opportunity for young people to explore their own identities and social justice commitments and to draw connections between a history of American Jewish activism and their own lives. Today's students can see "themselves" in a photograph of teens marching with a Jewish youth group banner at the 1963 March on Washington, where those teens heard first-hand Martin Luther King, Jr.'s riveting "I Have a Dream?" speech. They can watch a video of the Freedom Seder that commemorated the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. or read the letters student activists wrote home to their families and the first person accounts of what it felt like to be jailed for being a Freedom Rider.
In addition to containing over 85 rich primary source documents like these and 15 traditional Jewish texts, Living the Legacy is a full curriculum with 16 ready-to-use lesson plans designed to be used by educators working with 8th-12th graders in both formal and informal educational settings. The flexible lessons can stand alone or be taught in various combinations, such as the trio of lessons suggested for MLK programming in the month of January. For more MLK ideas, check out this blog post by JWA education staff. A free gender-inclusive curriculum created by the Jewish Women's Archive, Living the Legacy (LTL) is available in its entirety on our website. For educators working with adults and younger students, the LTL online interface makes it easy to view the primary source documents by keyword or type, separate from the lesson plans. The traditional Jewish texts -- chosen by Rabbi Jill Jacobs and JWA's Judith Rosenbaum -- are each linked to from a variety of lesson plans and paired with accompanying questions that can be applied in a range of social justice education contexts. For more information about the curriculum or about JWA's 2011 Institute for Educators, please contact [email protected] or (617) 383-6762.
New online resource - http://mi.yodeya.com
** Can a man fulfill his obligation by listening to a woman's Birchos HaShachar (morning blessings)? What about vice-versa?
** Do I need to make another bracha on putting on tzitzis after I get out of the pool?
** Why do we say Teiku when there is no answer in the Gemara?
** What's the "ORegon 7-1222" on R' Moshe Feinstein's letterhead?
** Why was Pinchas blessed for the same type of behavior for which Shimon and Levi were cursed?
These are just some of the questions at http://mi.yodeya.com, an online community for Q&A about Jewish life and learning. Mi.yodeya gives you the chance to share your curiosity and knowledge about all things Jewish with a crowd of other sharers. At the same time, you get to enrich the Internet with a repository of Jewish information expressed in the language of people who want to know it. TEACHERS are some of mi.yodeya's most avid contributors. They enjoy the opportunity to "teach" in a diverse Internet community and also to see what the crowd comes up with in response to questions that came up in class. STUDENTS have also found mi.yodeya to be a great kosher website. The Q&A format engages their curiosity. Simple questions get serious answers from smart people, almost in real-time. They get a practical education in clear writing and web interaction. The site is moderated for content, but not heavy-handedly. Finally, there are no private spaces or private messages; every interaction is visible to parents and the public.
Biblical/Jewish History/Current Events
http://www.vbm-torah.org
www.jewishhistory.com Jewish history with links to other websites & resources.
http://www.dinur.org/1.html?rsID=219 Jewish History Resource Center- A fabulous index to resources on the web. Currently, 5000 links to websites in 25 categories dealing with Jewish History
http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/ The City of David, history, virtual tour through its history
www.thekotel.org History & events at the kotel. Live webcam.
http://www.antiquities.org.il/home_eng.asp Israel’s antiquities and treasures plus information about ongoing excavations and virtual exhibits
http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/htmls/article2.aspx?c0=12774&bsp=12737 Shrine of the Book – Dead Sea Scrolls & Aleppo Codex
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/ Jewish National Library - National Library of the Jewish people, responsible for collecting the literary treasures of the Jewish people and preserve the continuity of Jewish and Israeli culture. Check out the digitized book repository. Excellent resource to use with Smart Board features.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/matpchtml/matpcabt.html Matson Negatives Archive at the Library of Congress- a rich source of historical images of the Middle East—notably Palestine, present day Israel, and the West Bank—from 1898 to1946.
