Jewish Interactive are running a competition on their website for schools to win an iPad. The criteria for entry was that children should create a piece of digital homework based around one of the units on their Shabbat Interactive software. This got me thinking. I (of course) wanted my school to win the iPad so howRead more
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Assessment – a word that sparks emotions of all sorts in teachers around the globe – satisfaction, dread, anxiety, stress…. As a teacher I was very careful to assess in all areas as I understood the need to pitch your lessons correctly and meet each child’s individual need, could only be achieved through efficient assessmentRead more
Reposted with thanks to Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky World ORT Naomi Prawer International Seminar for Digital Technology in Jewish Education, Johannesburg, South Africa One of the most important things to realize about educational technology is that the education must always drive the technology and not the technology driving the education. I love bells and whistles as muchRead more
One of the advantages of Jewish Interactive being based on a school campus is that we can participate in meetings that would otherwise be inaccessible to us! Today was one such meeting. World ORT (#ICTWO12) is holding their Naomi Prawer Kadar International Seminar for Digital Technology in Jewish Education this week on the King DavidRead more
I recently lectured in London at the Department for Education conference on 21st Century learning environments and apps that could enhance lessons. I showed teachers how free apps like Puppet Pals and StoryKit can be downloaded free in seconds and can enhance Jewish studies lessons dramatically. I have in mind Purim with Puppet Pals, and HebrewRead more
Posted with kind permission from Shelley Wright I think the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy is wrong. Hear me out. I know this statement sounds heretical in the realms of education, but I think this is something we should rethink, especially since it is so widely taught to pre-service teachers. I agree that the taxonomy accurately classifiesRead more
Guest blog from a teacher using Shabbat Interactive in her classroom I teach Jewish studies to Grade 3 and Grade 5 in a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School. The whole point of Jewish Education is to instill a love and passion of Torah and Yiddishkeit into our children, not just the dictates of theRead more
There is a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in typical 21st century life. It has been an ongoing concern of mine, as I visit schools I work with, how vast the gap is between children’s experience of the world as theyRead more
How I Held On To My Identity… And Made It The Secret To My Success Included with kind permission from Saul Blinkoff Although Hollywood has many successful Jews in powerful positions, being authentically “Jewish” while navigating your career is not necessarily an easy path. In a world of stardom, materialism, and egos, learn how Judaism providedRead more
Singapore’s 21st-Century Teaching Strategies (Education Everywhere Series) By cultivating strong school leadership, committing to ongoing professional development, and exploring innovative models like its technology-infused Future Schools, Singapore has become one of the top-scoring countries on the PISA tests.Read more
