Judy Groner's Article: What We Teach Our Children About Israel

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

Please read this wonderful article from the Jewish Exponent, What We Teach Our Children About Israel. It was written by Perelman Jewish Day School's Head of School, Judy Groner. "Let’s face it — if you’re Jewish, Israel is not just another foreign country. Whatever our politics, whatever our religious practices, we’re going to be engaging with Israel throughout our lives, as something more than just a vacation spot or a place in the news. And that means wanting, and needing, to educate our children about Israel. At Perelman Jewish Day School, we see Israel education as an intricate mosaic. How we teach Israel is as important as what we teach. Our curriculum is broad and not limited to textbooks and special programs." To read the full article, click here.

Jewish text about Pluralism (Eruvim 13b)

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Shared by Susie Tanchel, Head of School at JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School.

Rav Kook on Pluralism

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Shared by Susie Tanchel, Head of School at JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School

Rav Kook, Eyn Ayah to Tractate Berakhot, vol. 2, pp. 397-398, 9:361 [circa 1902]

Universal Design for Learning

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Submitted by Gussie Singer to be used in conjunction with Universal Design for Learning

Classroom Profile—The idea behind this one is to dig deeper into who you’re your students are, what their learning needs are, but in a bullet point format.

Curriculum Barriers- The idea behind this one is to examine how you are presenting curriculum within lessons and then use the classroom profile template to think about the ways in which the curricular methods and materials might be presenting unintentional barriers for certain kids.