Listen, Protect, Connect - Model & Teach
Psychological first aid (PFA) for students and teachers.
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Psychological first aid (PFA) for students and teachers. Helping you help your students in times of disaster, school crises, or emergencies. This resource from ready.gov guides teachers in how to react and communicate during times of crisis. The information within can be used by teachers to help students, their families, and other teachers as well.
This resource is a 16-page downloadable PDF document containing actionable advice and activities for teachers.
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This collection provides a select set of resources to support educators in leading conversation on the events at the U.S. Capitol on January, 6, 2021.
Temple Adat Elohim, Thousand Oaks, CA. Families come together twice a month, once to experience Shabbat as a B’Yachad community and another time to help heal the world by participating in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) projects
Demonstrating authenticity and vulnerability in the classroom means educators thoughtfully share their genuine questions, struggles, and personal connections with Jewish primary texts, creating a model of honest engagement with tradition. This approach embraces wrestling with texts as a sacred act
Mayim, our initial example of "Additional" Models, could be placed in a Multi-aged, Project-Based Learning, or Experiential Learning bucket. Mayim is a K-5 learning community in which depth of relationships and depth of learning are intentionally fostered and visible everywhere.
Temple Israel Center, White Plains, NY. In Havurat Torah each semester teens choose one va’adot (action committee), identify a real-life challenge, and build a project-based learning initiative around it.
Merrick Jewish Centre, Merrick, NY. Established congregants meet with families to share their personal stories about a mitzvah they are passionate about. Then families engage in an activity that focuses on that mitzvah.