http://camera.org/index.asp Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
http://www.printingthetalmud.org/ Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein COJS in conjunction with the Yeshiva University Museum and major donors.
http://www.aleppocodex.org/ Aleppo Codex online – the oldest existent manuscript of the complete Hebrew bible written about 930.
http://jtslibrarytreasures.org/ Jewish Theological Seminary Library special treasures.
http://mikranet.cet.ac.il/pages/frontpage.asp Sponsored by עמותת סנונית and מט''ח (מרכז טכנולוגי חינוכי ) with contributions from major educational institutions. Articles and information on
מקרא מבוא כללי
ספורי בראשית ומשפחת
שעבוד מצרים
תקופת יהושע והשופטים
תקופת מלכים
נבואה
חוק וחברה במקרא
Also contains an extensive Lexicon, Search Engine and the opportunity to send for more additional information.
http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/tanach.htm Many Judaic curricular areas sponsored by מכללת ירושלים and משרד החינוך in Hebrew.
http://www.vbm-torah.org Virtual Beit Midrash - T Yeshivat Har Etzion
MAPS
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/Israel+in+Maps/ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs ―Israel’s Story in Maps www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/maptoc.html Jewish Virtual Library
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html Univ of Texas Libraries Middle East Maps
ENCYCLOPEDIA
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org Jewish Virtual Library, comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia
Museums/Virtual Exhibits/Rare Manuscripts & Books
http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/HTMLs/Home.aspx The Israel Museum
http://www.printingthetalmud.org/ Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein COJS in conjunction with the Yeshiva University Museum and major donors.
http://www.aleppocodex.org/ Aleppo Codex online – the oldest existent manuscript of the complete Hebrew bible written about 930.
http://jtslibrarytreasures.org/ Jewish Theological Seminary Library special treasures.
http://www.bh.org.il/en/default.aspx Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish Diaspora
https://www.yumuseum.org Yeshiva University Museum website
http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/
http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/judaicacollection.html
The Judaica Collections' strengths include Biblical literature, history of Biblical interpretation, Jewish history, Judaica Americana, Jewish law, and modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature. These holdings cover almost every period and area of Jewish life from the Biblical era to contemporary America.
They have the Geniza Fragment Project online.
(http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/genizah/index.cfm#)
www.mechon-mamre.org Tanach text - on line. Hebrew & English
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/about to preserve old American Hebrew books that are out of print and/or circulation.
http://www.mikragesher.org.il Multimedia Tanakh curriculum
www.chinuch.org Shared lesson plans
There are lessons, docs, pdfs and smart notebooks on this site. However, if you choose a pdf lesson, you can print it to ―smart notebook print capture‖ and get each page of the pdf on a slide in the notebook.
www.zigzagworld.com Hebrew language games similar to colorforms.
Online Media Tools
www.prezi.com Prezi – online presentation tool
www.voicethread.com Voicethread – group conversations around images, documents, and videos
http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Google Apps. All types of online and media applications that can be used in education, including picasa, blogs, sites, groups, etc. Professional Resources - Technology in Education
www.yu20.org YU 2.0 is a community of educators invested in learning, collaborating and integrating technology into education.
www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010 National Education Technology Plan 2010
www.iste.org International Society for Technology in Education is a membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving learning and teaching by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education.
From Course: Resources in Jewish Education
www.hschinuch.org or http://www.yuschoolpartnership.org/teachers/judaic-materials
SMARTBoard stuff- http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0
Fun stuff IN HEBREW http://www.brainpop.co.il/
www.Torahskills.org
www.engrade.com similar to torahskills.org, but much more- also General Studies
utzedek.org- Torah sources for social justice – CAN ENGAGE LIBERAL JEWS TO SHOW CONNECTION BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES ANDTORAH
www.epyc.yivo.org – beautiful, amazing stuff on Jewish life in Eastern Europe! – timeline that merges Jewish and general history – students can use for research projects, etc. – can SEE, HEAR it alive!
