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ISTE: Jewish Day School Educational Innovator Summit (USA)

By Corinne Ossendryver | News Item | 0 comment | 1 July, 2019 | 0

Jewish Day School Educational Innovator Summit

Prizmah and Jewish Interactive hosted the Jewish Day School Educational Innovator Summit on June 26, 2019 at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia (next door the ISTE conference).

The summit gathering of Jewish Day School educators and experts in STEM and EdTech heard from master teachers, and extended professional learning networks.

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Speakers

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Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky

Director of Educational Technology at Yeshivat Frisch / The Frisch School

Moshe Azizollahoff

Director of Educational Strategy, Mercava

Michael Cohen

The Tech Rabbi

Dr. Christine L. Coleman

Director of Informational & Instructional Technology

Chana Kanzen

CEO, Jewish Interactive

Rabbi Tzvi Hametz

Director of Innovation and Creativity, Gindi Maimonides Academy

Carina Rock

West Coast Director, Jewish Interactive

Sherri Quintero

STEM Coordinator, Kellman Brown Academy

Jason Innes

Training & Curriculum Development Manager, KinderLab Robotics, Inc.

Seth Dimbert

Director of Technology for a PK-12

Rabbi Yona Krainess

Director of Educational Technology, Yeshivah of Flatbush

Judah Mantell

CEO, MidnightCoffee, Inc.

Summit Program

TIME

PROGRAM

12:00 – 1:00 PM

LUNCH

1:00 – 2:00 PM

  • Dell Theater

Welcome
Chana Kanzen
CEO, Jewish Interactive

Daniel Weinberg
Associate Director for Educational Innovation, Prizmah

Introducing the Tech Rabbi
Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky
Director of Educational Technology at Yeshivat Frisch / The Frisch School

Keynote: Educated By Design: Designing The Space To Cultivate Creative Capacity
Rabbi Michael Cohen
The Tech Rabbi
Hear a story that will inspire you to help students develop creative and critical thinking skills to solve interesting problems in the world.

2:00 – 3:00 PM
Session 1

  • Dell Theater
  • Concourse
  • Classroom A
  • Classroom B

Creative Use of Modern Technology to Explore Cultural Identity
Michael Voskoboynik
Technology Coordinator, Hasten Hebrew Academy

Biblical Blueprints for PBL: MAKING Jewish Learning Experiences That Stick
Rabbi Tzvi Hametz
Director of Innovation and Creativity, Gindi Maimonides Academy

Jewish education doesn’t just support maker education, it demands it. Come play test some new curriculum ideas and get inspired!

Early Childhood STEM with Coding and Robotics
Jason Innes
Training & Curriculum Development Manager, KinderLab Robotics, Inc.
Dr. Jared Matas
J-STEM Director, Jewish Interactive

KIBO is a screen-free robot for storytelling and collaboration. See examples of robotics projects integrated across the ECE curriculum.

JSTEM: Using 3D Design in Jewish Education
Sherri Quintero
STEM Coordinator, Kellman Brown Academy

In this session we will be looking at ways to use the 3D printer and laser cutter to enhance Jewish learning.

3:00 – 3:30 PM

BREAK

3:30 – 4:30 PM
Session 2

  • Dell Theater
  • Concourse
  • Classroom A
  • Classroom B

ST2EM – Science, Technology, Torah, Engineering & Math: A Framework
Dr. Christine Coleman
Director of Informational & Instructional Technology, Yeshivah of Flatbush Jewish Day Schools
Rabbi Yona Krainess
Director of Educational Technology. Yeshivah of Flatbush Elementary School

ST2EM Framework designed for hands-on project based learning experiences for Gr. K-8 in 40 minutes lessons. TPACK Model of PD, NGSS aligned

EdTech Innovation through Virtual Reality in the Classroom
Judah Mantell
CEO, MidnightCoffee, Inc.

Virtual Reality has so much potential to be used in a classroom environment, and we will be going over a few ways to implement it.

The Chrome Tools You Don’t Know (Yet)
Seth Dimbert
Director of Technology, Hillel Yeshiva

We’ll explore a wide range of tools for Chrome with a focus on Judaic Studies applications. Bound to be something for everyone!

The Holistic Process of Gamification and Student Centered Learning in the J-STEM Classroom
Carina Rock
West Coast Director, Jewish Interactive

Moshe Azizollahoff
Director of Educational Strategy, Mercava

An introduction to Ji Tap and Mercava. An overview of how Ji Tap’s creation tool can be used for the gamification of curriculum and how the Ji Tap platform works to facilitate individualized student-centered learning. We will also explore Mercava’s features, apps, and powerful tools focusing on every level of Gemarah, Mishnah, Tanach, and Tefilah.

4:30 – 5:00 PM

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ISTE, Jewish Day School, Prizmah

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