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In this session Ms. McKinney-Baldon, a former Jewish day school teacher, shared her story of growing up in Milwaukee, and outlined strategies for Jewish educators to increase belonging for Jews of color and diverse Jewish...
When our campuses closed due to Covid-19, the cast of Fiddler on the Roof was only weeks into rehearsals. Most schools had canceled their spring performances, but our cast was determined. The students and show leaders met...
Collaboration and distance used to seem like a paradox. Now, they are a daily part of teaching during Covid. How can we teach students the important skills of collaboration, while oftentimes there is a lot of space and...
There is no doubt that student collaboration adds many dimensions to learning: discussion about a given topic, deeper understanding of material, even adding a level of enjoyment to the most tedious of subjects. Transitioning...
I will be happy if I never hear some un words again: uncertain, unprecedented, unknown and unavoidable. I feel the same way about re words such as regression, recession and reduction, not to mention the co words coronavirus...
There are concrete strategies and supports for diverse learners than can be translated into support for online learning, a vital necessity for virtual and home schooling. There are four key areas of focus, all anchored in the...
Almost subconsciously, I signed off many of our weekly edtech professionals check- in calls quoting Elroy Jetson being hoisted by his suspenders after a playdate at the end of his school day taught by a robot in his...
This past spring, as our living rooms turned into classrooms, we shifted our teaching, learning new technologies such as Trello boards and Kahoot and creating Bitmoji classrooms to engage our students. One question we all...
The coronavirus pandemic has inspired our pluralistic school to place a higher priority on moral education than ever before. While it isn’t new to us to attend to the social and emotional needs of our students and to their...