Teaching Is Making Contact
Every classroom moment is a precious
chance to reach
students and change lives. The critical issue is making contact. How can we ensure that students receive the messages we are
sending? Is it possible to make contact every time we teach? Explore
teaching and learning styles—the basic building blocks of master
teaching.
 Mission Impossible, Jewish Style
Your
mission, should you choose to accept it, is Jewish education. Of course,
learning and teaching are two sides of the same coin and becoming a better
Jewish teacher is another way of becoming a better Jewish student.
Students already know much about teaching since they have studied with
many teachers. This workshop shows how teaching
is learned from the ways in which we are taught. Seymour brings the
questions. You bring memories of how your teachers taught you.
Together, we'll discover the meaning of master teaching.
The "Mask" God Wears
God
speaks through the words of Torah in
unexpected ways. Rossel explores four ways that our ancestors believed
they could "hear" God's voice coming through the text. The
purpose is to discover whether we can sense God's presence in these ways
as we study Torah. The answer is not complex; merely elegant. Appropriate for all teachers of Bible and every persuasion
of Judaism.
ABC's of Classroom Management
Designed
for new teachers and teachers who have been in the classroom less than two
years, this workshop specializes in issues such as beginning and ending
the school year, simple management techniques that never fail, the basics
of motivation, new techniques in lesson planning, and achieving the ideal
school-parent/teacher-child balance. The workshop instills confidence and
provides the new teacher with tools and techniques which can be used
immediately. |
Transforming Our Schools,
Transforming Ourselves
The
principles behind the Experiment in Congregational Education (ECE)
described in A Congregation of Learners: Transforming the Synagogue
into a Learning Community (UAHC Press) can help any congregation
conduct an educational self-examination. Discuss the role of education in
building a spiritual community, new goals for religious school and adult
education committees, new relationships for staff and lay leaders, and how
the search for systemic change can influence the future of the American
synagogue.
Ten Commandments for
Classroom
Discipline
This
workshop designed for teachers in any school at any grade level, K-Adult,
includes the "Ten Commandments of Classroom Discipline,"
strategies for motivation, secrets of small group management, and keys for
the effective use of textbooks. Before you can teach the curriculum, you
need the full attention of the group. Attend this workshop and leave with
a new array of tools and a new set of proven techniques.
Turning Text into Curriculum
Jewish
curriculum is based on texts—Bible, Talmud, midrash, codes, philosophy,
poetry, narrative, legend, responsa, and more. Jewish teachers present
text on every level of the school, starting even before children know how
to read. Whether you are telling a story or opening a page of Talmud for
intensive study, the techniques for
creating student interest in the text and making texts a part of their
lives do not vary greatly. In this workshop you will learn the art of
turning text into curriculum—tried and true techniques employed by
master teachers. Together, we revisit the Book of Jonah—a text we begin
teaching to the smallest of children and one which we study throughout our
lives. Not only will Jonah take on new relevance for you, but you will
discover how to make it relevant for your students. In fact, this one
example can illuminate all the teaching you do. |
MAGIC