Strengthen the Network

&

Sustain & Expand High

Impact Models

Coalition of Innovating Congregations

Grants for 2013-2014

The Coalition of Innovating

Congregations has

1. 50 congregations connecting to one another

and to resources to fuel innovation

2. 12+ types of High Impact Models to speak to

the needs of today’s learners

3. 3,000 children and 2,300 families experiencing

powerful whole person learning and assessment

4. 1,000 teachers experiencing regularized

professional learning

What We Have Learned

1. Shortcuts to new models (Express Innovation)

2. Any committed congregation is capable of

making change

3. Data accelerates action

4. Educators don’t have to wait years to know if

learning is making a difference

Goals for 2013-14

1. Strengthen the Network

Innovators need innovators

2. Sustain high impact models

The congregation commits to supporting new

models.

3. Expand high impact models

Sitting at desks learning about Judaism is not the

same as living Judaism

4. Time to re-vision

Criteria for Grants to Strengthen

Network and Expand Model

Have the capacity to engage with the network

Offer a developed High Impact Model by 2013-

14 (grants don’t support new pilots)

Be on a trajectory to reach 51% of your

learners in High Impact Models by June 2014

Be able to support the model in the future

Grant Opportunities

Select the appropriate grant based on your capacity

1. Capacity to: engage with the network

Coalition Member Grant:

Participate in Network grant

2. Capacity to: engage with network & a developed

model or reach 51%

Connect & Consult Grant:

Coalition Member and $4,000 Consulting grant

Grant OpportunitiesSelect the appropriate grant based on your capacity

3. Capacity to: engage with network & well developed

model and reach 51%

High Impact Model Grant:

Coalition Member, $4,000 Consulting grant, and

$2,000 grant

4. Capacity to: engage with network and continue to

develop a UNIQUE Model

Unique Model Grant:

Coalition Member, $4,000 consulting grant, and

$4,000 grant

If these statements resonate with you,

then this is the right grant for your

congregation.

We still have desire to reach for new ways of

engaging learners.

We have worked to move beyond

programmatic changes, but have not yet

moved to a model for the majority of learners

that is significantly different from Hebrew

School.

Our congregation benefits from being

connected to other congregations working to

engage learners in new ways.

Coalition Member:

Participate in Network grant

This grant includes:

•Living and Learning

•Summer Institute

•Yachdav

•Online learning

Coalition Member & Consulting Grant$4,000 Consulting Grant

We have desire to reach for new ways of engaging

learners.

We are committed to implementing powerful learning

and professional learning.

We have created a model, but it is still in the nascent

stage.

We are working to engage the majority of learners in

the model.

Our congregation benefits from being connected to

other congregations working to engage learners in

new ways.

If these statements resonate with you,

then this is the right grant for your

congregation.

New Consulting Format:

•4 hrs/month of individual

consulting

•2 hrs every other month

of peer consulting

High Impact Model $2,000 Grant

$4,000 Consulting Grant

New Consulting Format:

•4 hrs/month of individual

consulting

•2 hrs every other month

of peer consulting

We have created a well-developed model.

We are working to engage the majority of

learners in the model by June 2014.

Our congregation benefits from being

connected to other congregations working to

engage learners in new ways.

If these statements resonate with you, then

this is the right grant for your congregation.

Unique Model Grant$4,000 Grant

$4,000 Consulting GrantNew Consulting Format:

•4 hrs/month of individual

consulting

•2 hrs every other month

of peer consultingIf these statements resonate with you,

then this is the right grant for your

congregation.

We have created a cool new model-type that is

still developing.

We are working to engage the majority of learners

in the model.

Our congregation benefits from being connected to

other congregations working to engage learners in

new ways.

Peer Consulting

Moving from indivual consulting to peer consulting.

Expand and intensify Your High Impact

Model in 2013-2014For grants 3-4 ONLY:

Congregations who expand and intensify their

High Impact Model increase:

A. Frequency

B. Connectivity

C. Model Characteristics

D. Enrollment

E. New Language

When imagining your innovations for 2013-2014,

engaging around the following continua can be

helpful. Grants 3-4 are given to congregations

who are boldly moving along the continua.

A. Increased Frequency of learning experiences (for families, community, etc.)

Frequency refers to a model being normative and regularized.

Episodic ------------------------------------------------------- Frequent regularity

(not once a yr.)

Expand and intensify Your High Impact

Model in 2013-2014

B. Connection between structured learning experience

(e.g. pre and post learning for lived experiences)

Isolated learning experiences -------------------- Integrated or highly

connected learning

experiences

Expand and intensify Your High Impact

Model in 2013-2014

C. Model Characteristics: The High Five

Enable experience and reflection

Attend to the individual

Engage the family

Build relationships and community

Redefine the role of teacher (not only a sage on

the stage, a guide on the side)

Expand and intensify Your High Impact

Model in 2013-2014

1. Enable Experience and Reflection

2. Attend to the Individual

3. Engage the Family

4. Build Relationships and Community

5. Redefine Role of Teacher

Learning about Judaism ---------------------------------- Living Judaism

One size fits all ---------------------------------- Differentiated Learning

Learning for children only

----------------------------------Family fully and regularly engaged

Focus on content only

-------------------------------Focus on relationships among learners/ connected to community

Teacher is the sage on the stage

-------------------------------Teacher is the guide on the side

Expand and intensify Your High Impact

Model in 2013-2014

D. Increased Number of families participating

Moving to the 51%

Opt in for a

minority of families ------------------------

a priority for a

majority of families

Expand and intensify Your High Impact

Model in 2013-2014

E. Create a language for defining and communicating

about the model

Uses traditional

school language ------------------------------

Vocabulary used to

name/describe all

aspects of the

model.

All Grants Recipients Have

Leadership Teams (ELT/PLT)

Educational Leadership Team (ELT):

Committed to Directing Resources toward High Impact Model

Participate in Communal Network:

Summer Institute August 2013

Yachdav Gathering May 2014

Share models and perspectives on Social Media Platforms

Professional Learning Team (PLT):

Design whole-person learning with design principles

Assess learning using learner outcomes

Design and deliver ongoing professional learning

Participate in communal network

Summer Institute August 2013

May Yachdav

2 Living and Learning Sessions (online or in-person)

Share Curricular innovations on Social Media Platforms

In Summary…

All Grantees will

Participate actively in the Network of

Innovating Congregations

Open its doors to other congregations (teach

others your innovations)

Share your successes through documentation

(videos, lesson plans, etc.)

Contribute to social media resources

In Summary…

Recipients of Grants 3 or 4 will

Continue to develop, expand, and deepen

their model

Reallocate funds to sustain the model beyond

2014

Document new models (teach others your

innovations)

Identify outcomes for the model and assess

how well those outcomes are met

Leadership Teams take stock

Which grant is best for you?

In LOMED, we to transform the way children experience

Judaism.

Your work ensures that more children

belong, dance, enact, learn, sing, pray…

LIVE JUDAISM

Timeline

Grant Power Point and Application available

February 15, 2013

Grant Application Due: March 15, 2013

Notification: April 17, 2013

Questions