Student Centered Learning for Yeshiva/Day School Educators

Gary Pretsfelder is Senior Manager, Professional Learning and Growth at the Jewish Education Project in New York, where he consults with, and coordinates professional development for, Yeshivot and Day School educators in the New York area in support of educational and cultural change in their schools. Gary is a former long-time, day school Principal and teacher in New York who built communities that put students and active learning at the center. 

Tikvah Wiener is the Founder and CEO of Kadima Coaching, a global organization that empowers Jewish day school and congregational educators through professional development in student-centered learning. Over the past 30 years, she has dedicated her career to Jewish education, serving as a teacher, administrator, head of school, and consultant. Tikvah was an UpStart Fellow and a member of HaKaveret, JEIC’s design team of leading educators charged with developing innovative models of Jewish learning. She has also delivered an ELI Talk on the central role of passion-based learning in Jewish education.

Rabbi Tavi Koslowe has over twenty years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and educational consultant across lower, middle, and high school settings. He currently serves as Chief Academic Officer at Kadima Coaching Inc., an educational consulting firm that partners with Jewish schools and organizations to provide robust, customized professional development solutions. Previously, he held leadership roles including High School Dean at The Leffell School (Hartsdale, NY), Judaic Studies Principal at The Idea School (Tenafly, NJ), Head of Lower School at the Ramaz School (Manhattan, NY), and Middle School Assistant Principal at Yeshivat Noam (Paramus, NJ).