Networks

Tween Educators and Engagement Professionals Network (National, 5th-8th)

Facilitator: Erica Hruby
Format: Virtual

About this Network:

This is a national network for professionals who serve 5th-8th grade students as a Jewish educator (non-day school) and/or as a Jewish engagement professional (i.e. community organizations, JCCs, Federation tween programs, junior youth group, service learning/community service, etc.).



The goal of this network is to connect with role-alike professionals with whom to have conversations about the field, share programmatic and curricular resources, provide support, guidance, and mentorship, discuss challenges, and more. This network will meet online via Zoom. In addition to the live meet-ups, there will be a designated online space where youth professionals will be encouraged to share ideas, ask questions and get feedback, collaborate, kvetch/kvell, and more.

Additional Information:

This is the second year of this network, created for youth professionals working with tw/teens in 5th-8th grade in all Jewish organizational institutions that categorize themselves as education and/or engagement in nature.

About the Facilitator:

Erica Hruby
Erica Hruby

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.

When
Thursday at 2pm ET
Oct 26, Nov 16, Dec 14, Jan 25, Feb 22, Mar 21, Apr 18
Facilitator
Erica Hruby
Format
Virtual
New members
Contact Facilitator
Target audience
Associate / Assistant Director
Clergy
Director / Principal / Head of School
Educator / Teacher
Independent Educator
Non-Profit Engagement / Education Professional
Youth Professional / Teen Engagement
Geographic regions
National
Area of work
After School and Beyond
Educator Training
Family Engagement
Teen Engagement