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What are you thinking about as we head into Shabbat? We're addressing some FAQs of educators and parents during this difficult time. Wishing for a Shabbat Shalom. Visit our Israel In Crisis: Educator Community Hub for further resources: https://lnkd.in/dDyAJQjj How do you address a group of children that has various levels of connection to Israel? As with any education moment that calls for differentiated instruction, we need to remember that our learners are in different places. You may want to start with getting everyone on the same page about why this moment is important for the Jewish people, and then allow for the sharing of personal stories and questions as is appropriate.

A Model of Online Cultural Presence. Although the Community of Inquiry Theory is frequently referred to as a model of best online teaching practices, influences of ethnicity and culture are not represented. To bridge this gap, a model of cultural presence is presented. https://ow.ly/qP3150ONqsM #onlinepresence #onlineculturalpresence #culturalpresence

NOW AVAILABLE -- THE 2024 STATE OF THE FIELD OF HEBREW EDUCATION IN JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS The State of the Field report brings together significant work of partners and stakeholders to better understand, recognize and leverage advancements in Hebrew education throughout our field. The detailed report, published annually, features aggregated and curated knowledge acquired from our field over the past 12 months. Download the January 2024 State of the Field Report: https://lnkd.in/g6t8ue44 The January 2024 report is filled with charts, graphs, statistics, and analysis, including: -- A look back to the first State of the Field report published in 2009 and revised in 2013, with a fascinating look at what strides have been made. -- Analysis of the Hebrew educators’ survey of career backgrounds and trajectories conducted in spring, 2023. -- “Why Hebrew? Perceptions of Hebrew in Toronto Jewish day schools.” -- An overview of reading resources appropriate for use in Jewish day schools. We hope you find this report adds to your understanding of the current Hebrew language teaching and learning landscape. #jewisheducation #hebrew #educators

When working with Millennials, it is imperative to listen to them – really listen. Senior leaders and executives, you may be resisting the infiltration of too much Millennial spunk into your organisations, but they are the future. They not only need to be heard, but consulted. One of the ways to better work with your young people and harness their talent to push your organization forward is by actively listening to them. You have to walk the talk when you aspire to be an employer of choice or about inclusivity.

Here is what I'm noticing. Israelis are not well educated if taught in Israel. Have you ever wondered why people pick up their colonizer roots after they've gotten their foreign education? (Netanyahoo in Philly, whut?) Well, when you spend so much classroom time teaching hateful ways (and it takes a lot of time), you don't teach things like: Spelling. Grammar. Reason. Basic logic. The whole idea of epistemology is thrown away, except if Israel validated something, it's not true. They have effectively beaten logic and reason to its own death. They look educated. They have degrees. But they cannot conjugate a verb. Now, what are we going to do when it comes time to reintegrate these timebombs into the free world? It's like healing from a cult. Advice for managing voluntary cult members who won't give up their destructive ways? #IsraelIsACult #ZionismIsACult

The religion and worldviews community is here to support Teaching School Hubs. A briefing paper has been produced that provides subject knowledge, content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and opportunities for teachers. Access it here: https://ow.ly/pMSR50RvwVP #TeachingResources

One of the abiding conundrums of the Jewish people is that we are at once tremendously heterogeneous — we integrate people from across geographies, languages, cultures, political ideologies, and religious practices — and yet we still share something particular, something “essentially” Jewish. How then do we build a sense of communal cohesion when we are so different from one another? Last year I participated in a Research Fellowship on "Pedagogies for Jewish Peoplehood" with M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education and explored this question and others like it. You can check out my resulting research paper that articulates my own "peoplehood pedagogy" below. While the research is specific to the Jewish community, the questions and philosophy behind it are key to building bridges and belonging in any diverse communal context.

New article: TINAU’s Language of Solidarity: Community Resilience Amidst Conflict The latest in our series with the Alliance for Middle East Peace - ALLMEP covers This Is Not An Ulpan, an innovative language school bringing #Israelis and #Palestinians together through education and empathy. The school teaches both Arabic and Hebrew, emphasizing "social justice, community, and linguistic inclusivity" with a focus on embracing diverse perspectives, solidarity, and peacebuilding. https://lnkd.in/ghen7tUC

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's HALF OF A YELLOW SUN fiction novel highlights the suffering people during the Nigerian- Biafran Civil War (1967-70). It's unique style of third person narrative contains shifts in point of view as per the characters dedicated in every part, explores the concept of love, marriage and traditional family structures. Change caused due to migration, the extent of usefulness of education in practical life, female empowerment, war politics and effects of British colonialism are the themes that gets highlighted. A good piece of literature to introduce our #ibdpenglishlangandlit learners to historical political fiction, effects of War and Violence, ethnicity, stereotypes, and symbolism through a non-western voice. Share with whom you think this benefits.

“Growing up in Israel, the education system is designed to shape you into part of a national project, one that involves erasing and dispossessing entire peoples. The curriculum omits crucial truths, leaving you with a distorted view of reality. When you pass by ruins on the outskirts of Haifa, you're told these are ancient Byzantine sites. But questions linger: Didn’t the Byzantines have mosques? Who lived here before, and where did they go? The answers are withheld because the state’s narrative requires historical erasure. This manipulation of history within education is not unique to Israel. In the United States, the plight of Native Americans is similarly obscured. Schools often gloss over the brutal realities of displacement, cultural annihilation, and violence against Indigenous peoples. Instead, a sanitized version of history is taught, one that sidesteps the massacres, the stolen lands, and the systemic erasure of Native cultures. This selective teaching supports a national identity that conveniently forgets its darker chapters. Both systems reveal a troubling pattern: education is used to perpetuate lies, maintaining an illusion that supports current ideologies and policies. The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed these systemic flaws, highlighting the extent of misinformation and the inequalities that have always been there, just beneath the surface. Now, more than ever, the truth is visible, challenging the myths we were taught. Unlearning these ingrained falsehoods becomes crucial. Most of us have absorbed these distorted histories from a young age, and unraveling these lies is a daunting but necessary task. It involves questioning the narratives we've been given and seeking out the suppressed stories of those who were erased from our textbooks. The process of unlearning is about confronting uncomfortable truths and dismantling the convenient lies that have shaped our understanding of the world. It requires an active effort to seek out real histories and to acknowledge the ongoing impact of past injustices. Only by doing so can we hope to foster a more accurate and inclusive narrative.” #truth #lies #reality #education #knowledge #research