Some idealists may argue that experiential education works equally well in any circumstance. I’m not one of them. By Gabi Spiewak [This is the third in a series of articles written by participants and alumni of the YU Certificate Program in Experiential Jewish Education (EJE), highlighting EJE related ideas and practices.] The emergence of any new field of study calls for immediate answers to basic questions. The Certificate Program at … [Read more...] about Contextualizing Experiential Jewish Education
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Individual Education Plans and Jewish Education
By Dr. Gil Graff As a graduate student in the field of educational administration in the 1980s, I was introduced to Public Law 94-142. This (at that time) relatively new legislation called for an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for qualifying students. An IEP was designed to help educators and related service providers best meet the needs of each eligible student. Though PL 94-142 applied to students with a disability meeting … [Read more...] about Individual Education Plans and Jewish Education
Experiential Jewish Education: A Response to Pew
By Aaron Levi This is the second in a series of articles written by participants and alumni of the YU Certificate Program in Experiential Jewish Education (EJE), highlighting EJE related ideas and practices. Jack Wertheimer and Steven M. Cohen’s recently published articles in Mosaic argue that more Jewish education (specifically day school education) will result in increased Jewish endogamy and more Jewish babies, stating: “The gradient of … [Read more...] about Experiential Jewish Education: A Response to Pew
When Kolb met Hillel: Using Reflection, Conceptualization, and Experimentation with College Students
By Benji Berlow, Lior Cyngiser, Erica Frankel and Michelle Lackie [This is the first in a series of articles written by participants and alumni of the YU Certificate Program in Experiential Jewish Education (EJE), highlighting EJE related ideas and practices. This article was written by four Hillel professionals.] How Students Learn When designing a program or experience, we as educators often pour most of our energies into the things … [Read more...] about When Kolb met Hillel: Using Reflection, Conceptualization, and Experimentation with College Students
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