www.Epyc.yivo.org/timeline.php JEWISH HISTORY TIMELINE!
www.Myfakewall.comfake Facebook pages could be created by each student to represent a character they have learned about
www.yu.edu/speakers - Bring YU ppl to other communities- audio to sample their speaking style, tentative budget worksheet
www.edutopia.org
www.voicethread.com
www.Leerestademoda.com - Did you know the BOOK? –parody of books as high technology
www.solution-tree.com materials for developing professional learning communities
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2010/01/what-makes-a-great-teacher/7841/
www,jewinthecity.com - counter to women in the media, as strong intelligent Jewish women
www.educationworld.com - “The Educator’s Best Friend” – huge collection of links and resources with links articles, discussions, lesson plans, ice-breaker activities, templates of certificates for kids
www.guidetoonlineschools.com- Resources for New Teachers – tips for beginning of 1st yr
www.theteacherscorner.net
Additional Possibilities for IRPs
“Too many possibilities, not enough time. What’s a busy educator to do?”:
A Potpourri of Educational Resources (mostly free)
to Help You Begin the School Year
http://thinkfinity.org/ (secular) (E)
http://newhorizons.org/ (secular) (E)
Must join: A comprehensive listserv for everything of interest to Jewish educators: [email protected] (E)
A journal for everything of interest to Jewish educators: Available to member schools: http://www.lookstein.org/online_journal_toc.php?id=11 Jewish Educational Leadership aims to increase the exposure of Jewish educators to general research and advances in education; in particular, it focuses on the applicability of these findings to the world of Jewish education. (I)
School Information Management Systems: (I)
1. http://homeworknow.com/ (secular)
2. www.bkesher.co.il is a school information management system used in Israel. We are interested in running the site at an American school as a Beta site (for free of course) to prepare the system for the US market. The system includes class calendars which allow uploading of homework assignments by the teacher and uploading of the completed homework assignment by the students. bkesher is entirely web based, requires no installation of any client software, compatible with older PCs and accessible from any internet connection. We are striving for bkesher to be a one stop solution to schools’ needs, including grades, attendance, etc.
Yaacov Greenstein [email protected]
Helping highly trained professionals get back to work: ParnossahWorks is an innovative program established by the Orthodox Union that helps mid-career professionals find meaningful employment: www.parnossahworks-ou.org (I)
Plagiarism Patrol: Resources for Proper Papers: Go to these Web sites for help with identifying and preventing plagiarism: Typing a random sentence of a student paper into Google is a surprisingly effective way of finding the original source of pilfered sentences. Turnitin allows students or teachers, for a fee, to type in work to check for plagiarism: http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html. (E)
The Purdue Online Writing Lab has a page for students with questions about plagiarism. See http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01 (I)
NoodleTools has free software that allows students (and you!) to generate citations for papers and citations within papers: http://www.noodletools.com/ (I)
NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process.
