DigitalPioneeringJanuary2015

InThisNewsletter:>Top10ThingsThatInspiredUsOnOur#SAMISTICAdventure>FlippedLearning&RealTimeAssessmentinaJudaicStudiesClassroom>GetInspiredby#JedHourofCode>TheJewishEducationProjectYoungPioneersAward2015,OpenforNominationsonJan.6!>UncoveringtheTorahofTechnology,anELITalk>PBSislookingforAmerica'smostinnovativeeducators!

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_____________________________________________________________Top10ThingsThatInspiredUsOnOur#SAMISTICAdventureByDebbieClement,RabbiEmilyMeyer,andAmeeShereroftheSeattleJewishCommunitySchool(SJCS)TheDigitalJLearningNetwork(DJLN)andTheSamisFoundationpulledtogetheracohortof18educators,twoteacherleadersandoneadministratorfromeachofthesixJewishdayschoolsinSeattle,andtookusonatwodaytriptoLosAngeles.TherewetouredfiveverydifferentlocalJewishdayschoolstoseefirsthandhowtheseschoolshaveintegratedtechnologytosupportlearninggoals.OurteamofeducatorsfromtheSeattleJewishCommunitySchoolwereinspiredbywhatwesawandobserved,andwefoundcertainthingskeptcomingupinourconversations.Readmore...

WatchOurGoogleHangoutwithRabbiTzviPittinsky,"FlippedLearningandRealTimeAssessmentinaJudaicStudiesClassroom"atAnyTime!LearnhowtoflipyourJudaicstudiesclassroomaswellasusetherighttoolstoassessyourstudents withRabbiTzviPittinsky,DirectorofEducationalTechnologyattheFrischSchool.Wehavea recordingofhisliveGoogleHangoutonAironourYouTubechannelforyoutowatchandlearnfromat anytime.ReadmoreaboutRabbiPittinskyandwatchhisHangoutbyclickinghere.

GetInspiredby#JedHourofCodeDuringtheHourofCodeinDecember,studentsaroundtheworldgaveprogrammingatryforjustonehour.StudentsinJewishdayschoolswerenoexception.GetaninsidelookatthecreativeactivitiesJewisheducatorscookedupbylookingthroughtweetswiththehashtag#JedHourofCode

TheJewishEducationProjectYoungPioneersAward2015OpenforNominationsJanuary6,2015WeareexcitedtoannouncethatTheJewishEducationProjectwillonceagainrecognizeemerging "SuperStars"fromGreaterNewYork,whoarebringingJewisheducationintothe21stcentury,with the4thannualJewishEducationProjectYoungPioneersAward.

ApplicationwillbeopenfromTuesday,January6Thursday,January22,2015.Clickhereformoreinformationandtoaccesstheformwhenit'spublished.

UncoveringtheTorahofTechnology,anELITalk

Inthishyperconnectedworld,it'seasytoseetechnologyandspiritualityasbeingatoddswithoneanother.But,arguesRabbiMichaelMellen,somethingspecialhappenswhenweintentionallyseekout,andnurture,thoseplaceswheretechnologyandspiritualitytouch.

WatchthisspecialofferingfromELItalkswithRabbiMellen,someoneweadmireandworkcloselywithatTheJewishEducationProject,onthislastnightofChanukah.

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PBSislookingforAmerica'smostinnovativeeducators!Ifyouarecreativelyintegratingdigitalmediaandtechnologyinyourclassroom,weencourageyouto applytothe2015PBSLearningMediaDigitalInnovatorsProgram.Thisyearlongprofessional developmentprogramisdesignedtoreward,fosterandgrowacommunityof100techsavvy educatorsmakinganimpactintheirclassrooms.Acceptanceintothisprogramoffersaccesstoexclusivevirtualtrainingsandresourcesexposureto innovativeinstructionalstrategies,bestpractices,andtoolsthatcanbeimmediatelyappliedtothe classroomnationalrecognitioninpressandmarketingcommunicationsandmembershipintoarobust professionallearningcommunity.30ofthetopapplicantswillbedesignatedasLeadPBSLearningMediaDigitalInnovatorsandwillalso receiveathreeday,allexpensepaidtriptoPhiladelphiatoparticipateinthePBSLearningMedia DigitalInnovatorsSummitandtheprestigiousISTEConferencefromJune2628,2015.Plus,each LeadPBSDigitalInnovatorwillreceiveaSamsungGalaxytablet.Applyingisaseasyas123!Simplycreateashortvideo,answertwoessayquestions,andcompletetheonlineapplication.Clickheretogetstarted.ApplicationisopenfromDecember3,2014toFebruary11,2015.

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