Professional Leadership
Every School Should be a Lab School
Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
A lab school (short for laboratory school) is a space designed to ideate, explore and test new educational models and methods, incubating
Partnerships for New Head Success
Professional Leadership
The first year of the Jewish day school headship is a challenging and pivotal moment in a leader's career, and supporting new
Tough Times Don't Last; Tough Teams Do
Professional Leadership
Last year, faced with a slowly dissolving administrative team in my first year as a head of school, a very wise, successful
Finding Strength in Otherness: Women's Leadership in an Orthodox School
Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
In her pivotal work In A Different Voice, Carol Gilligan lays out the concept that women are “living at once inside and
Empowering Rising Leaders: Fostering Leadership Among Orthodox Women
Professional Leadership
An interview with Ann and Jeremy Pava on empowering rising leaders and fostering leadership among orthodox women
Supporting New Administrators In and Out of School
Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
The impact of Covid has, of course, exacerbated many challenges. School communities have not been immune to society’s “great resignation” culture. Some
Vive la Différence: A Diverse JDS Leadership Model
Human Resources, Professional Leadership
Our female educational leaders and classroom teachers should not attempt to simulate what their male counterparts do; they should create a distinctly
Leading Lessons: Voices and Visions of Women in Jewish Educational Leadership
Professional Leadership
When I sent an email to over three dozen female colleagues asking if they would share their challenges, successes and guidance for
Problems, Solutions, and Generations
Professional Leadership
In Tractate Megillah, Reish Lakish teaches that God doesn’t afflict the Jewish people without first creating a remedy. That idea doesn’t justify
What Makes a Great PD Experience
Prizmah Thought Leadership, Professional Leadership, Teaching and Learning
At Prizmah we have had the joy of creating all sorts of professional development experiences, some with partner organizations and some on
Keeping it Fresh
Professional Leadership
This summer will mark nine years since The Idea Institute (formerly the I.D.E.A. Schools Network) first started running the Summer Sandbox, a
Pathways to Differentiation in a Judaic Studies Classroom
Professional Leadership, Teaching and Learning
At the heart of Hidden Sparks’ work is the belief that every child has unique talents, strengths, affinities and challenges. Teacher and