- Search intelligently
- Assess the quality of results
- Record, organize and synthesize information using online notecards
- Format your bibliography in MLA or APA style
http://www.teacherfiles.com/teaching_resources.htm (I)
http://www.teacherprintables.net/ (I)
http://www.teacherprintables.net/back_to_school_printables.html (I)
http://www.teacherprintables.net/free-printable-newsletters.html (I)
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ (I)
http://pages.ramaz.org/USFaculty/USJS/edresources/default.aspx
is for teachers to post and share teaching resources. The site is currently “open access”-anyone can view it and download files. To post your material, you will need to log in. Please email me if you would like a username and password. Kenny Schiowitz: [email protected] (I)
http://www.edlawcenter.org/ELCPublic/Publications/PDF/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf (A hard copy is available from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation: 1-800-FREE LAW.) (I)
Must-have Internet subscription (secular): http://www.edutopia.org/edutopia/enews (The George Lukas Educational Foundation) The George Lucas Educational Foundation publishes three free e-newsletters: Edutopia News, Project-Based Learning, and Technology in Education. (E)
http://www.edutopia.org/global-education-international-exchange
http://www.edutopia.org/time-put-assessment-context
http://www.edutopia.org/assessment-for-understanding-taking-deeper-look
http://www.edutopia.org/healthier-testing-made-easy
http://www.archkidecture.org/
School Visits/Videos From OU Kosher: OU Kosher’s Kosher Kidz DVD “Learn about kosher in a whole new way!” provides a basic understanding of what makes food kosher, with the production of kosher ice cream as the example. Email: [email protected]. A new 30-minute DVD: “The Kosher Fish Primer - The Secrets Revealed,” features Rabbi Chaim Goldberg, an OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator. He will delight audiences from young elementary school children to adults as he explores the various issues the kosher consumer must consider when buying fish. Rabbi Goldberg doesn’t perform alone-fish are featured in the DVD! (I)
“OU Kosher Coming” sends OU experts to schools to share their knowledge of Jewish law and food technology; it features as well as the “Kosher Tidbits” web series, consisting of more than 100 short seminars on innumerable aspects of kashrut and available on www.ouradio.org. For further information, or to receive the DVD's, contact Rabbi Eliyahu Safran at [email protected]. $10 is for postage /handling for 2, and $16 for all four DVDs.
Frisch School WIKI: Our wiki provider, www.wikispaces.com, offers free password protected, ad-free wiki pages to any K-12 school so our wiki is protected so that only members of our school community can see it. This allows students to
express themselves using their real name without any fear on our part of
posting personal information on the web. Go to: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K and/or contact me. I highly recommend wikis as a tool for collaboration and communication. (Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky, Director of Educational Technology, The Frisch School, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, www.frisch.org ) (E)
Kavvana Sources: Seth (Avi) Kadish (I)
Kavvana: Directing the Heart in Jewish Prayer, Jason Aronson, 5757 (1997), 604 pages (now Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.) More information can be found at my webpage, which provides links for downloading pages with most of the mekorot (sources) used in the book’s 12 chapters. They can be the basis for Torah lectures, study groups, or private learning. The pages are scanned images (PDF) of all the old “cut-and-paste” source-sheets that I created when first teaching the topic, which is the basis for my book. As of now (spring 5768) the digital texts contain only an unedited fraction of what appears in the PDF scans. In the meantime, the current PDF files (listed below) are heavy, but none runs more than 10M for roughly 10 scanned pages. List of the Kavvana Source-Sheets:
Kavvana-Mekorot-Syllabus (syllabus is preceded by an explanatory letter)
PART ONE: Kavvana for Prayer in Jewish Law (chapters 1-2 of the book)
Kavvana-Mekorot-I-A = Title-page + Pages 1-8
Kavvana-Mekorot-I-B = Pages 9-16
PART TWO: Kavvana for Prayer in Jewish Thought (chapters 3-7)
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-A = Pages 1-10 (includes title page)
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-B = Pages 11-19
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-C = Pages 20-24
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-D = Pages 25-30
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-E = Pages 31-38
