Books and teaching resources for learners ages 3-13
Mishnafari provides a Jewish SEL sample lesson on looking beyond appearances and recognizing the good qualities inside each person through Pirkei Avot, with stories, songs, discussion prompts, and hands-on classroom activities.
Resource Preview Mishnafari provides a Jewish SEL sample lesson on kindness, caring for others, and learning to love your neighbor through Torah and Jewish wisdom, with stories, songs, discussion prompts, and hands-on classroom activities.
This guide provides guidelines for mandated reporting in the State of New York.
This episode is from the Reflective Teacher Podcast a podcast that is produced from Jewish United Fund in Chicago. This episode interviews Jenna Bilmes who is the author of the book, "Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Life Skills Children Need." Jenna shares about her experience as a teacher and
In this podcast, Tal Ben-Shahar, a lecturer and writer who specializes in the field of Positive Psychology, describes what “studying happiness” looks like in practice, identifies some of the field’s key findings, and explores how religion (Judaism, in particular) intersects with academic research on
In this second webinar of the series, Sarah Rosenblum presents foundational material about Positive Psychology and explores the intersection of those key ideas with Jewish Education. She gives practical adaptable examples for educators to try in their programs. PRE-SESSION TWO READING What Exactly
This is a podcast that gives parents a framework for leaning into the positive possibilities of spending so much time at home in this pandemic time.
Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with thousands of men and women, Sonja Lyubomirsky has pioneered a detailed yet easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives — in the short term and over the long term.
Sonja Lyubomirsky shows how a simple reminder to count your blessings can have a profound impact.