Nurturing the Next Generation: Cultivating Supportive Practices for Jewish Youth (eCourse Cohort)
Nurturing the Next Generation: Cultivating Supportive Practices for Jewish Youth is a brand new eCourse developed at The Jewish Education Project. This eCourse is being launched as a cohort experience, with participants meeting four times as a learning community while navigating the online content.
This eCourse is designed for youth professionals, broadly defined; those working in teen philanthropy or a Jewish youth group or a Hebrew high program or confirmation class, and anything in-between. While youth professionals of all professional stages are welcome and would benefit from this eCourse, it will be most resonant with youth professionals who are: (1) early in their career as a youth professional, (2) have recently transitioned into youth work from another area of Jewish life or field, or (3) seasoned youth professionals who want to refresh their knowledge and understanding.
The eCourse is divided into six core units:
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Adolescent development
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Being a supportive adult
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Effective communication
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Establishing boundaries and creating balance
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Enhancing the environment
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Integrating spirituality into our work
Participants will experience a variety of educational modalities that are designed to create an experience that is interesting, interactive, pedagogically sound, and fact-based. Each unit has multiple lessons associated with it. Some units will take more time and some less. Overall, the course is estimated to take between four and five hours to complete. (not intended for one sitting)
Session 1: Cohort Connection and Overview of the eCourse
Session 2: Deep Dive Into Cohort Selected Content Area
Session 3: Deep Dive Into Cohort Selected Content Area
Session 4: Application of Content Learned and Debrief of Experience
Prerequisite: Participants must be certified in YMHFA to participate in this cohort experience.
For more information, contact Erica Hruby, Senior Manager, National Teen Education and Engagement Initiatives at ehruby@jewishedproject.org.
- After School and Beyond
- Educator Training
- Congregational Learning
- Teen Engagement
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Erica Hruby, M.A. is a Jewish educator with nearly 30-years of teaching, curriculum writing, and professional development experience in Jewish community, academic, and residential environments. Erica serves as Senior Manager, National Teen Education and Engagement at The Jewish Education Project. She is also the founder of Anchored Parenting, LLC where she serves as a parent educator and coach. Erica has an M.A. from Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and adolescents. She lives on the West Coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart with whom she shares two adult daughters.
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