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-F = Pages 39-46
Kavvana-Mekorot-II-G = Pages 47-53
PART THREE: Kavvana and the Siddur (chapters 8-11)
Kavvana-Mekorot-III-A = Pages 1-7 (includes title page)
Kavvana-Mekorot-III-B = Pages 8-16
Kavvana-Mekorot-III-C = Pages 17-23
PART FOUR: Kavvana in Practice (chapter 12)
Kavvana-Mekorot-IV-A = Pages 1-8 (includes title page)
Kavvana-Mekorot-IV-B = Pages 9-10
The mekorot sheets available here may be used, distributed, and modified freely according to the terms of a “copy-left” license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Learn Hebrew Verbs: http://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/ (I)
Arts and Music Education Advocacy (I)
www.artsusa.org
www.KeepArtsinSchools.org
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
www.vsarts.org
arts.endow.gov
www.naea-reston.org
www.nea.org
www.ascd.org
www.nmsa.org
www.learningfirst.org
www.educationpolicy.org
www.menc.org
www.musicforall.org
www.nationalguild.org
www.aep-arts.org
Teachers Helping Teachers (Secular): http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ (I)
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ (I)
http://www.teachertube.com/ (I)
The Rabbinic Literature Genre map demonstrates the connections among the various documents of the Rabbinic library. Using a variety of intuitive graphical elements, one can see how different texts are related, which are dependent on which and share common structures, and when the documents were edited. A low-resolution version of the genre map is available online with commentary at https://fc.gannacademy.org/gannopedia/genremap/rlgenremap.html High resolution versions of the map in both Hebrew and in English, in color and in b/w, and with boxes and arrows but without labels for use as an assessment are available from the author, an experienced teacher of Rabbinic literature and an authority on Jewish educational technology, for a nominal fee. Contact: [email protected]; www.gannacademy.org (I)
www.chinuch.org is a lesson sharing platform containing over 4000 items, including lesson plans and other curricular materials. There is a tab for high school materials, with many appropriate materials for Yeshivot. (I)
The Piyut website is primarily in Hebrew with some English - http://www.piyut.org.il/english/ : information about hundreds of Piyyutim including text and music. (I)
In Hebrew www.mikranet.org.il includes items about Tanach, although some may not consider all suitable for Orthodox Yeshivot. Teachers fluent in Hebrew will find this site interesting. (I)
In Hebrew, www.nechama.org.il contains the texts and much more of the Gilyonot that the late Nechama Leibovich used to send with her special Torah questions: very challenging! ( Eli Kannai, Educational Technology, AVI CHAI Foundation, http://www.webexhibits.org/ (I)
http://www.babaganewz.com/ecards/ecardnew.cfm?ecard=26 BabagaNewz will have eight new issues this year touching on Hithadshut, renewal; Hesed, kindness; Gevurah, heroism; Shmirat haguf, taking care of your body; L'avdah u'leshamrah, protecting the environment;Tefillah, prayer; Herut, freedom; and Hatmadah, perseverance. Please refer to our lesson material archive, organized by theme/value. For help, contact [email protected] . (E)
On-line Judaic Teachers Group
One of the skills we need to have in the 21st Century is the ability to collaborate. We as teachers need to model this skill for our students. What better way is there than to access the resources of over 6,000 educators who belong to the EDUPLN? Become a member now by signing up at http://edupln.ning.com/
Once you join, I would encourage you to join the Judaic Teachers Group. The purpose of this group is to share ideas and discuss how to bridge the gap between 21st Century Skills and Judaic Studies. It will also help Judaic Studies teachers develop a PLN.
Akevy Greenblatt
Teaching Mishna
Check out the computer-assisted Mishna teaching system developed by the Gemara Berura team called Mishnayot Berurot. In line with the Gemara Berura skills-based approach to teaching Gemara, Mishnayot Berurot is likewise a skills-based approach to teaching Mishna. It utilizes the Omer, Mikreh, Din, Ta'am (OMD"T) categorization system to map out the basic structure of each Mishna in three distinct ways. A brief video describing how Mishnayot Berurot works can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DkOpsDFec
In our (research-driven) opinion, we need to teach both skills and contents in a seamless fashion. Mishna says different things every Mishna (content). However, it does pretty much the same thing every Mishna in terms of the OMD"T structure (skills). The more we teach our students to recognize and anticipate these structures in advance, the more their ability to understand the flow and subtleties of the content increases.
