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What’s NEXT?The Professional Learning Program for

Supplementary School Teachers

New Excellent Teacher Training

Welcome to our fall series of courses!

We are pleased to present this

semester’s high-quality, intensive

learning opportunities for

Supplementary School teachers.

All our courses are online and

asynchronous – meaning that

teachers log in and participate

in the class for ANY two hours

a week that you choose, night

or day.

Auerbach Family Foundation

FALL 2017 COURSESBeginning the week of October 23, 2017:

• Middot: Teaching Jewish Values and Virtues (1st – 7th grades)

• Teaching the Holocaust through Children’s Literature

(3rd – 12th grades)

• Supporting Teens as Digital Citizens (6th – 12th grades)

• Reimagine Teaching: Creating a Positive Classroom Culture

(all grades)

• Adding Technology to Your Jewish Classroom (3rd – 7th grades)

• Teaching Israel” Assembling a Toolbox for Teaching the

Complexities of Modern Israel (7th – 12th grades)

• Jewish Education through Musical Play (pre-K – 2nd grades)

• Hebrew Through Movement (kindergarten +)

• Jewish Essentials (for teachers of all grades)

• Bootcamp for New Teachers (for teachers of all grades with

minimal experience)

Registration and more information can be found atwww.gratz.edu/NEXT or [email protected] or (215) 635-7300 ext. 135.

Through the generosity of the Lorraine & Jack N. Friedman

Commission for Jewish Education of the Palm Beaches, all

NEXT programs are subsidized for Jewish educators in the

Greater Palm Beaches. More information on the last page.

Course begins October 23, 2017 and

will be four weeks long. All sessions

will be asynchronous. Plan to spend

two hours a week on the course,

although you may choose any two

hours that suit you.

Instructor: Laurie Fisher, MAJEd;

MAJS; Religious School Educator

and Former Director of Education at

Mizpah Congregation; Doctoral

Student, Gratz College

Middot (Jewish values or virtues) bring

Torah to life. They lie at the very heart

of our tradition, challenging us to live

more intentionally and meaningfully.

In this course we will explore four

different Middot: Emet (truthfulness),

Hachnasat Orchhim (hospitality),

Lo Levayesh (not embarrassing), and

Derekh Eretz (common decency),

with an emphasis on discovering

their relevance for us and for our

students today.

We will explore ways of teaching these

middot using project-based learning

(PBL). PBL engages students as

active, collaborative learners, both in

terms of working with their peers and

in terms of becoming more responsible

for their own learning. This course will

teach you new ways of facilitating

inquiry and critical thinking in your

students as they become more

comfortable questioning assumptions

and thinking in new ways. All of this

and more while we delve into our

system of Jewish values!

Middot:Teaching Jewish Values

and Virtues

(1st – 7th grades)

Teaching the Holocaustthrough

Children’s Literature








Instructor: Boaz Avraham-Katz,

MAJS; Hebrew Instructor, Elon

University; Doctoral Student,

Gratz College

Although students might have been

exposed to the Holocaust in their

secular school environment, we have

the opportunity to enhance the Jewish

viewpoint and focus on it in more

detail. In this course, you will learn

how to utilize literature in your quest to

introduce the Holocaust in meaningful

and appropriate ways.

There is an extraordinary array of

Holocaust literature that is appropriate

for children in a myriad of contexts,

including the short amounts of time

allotted in most supplementary

schools. Considering specific short

stories and books, we will explore the

guiding concepts, genres and tools

that you need in order to select

appropriate and compelling

Holocaust literature to share with

your students. Together we will

identify appropriate language and

themes for different age groups that

will ultimately serve as criteria for

selecting the best books for your class.

This course is appropriate for anyoneteaching the Holocaust to children.







Instructor: Mindy Gold, MAT,

Certificate in Jewish Education;

Founder and Lead Consultant at

EdtechMMG, LLC

This course will explore our role as

Jewish educators in teens’

relationships with social media.

