djln january 2014: new year, new goals!
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New Year, New GoalsJanuary 2014
It's hard to believe that we're already in the year 2014! It has been a big year in the world of educationaltechnology, from the ongoing debate about MOOCs to the endless litany of new software and hardwarebrought to market every day. The exponential growth and dynamic changes are incredibly exciting, butthey can also be overwhelming.
That's where we come in. We work to capture some of great things going on out there, and bring themto you right here in this newsletter, on our Facebook page, on our Twitter feed, and on our blog. Wesort through tons of articles, videos, blogs posts, and more and bring you the things that we believe willbe most valuable to you.
We hope that you find these resources useful for your professional growth and in guiding your goals foryour students, classes, and even yourself. Wishing you a very happy and healthy new year, filled withinnovation and creativity! Sincerely,The DJLN TeamGary, Margery, and Faigy
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In This Newsletter:Join our Deep Dive at the RAVSAK/PARDES Conference!Use Our Resource Portal to Reach Your GoalsInterview with Bryna Leider, Education Director at Luria AcademyProfessional Development OpportunitiesResources From Around the Web
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Going to the RAVSAK/PARDES Jewish Day School Leadership Conference? Join our EffectiveTechnology, Effective Education Deep Dive! To pre-register, click here.
Some of the great minds we're featuring include: Dan Ahlstrom, Tuscon Hebrew Academy; SarahBlattner, Tamritz Learning; Jaime Cohen, TannenbaumCHAT; Joan Getman, University of SouthernCalifornia; David Greenfield, EdD candidate, Learning Technologies, Pepperdine University; GaryHartstein, DigitalJLearning Network; Helena Levine, Donna Klein Jewish Academy; Saul Rube, HillelDay School of Metro Detroit; and Rebecca Tomasini, The Alvo Institute.
To check out our Deep Dive's full-day schedule, click here. We hope to see you there!
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In last month's newsletter, we launched our brand new Resource Portal, and we're incredibly excitedabout the possibilities it holds to help you reach your goals! We're constantly adding new listings thatcan help you do anything and everything in and out of the classroom, from finding interactive Jewishtexts to assessing your students to managing or even creating your lesson content. Click here to explore it!
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Interview with Bryna Leider, Education Director at LuriaAcademy of Brooklyn As you may have heard, Luria Academy of Brooklyn was recentlynamed one of the 50 most innovative Jewish organizations by theSlingshot Fund. What you may not have heard is that Luria Academyis a member of the DigitalJLearning Network (DJLN). Luria Academy is a unique school in a number of ways; it encourages apluralistic school population and teaches Jewish values in line with anOpen Orthodox philosophy; it uses progressive Montessori and Deweyeducational methods to nurture each child's intellectual and spiritual
growth; and in older grades they incorporate a blended learning model into their classrooms. At DJLN, we're intrigued by the way Luria Academy integrates blended learning with the school'soverarching Montessori model. We spoke with Bryna Leider, Education Director at Luria, to learn moreabout their unique fusion of models. Among her many accomplishments in her 15 years of working in education, last year Bryna was arecipient of the Young Pioneers Award for innovation in Jewish education from The Jewish EducationProject. Her years of experience and the quality of her work shine through in our conversation: Readmore...
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Professional Development Opportunities
> Join this Free Webinar: Leveraging Social Media to Engage and Inspire YourAlumni Network with Beth Kanter
Join Beth Kanter, author of The Networked Nonprofit, to learn about the power of social media! Get
the practical tools you need to engage and inspire your alumni network. The conversation withBeth is part of the #NetTalks Alumni Engagement Webinar Series hosted by the SchustermanPhilanthropic Network and Jim Joseph Foundation. It is designed for Jewish professionals whowant to learn how to catalyze alumni networks and create best-in-class alumni experiences.
Click here to register and secure your spot.
> Registration is Now Open: Limmud NY, February 14-17, 2014
Join hundreds of Jews of all ages and backgrounds for a four-day festival celebrating the richdiversity of Jewish culture, life and learning through art, music, text study, film, hands-onworkshops, performances and more. Enjoy programming for the whole family! Including babysittingand children's camp. All meals are glatt kosher. Financial aid and student pricing available. Thelocation, the Hilton Stamford Hotel in Stamford CT, is easily accessible by Amtrak and MetroNorth Railroad.
Click here to Register Today! Questions? Call 212-908-2539 or email [email protected]
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Resources From Around the Web Here are some great articles and tools you might enjoy:
This list of 11 EdTech Bloggers To Follow in 2014 is really great!How to Choose the Right Learning Management SystemThis is a really clever way to find your next field trip: Get Going: Mapping Teachers' FavoriteField Trip Spots We're fascinated with this unique and groundbreaking edtech development, created by TED Prizewinner Sugata Mitra: The first School in the Cloud opens in the UK Speaking of Sugata Mitra, take a look at this toolkit he created: SOLE: How to Bring Self-
Organized Learning Environments to Your Community. Specifically designed for you, this
step-by-step guide will prepare you to ignite the fire of curiosity in kids at home, in school or atafter-school programs.The New York Times put together this reflection on this past year, and ways you can teach yourstudents or children about it: Looking Back at 2013 | Ideas for Reflecting On and TeachingAbout the Year That Was This piece in Education Next does an amazing job of describing The TransformationalPotential of Flipped Classrooms25 Teaching Tools For The Digital Classroom is a really great list to look throughHave you thought about implementing a 1:1 program? Read The yays, nays and everything inbetween from a one-to-one veteran
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The DigitalJLearning Network is an initiative of The Jewish Education Project
supported by funding from the AVI CHAI Foundation.
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