Rabbi Meir Fachler, Director
Gemara Berura (www.gemaraberura.com )
Phone (US and Israel ) (917) 779 8056 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (917) 779 8056 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Israel cell ++ (972) 52 385 8455
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Children’s Digital Media Center, Los Angeles (CDMCLA), a collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation between researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). http://www.cdmc.ucla.edu/ (I)
http://jwit.webinstituteforteachers.org/~naphhoff/talmudintrowebquest/ : A Webquest Integrating the Daf Layout with the Historical Development of the Talmud (I) (Recommended by Rabbi Moshe Drelich, SAR)
Open-source lessons – Teachers can share and develop resources with other educators at Open Education Commons: http://www.oercommons.org. (I)
In Tools for Schools, May/June 2009 (Vol. 12, #4, p. 3)
Discussion boards – This website created by the Teacher Leaders Network helps network teacher leaders nationwide: http://www.teacherleaders.org.
In Tools for Schools, May/June 2009 (Vol. 12, #4, p. 3) (I)
Online teacher discussion forum – Classroom 2.0 focuses on using digital tools to improve teaching and learning: http://www.classroom20.com.
In Tools for Schools, May/June 2009 (Vol. 12, #4, p. 7) (I)
PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) www.peje.org http://www.peje.org/knowledge/additional_resources/generaleducation.php (I)
Melton Centre www.meltonlib.huji.ac.il (I)
DA`AT www.daat.ac.il (In Ivrit) (I)
Gibborim: Military Heroes Tell the Story of Our Homeland : http://www.jnf.org/work-we-do/our-projects/education/us/gibborim.html(I)
is an educational program for grades 3-12, consisting of 10 short biographies of military heroes, each a springboard for learning about a different topic relating to Israel; a timeline; maps and videos. Utilize this program in conjunction with JNF’s Makor Speakers for an engaging program. Contact Nina Woldin at [email protected] with questions.
The Middle East Strategic Information (MESI) project provides in-depth analysis of the Middle East and its strategic issues. The MESI informs beyond the headlines and presents news and evaluations that provide important data relevant to the understanding of the Middle East. The site takes much of its information from Arabic websites to gain a greater insight into events and voices in the Middle East. As part of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a leading think-tank in the Middle East, the MESI has access to senior politicians, diplomats, security officials, academics, legal experts, and strategists from Israel and the Middle East who provide MESI with an important infrastructure to disseminate a professional and credible analysis of events from the region. We also have our own experts familiar with Arabic and Persian, which enables them to have access to news and events not available to the English-speaking world. Visit www.mesi.org.uk and subscribe by entering your email in the left-hand column. Comments and questions: [email protected] (I)
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: http://www.jcpa.org (I)
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JAFI (Dept. of Jewish Zionist Education) www.geminfo.org (I)
The Israeli Government’s Official Website (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
http://www.mfa.gov.il/ (I)
www.jewishagency.org/education/ (I)
www.makomisrael.org/ (I)
http://www.aish.com/movies/JarofLife.asp (E)
Jewish film resources: http://www.maale.co.il/ The Ma'aleh Film School, the only Orthodox film school in the world, trains artists to make short films that focus on the Jewish/Israeli experience, using as their inspiration rich Jewish tradition, contemporary Israeli experience, and western cultural values. Ma'aleh films are a priceless resource that can be used as “triggers” for classroom discussions. The films deal fearlessly with burning issues of Jewish/Israeli identity but are also highly positive, celebrating the depth and texture of Jewish life in Israel. Ma'aleh films address a wide range of subjects, including being single, dating, parenthood, adoption, family relationships and dysfunction, bereavement, disability and aspects of “other”ness, faith and dilemma in modern society, minorities in Israeli society, settlements and the politics thereof, the IDF, the elderly, and more. Ma'aleh offers film workshops and presentations. Ma'aleh films contain no nudity or violence, though some address adult issues. Most films are suitable for age 16 and up. The films contain Hebrew dialogue with English subtitles. For information about films and purchases: Katie Green at [email protected]. To book film workshops at Ma'aleh or elsewhere please contact Orit at [email protected]. The website, which contains the film catalog, can be browsed at www.maale.co.il Tel: 972 (0)2 6277366 ext. 200 (E)