We will define the qualities of being

a responsible digital citizen through

a Jewish lens and learn about how

teens are currently using social

media. We will spend time considering

the affordances and challenges of

social media use by our teens and

how this impacts their ability to act as

responsible digital citizens. Through

collaborative work and focus group

interviews, we will explore how we

can help our teens as they connect

Jewish values to their social

media/online presence. You will

complete the course with a greater

understanding of Jewish digital

citizenship as well as techniques for

engaging with and supporting teens

regarding social media use.

Supporting Teens as Jewish

Digital Citizens

(6th – 12th grades)

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“Learning online is fantastic! You

work at your own pace. The faculty

was very helpful and extremely

knowledgeable in their field. The

content is definitely geared towards

the educator of the 21st century. The

other students really added a lot to

the course. The Forum where we

share ideas, concerns, and questions

is invaluable!”

– Eva Feuerstein

Beth Achim/Adat Shalom

Farmington Hills, MI







Instructor: Dr. Gloria Becker,

Adjunct Instructor, Gratz College

Are you tired of your students

spending more time on their devices

than paying attention in class? Do you

have limited access to computers or

the internet in your school? This

four-week course will explore how to

use the technology your students

already have – their smartphones –

to raise their interest and

participation. If you have more

computers and tablets, you will also

get a lot out of this class.

Please note that this course will not

address Hebrew learning, which is anentire subject unto itself.







Instructor: Jodi Gross, MAJEd,

MAJCS; Director of Adult Learning

and Youth Engagement. Adat

Shalom Synagogue, Farmington

Hills, MI

In this course, you will learn practical

strategies that will help you create

a positive teaching and learning

environment. The class will focus on

how to set clear expectations; how

to create and implement a positive

behavior reinforcement plan; how

to respond to student misbehavior;

and how to handle challenging

situations.

This course is appropriate for both experienced teachers who need a littlebrush-up on their skills as well asnovice teachers.

Adding Technology to Your

Jewish Classroom


Reimagine Teaching: Creating a Positive ClassroomCulture and Other Strategiesfor Effective Classroom

Management

(all grades)

Teaching Israel: Assembling a Tool Box for Teaching the

Complexity of Modern Israel

(7th – 12th grades)







Instructor: Steve Kerbel, J.D., M.Ed;

Project Director for the Center for

Israel Education at Emory University

Do you find it difficult to teach Modern

Israel to older students? Using

objective, primary sources – without an

advocacy or political agenda – we will

explore the themes of Peoplehood,

State Building and State Keeping,

Culture and Society and the Arab-Israel

Conflict. In so doing, we will learn

how to present a historical and

balanced understanding of the

Modern State of Israel and its

relationships with its neighbors.

Starting with Biblical sources, historical

accounts and contemporaneous

writing, we will examine the early history

of the Jews and their connection to the

land, the connection maintained in exile

and dispersion, and the modern

religious, nationalistic and pragmatic

return of a major Jewish presence in

the land of Israel.

At the end of the course, you will have

a knowledge of primary sources, how

to access them and use them with your

students, and a balanced picture of

how Israel has reached its current

state of development among the family

of nations.

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Instructor: Emily Aronoff Teck, MEd;

Founding Director,

JewishLearningMatters.com;

Doctoral Candidate, Gratz College

In this course, you will learn ways to

engage your students in joyful Jewish

learning through musical play. Like

them, you will explore songs and

sound, consider content, and engage

in self-expression through listening,

singing, moving, playing instruments,

creating, and talking about musical

experiences. You will learn how

musical play looks different at

each stage of development with

improvisation, reflection, conversation,

imagination, and imitation as part of

the mix. You will emerge from this

course with teaching methods that

incorporate art, writing, movement,

technology, and more with music.

You will learn how music can be

used throughout your curriculum;

increase your song repertoire and

knowledge of learning theories that

support the effectiveness of musical

play as a learning platform.

The strategies presented support

different learning styles and personal

preferences so that you can engage in

learning in the way that you choose.

We will explore music that represents a

variety of styles and topics including

holidays, Torah, prayer, and values, as

well as more specific topics selected

by participants.

No musical talent or training is

necessary to succeed in utilizing music

as a teaching tool.

