


YESHIVAT NOAM COLOR WAR VIDEO 2017 FULL
In the particular capacity of a facilitator of an alternatively structured tefila, I have built a tefila space that both quiets and focuses students around conventional tefila practice through deliberate practices of mindfulness meditation built into the tefila-before, and during the prayers themselves-while still maintaining the full ritualized practice of Orthodox prayer. In my work on Tefila, I have thought about, proposed, and worked on various ideas and projects related to increasing student engagement in Tefila. Pedagogy: Constructivist, PBL - project based learning, 21st Century Skillsīuilding a Listening Room, Maturing Student Prayer: Creating Intentional Religious Environments and Practices in the Traditional Jewish Day School

Subject(s) of entry: Gemara, Halacha, Mishnah, Tanach, Jewish Customs and traditions, Dinim U'Minhagim Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Elementary school, Middle school, High school Edith Horovitz from Martin J Gottlieb Day School It was also believed that students who became part of their community at large with service projects would grow to understand both their responsibility to the community and their ability to make a difference even at the young age of 11.īy: Mrs. The concept was based on the idea that after students studied Tanach, Jewish laws and customs, they were more likely to understand and accept the mitzvot if given the opportunity to put them into practice. The mitzvah program at the Martin J.Gottlieb Day School was first introduced as an integral part of the middle school curriculum 22 years ago.

Pedagogy: Blended Learning, Design-Thinking Model, Flipped Learning, Hevruta Learning, IBL - inquiry based learning, PBL - project based learning, Social and Emotional Learning, Soulful Education, UBD - understanding by design, 21st Century SkillsĪuthentic Service Learning through the Mitzvah Program at the Martin J. Subject(s) of entry: Art, Computer Science, Economics/ Business, Engineering, English/ Writing/ Language Arts, Halacha, History, Math, Mishnah, Philosophy/ Values/ Ethics/ Hashkafa, Physical Education/Health, Science, Social and Emotional Learning, Social Studies, Tanach, Technology, literature Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, Elementary school, Middle school Her program involves innovative classroom study and school-to-farm service learning and has an extraordinary impact on her students and AJA community.īy: Karen Hidalgo from Austin Jewish Academy Hidalgo developed a reproducible model curriculum to teach sustainability through opportunities for real-world learning. Pedagogy: Blended Learning, IBL - inquiry based learning, PBL - project based learning, 21st Century SkillsĪustin Jewish Academy (AJA) Fifth-Grade Sustainability CurriculumĪs part of AJA's commitment to educating life-long environmental stewards, Ms. Subject(s) of entry: Art, Computer Science, Science, STEM, Technology, Engineering Yosef Skolnick from Shulamith High School of Cedarhurst followed up by individualized online learning specific for their projects.īy: Mr. Students were given short focused PBL lessons to build their skills in key areas such as electronics, arduino coding, patent law, business development, app design etc. These were all created by the students with guidance from students a few years older. Students with minimal background in STEM and electronics came away with a physical 3d prototype with sensors coded on arduino, a blog/website, initial business analysis, and in many cases an app. Development of Critical and / or Creative Thinking (56)ĭuring this 6 week course, students were exposed to open-ended engineering design and multidisciplinary entrepreneurship in this unique makerspace course.