Video libraries resource: Zippy Keller, Machon Herzog at Yeshivat Har Etzion, has a large, varied, engaging video library on a wide range of Jewish topics. She is a knowledgeable, Israeli, critical movie viewer. [email protected] http://www.ajsnet.org/ (I)
http://www.ergomedia.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=index.html: Ergo Media Inc. was founded in 1986 by Professor Eric Goldman of Stern College and makes available quality film, video, and DVDs about Jewish culture, Israel, the Holocaust, Jewish life, and World Jewry. The Ergo Collection, which has over 300 titles, includes children’s videos, documentaries, “how-to” videos, Israeli and Yiddish classics, educational programs, and music/art videos. All films are either in English or subtitled in English. (I)
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CDs:
Before it’s too late: The search for mass graves of Jews massacred by Nazis
in the Ukraine. (2007). Targum Shlishi. (I)
Defying genocide: Choices that saved lives. Committee on Conscience: USHMM (I)
Friedman, J. The power of music: Music as spiritual resistance. The American
Gathering of Jewish Holocaust survivors and their descendants. www.americangathering.com. (I)
Heritage: The symphonic music of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Michael
Isaacson, Conductor, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. (I)
Survivors: Testimonies of the Holocaust. Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the
Shoah Visual History Foundation. (I)
Teaching about the Holocaust: A CD ROM for educators. USHMM. (I)
Witnessing Darfur: Genocide emergency. Committee on Conscience: USHMM. (I)
Witty, E. (2008). Photos of pre-war Jewish life in Europe. www.ushmm.org. (I)
Videos:
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18vW8tPeZt8&eurl=
http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2007/04/holocaust_rap.php (E)
http://www.agahozo-shalom.org/ (E)
Text:
Shapiro, M. B. (2006-2007). Torah in derech eretz in the shadow of Hitler. The Torah U-Madda journal. Volume 14. (84–96). (I)
Curricula:
Witty, E. (2005). It is my business: Selected history from 1933–1945. New York:
Board of Jewish Education Educational Resource Center. (I)
Echoes and reflections: A multimedia curriculum on the Holocaust. (2005).
Anti-Defamation League, USC Shoah Foundation Institute, Yad
Vashem. (I)
Tefillin: An expression of faith: Maintaining the bond in the concentration camps.
Jerusalem: Serena Abeles Raab Holocaust Education Center at Michlalah
Jerusalem College, in collaboration with the Kiddush Hashem Archives, The
Center for Documentation of Jewish Courage, Bnei Brak. (I)
Web sites:
http://www1.yadvashem.org/exhibitions/album_Auschwitz/mutimedia/index.HTML (The Auschwitz Album) (I)
http://www1.yadvashem.org/education/index_education.html (I)
www.myjewishlegacy.com (3rd Generation Holocaust website and blog) (I)
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/index.html (I)
http://www.tellingstories.org/ (I)
Opportunities in Holocaust education: (I)
http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/dorot/
http://www.mjhnyc.org/teach_students_b.htm
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Social-Emotional Intelligence
“This is what I want every child to understand: Your life matters. You can't live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what's most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you. And that message, by the way, is not just for youth -- that's for everyone” Jane Goodall.
http://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning-introduction (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-intelligence-missing-piece (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/emotional-intelligence-research (I)
http://www.edutopia.org/10-tips-creating-caring-school (I)
http://operationrespect.org/ (I)
Children’s Bill of Rights: (I)
http://www.newciv.org/ncn/cbor.html
http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=119688
http://www.korczak.org.uk/portfolio.html
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Israel in Our Lives was a popular resource and has been much requested in the years since the original website was created in 1999. We are thrilled to share the good news that this series is now freely available for download in our Sosland Online Resource Center! We invite you to explore and share these resources with your colleagues and constituents in each topical area, including:
Teaching Israel: Basic Issues and Philosophical Guidelines
Israel Education Through Encounters with Israelis
Israel in Adult Education
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Israeli Tests and curricular materials
Resources in Israel that are readily accessible and should be of interest to Diaspora educators re: recommendations for tests in general Jewish knowledge and the weekly Torah portion include the mivhan artzi be-tanakh in middle school. Many of these tests are available at http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tests/tora.htm and can probably be adapted for use in other settings.
http://www.daat.ac.il site is chock-full of useful information for day school educators.
