Amp Up Your Lesson Design with AI in the Loop

In-Person: The Jewish Education Project 1675 Broadway 15th Floor New York, NY 10019
$75.00
Tuesday: February 3, 2026 at 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST

Join The Yeshiva University Azrieli School of Education and The Jewish Education Project for this hands-on full-day workshop which brings you back to what great teaching starts with: clear goals, thoughtful design, and meaningful student work. Using the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework, you'll walk through the full backward planning process—this time with AI as a strategic support. Bring an idea for a unit or lesson you’d like to develop and use the day to build it out with intention. You’ll leave with a well-developed unit plan, practical tools, and a renewed sense of clarity and creativity.

 

For questions or additional information, please contact Gary Pretsfelder at gpretsfelder@jewishedproject.org.

 

This event is part of the year-long series AI: Your Professional Thought Partner. Click here to view other events in this series. 

 

 

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Rabbi Avi Bloom

Rabbi Avi Bloom is the Director of Technology at SAR High School. Avi received a Master's degree in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University, and received semikha from RIETS. He earned his BA in Psychology from Yeshiva College. Avi also served as national facilitator of Prizmah's Technology Director network and is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Education and Information Technology committee.

Gary Pretsfelder
Gary Pretsfelder

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. 

Rivkah Schack
Rivkah Schack
Rivkah Schack is the Senior Managing Director of Educational Technology and Digital Strategy at The Jewish Education Project, where she leads national efforts to integrate AI, expand digital learning, and develop micro-credential pathways for Jewish educators. With over three decades in Jewish, Montessori, and classical education, she has founded two schools, built personalized and mastery-based learning models, and directed educator training organizations. Her work centers on guiding system-wide change through thoughtful use of technology, data, and human-centered design.
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