Jewish EducationThrough

Musical Play

(pre-K – 2nd grades)

Jewish Essentials for Teachers







Instructor: Peter Eckstein, MAJS,

MAJEd. Director of Education

Technology, Gratz Advance, and

Technology Integration Educator,

Friedman Commission for Jewish

Education

Are you looking to fill in gaps in your

Jewish learning? Do you want to

review what you may have forgotten

about Jewish life, traditions and

heritage? Are you looking for a quick

refresher on key concepts in Jewish

religion and culture that will help you

share Judaism with your students in

more creative ways?

Look no further! Jewish Essentials is

the course for you.

Together we’ll explore key Jewish

concepts related to texts and literacy,

time, prayer and spirituality. We’ll also

delve into some Jewish ethics and

values. This course will provide you

with the foundation to explore both

ancient and new understandings of

Judaism.







Instructor: Dina Maiben, MAJS,

Acting Director of Gratz Advance;

Doctoral Student and Adjunct

Instructor, Gratz College

Every new teacher wakes up in the

middle of the night worrying about

up a classroom, planning for the first

day, organizing lessons, and keeping

everything engaging. This course will

help you jump into Supplementary

School teaching without feeling

overwhelmed and offers you a solid

introduction to many core aspects

of teaching in a part-time Jewish

educational program. Topics include:

Kehillah (community building),

classroom management, learning

styles and multiple intelligences,

special needs, child development,

as well as syllabus, unit and lesson

planning, instructional strategies,

engaging students by asking the right

questions.

Boot Camp for New Teachers

(and those with minimalformal training)

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“Thank you for providing me with the

opportunity to review a subject on

my own time within a professional

environment. The instructor was

wonderful and the materials

presented were quality. I enjoyed

reading the commentary and opinions

from teachers all over the world at just

the touch of a mouse. What joy to

invite your mind into the room at any

time of the day!"

– Susan Levey

Beth David Reform Congregation

Gladwyne, PA

“I had never taken an online class

before, and with the [NEXT] class I

was interested and engaged each

week. I loved the flexibility of doing

the readings and assignments at

times that I chose. It was very easy

to navigate the website and keep

track what I needed to do. The

class content presented many new

concepts that are beneficial for

learning. In addition, I especially

enjoyed the forum, and I hopped on

the site often to see what the other

teachers had posted."

– Susan Ringel

Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple,

Beachwood, OH

REGISTRATION AND FEES

Tuition is $100 for a four week course.

Through the generosity of the Lorraine & Jack N. FriedmanCommission for Jewish Education of the Palm Beaches, allNEXT classes are subsidized for Jewish educators in theGreater Palm Beaches.

When you complete a course, you or your institution is eligibleto receive 100% reimbursement for the course. Friedman CJEsubsidy and reimbursement for courses is limited to 10 per semester so register early!

To learn more, contact Robyn Hurvitz, Director of ProfessionalDevelopment, [email protected], (561) 209-2621 or LynneLieberman, Senior Director, [email protected], (561) 209-2606.

Registration and

more information

can be found at

www.gratz.edu/NEXT

or [email protected] or

(215) 635-7300 ext. 135

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Online course with rolling admission.

Ten one hour modules. The modules

can be completed at any pace.

Hebrew Through Movement, which

is both a curriculum and a technique,

is widely recognized as one of the

single best tools available to

Supplementary School teachers

who want their students to effectively

and enthusiastically learn Hebrew.

When you learn how to use Hebrew

Through Movement, you will be able

to create a more positive and joyful

Hebrew learning experience for

your students in just 15 minutes

per session.

Additionally, your students will build

enough vocabulary to comprehend

core segments of common prayers or

rituals. The curriculum is fun for both

students and teachers. Students are

engaged and enjoy learning Hebrew!

Hebrew Through Movement is an

online course offered by the Jewish

Education Center of Cleveland. By

special arrangement, NEXT is making

this innovative course available to

Philadelphia Supplementary School

teachers.

For more information about

Hebrew Through Movement visit

www.Hebrewthroughmovement.org

Hebrew ThroughMovement

(kindergarten +)

Offered in collaborationwith the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland

Auerbach Family Foundation

Through the generosity of the Lorraine & Jack N. Friedman Commission for Jewish Education of the Palm Beaches, allNEXT programs are subsidized for Jewisheducators in the Greater Palm Beaches.

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