Another set of poorly publicized Israeli resource are the publications put out by Michlelet Herzog, the teacher's training college affiliated with Yeshivat Har Etzion. They have published materials on Sefer Melakhim - see http://www.herzog.ac.il/tvunot/showbook.php?booknum=34
and http://www.herzog.ac.il/tvunot/showbook.php?booknum=36 - as well as numerous other resources: see http://www.lookstein.org/online_journal.php?id=48 for a review of some of these materials.
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From: Judith Rosenbaum [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 5:31 PM
What do you have planned for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day?
A new trove of fresh material on Jews and the Civil Rights Movement is now available online, featuring compelling stories of women and men fighting for social justice. Designed for teens, Living the Legacy offers the opportunity for young people to explore their own identities and social justice commitments and to draw connections between a history of American Jewish activism and their own lives. Today's students can see "themselves" in a photograph of teens marching with a Jewish youth group banner at the 1963 March on Washington, where those teens heard first-hand Martin Luther King, Jr.'s riveting "I Have a Dream?" speech. They can watch a video of the Freedom Seder that commemorated the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. or read the letters student activists wrote home to their families and the first person accounts of what it felt like to be jailed for being a Freedom Rider.
In addition to containing over 85 rich primary source documents like these and 15 traditional Jewish texts, Living the Legacy is a full curriculum with 16 ready-to-use lesson plans designed to be used by educators working with 8th-12th graders in both formal and informal educational settings. The flexible lessons can stand alone or be taught in various combinations, such as the trio of lessons suggested for MLK programming in the month of January. For more MLK ideas, check out this blog post by JWA education staff. A free gender-inclusive curriculum created by the Jewish Women's Archive, Living the Legacy (LTL) is available in its entirety on our website. For educators working with adults and younger students, the LTL online interface makes it easy to view the primary source documents by keyword or type, separate from the lesson plans. The traditional Jewish texts -- chosen by Rabbi Jill Jacobs and JWA's Judith Rosenbaum -- are each linked to from a variety of lesson plans and paired with accompanying questions that can be applied in a range of social justice education contexts. For more information about the curriculum or about JWA's 2011 Institute for Educators, please contact [email protected] or (617) 383-6762.
New online resource - http://mi.yodeya.com
** Can a man fulfill his obligation by listening to a woman's Birchos HaShachar (morning blessings)? What about vice-versa?
** Do I need to make another bracha on putting on tzitzis after I get out of the pool?
** Why do we say Teiku when there is no answer in the Gemara?
** What's the "ORegon 7-1222" on R' Moshe Feinstein's letterhead?
** Why was Pinchas blessed for the same type of behavior for which Shimon and Levi were cursed?
These are just some of the questions at http://mi.yodeya.com, an online community for Q&A about Jewish life and learning. Mi.yodeya gives you the chance to share your curiosity and knowledge about all things Jewish with a crowd of other sharers. At the same time, you get to enrich the Internet with a repository of Jewish information expressed in the language of people who want to know it. TEACHERS are some of mi.yodeya's most avid contributors. They enjoy the opportunity to "teach" in a diverse Internet community and also to see what the crowd comes up with in response to questions that came up in class. STUDENTS have also found mi.yodeya to be a great kosher website. The Q&A format engages their curiosity. Simple questions get serious answers from smart people, almost in real-time. They get a practical education in clear writing and web interaction. The site is moderated for content, but not heavy-handedly. Finally, there are no private spaces or private messages; every interaction is visible to parents and the public.