A seven-part series of sessions that assist parents in having meaningful conversations with their older teens about Israel from Makom. Makom, a project of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is the place for challenging Israel education, enabling participants to ask challenging questions, while also
Dr. Ruth Nemzoff discusses that this is not a time for perfection in a Pandemic Episode of the Thought Experiment Podcast.
Listen on Apple or Spotify When Israel was created on this exact day 78 years ago, she didn’t come with an instruction manual called “How to Build a Jewish State.” If she had, Jewish educators wouldn’t be grappling today with the tensions between Israel’s Jewish and democratic values, or needing
After October 7, educators were asked to guide students while still making sense of their own evolving relationship to Israel and to Jewish peoplehood. What does it mean to teach when the ground beneath the curriculum is still shifting? What has changed in Israel education? What do educators need to
This research shares best practices in promoting social and emotional learning in preschools.
This article is a comprehesive resrouce from a journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children published in July 2017.
Little Avant Gardes is a magical program and model that, while focused on Russian-speaking families in this setting, can be adapted in any community.
While every class has some exposure to Hebrew, our Dual Language track classroom features two teachers, one speaking only Hebrew and the other only English at Congregation Beth Elohim, Brooklyn, NY.
The Jewish Museum provided us with the perfect setting to explore how early childhood educators might use art and artifacts in their classrooms differently.
The Educational Alliance Preschool has implemented a thoughtful school process that puts children and families at the center.