July2016

InthisNewsletter:
DJLNEducatorSpotlight
NewProfessionalDevelopmentOfferings!
OurHighlightsoftheYear
Top10PlacestoGothisSummerforPDandVacation
TellUsYourBiggestEdTechChallenges
15TeachersMakingaDifferencewithTechnology
PersonalReflectionsonJewishLifeandLearning
ConnectWithUs

DJLNEducatorSpotlight
ABlendedLearningGameChangerwithRabbiYoniFein
Inthismonth'sEducatorSpotlight,Rabbi
YoniFeinshareshowhe'sbenefittedfrom
thetruegamechangerthatcomesfrom
blendedlearning:smallgroupinstruction.
RabbiFeinalsoexplainshowheusesa
varietyoftechtoolstoteachTorahand
givesdetailsonafunprojecthisstudents
completedtolearnthewholeMegillah!

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NewProfessionalDevelopmentOfferings!
Developaschoolstrategyforlearningdriventechnology
Howcantechnologysupportlearningin
generalandJudaicStudies?Howdowe
maketherighttechnologychoices?Let
DJLNhelpyoustrategicallyalignyour
technologywithhowlearninghappensat
yourschool.Weoffermultipleoptions,so
checkthemoutandfindtheonethat'sright
foryourschool!

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OurHighlightsoftheYear
Fiveblogpostsyoudon'twanttomiss
Theschoolyeariswindingdownand
summerbreakisjustaroundthecorner.It
hasbeenaveryexcitingyearfor
DigitalJLearningNetwork,sobeforeyou
headtothebeach,checkoutthesefive
highlightsfromourblogfromthispast
schoolyear.TopicsincludeGemara,
blendedlearning,inclusion,andmore!

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Top10PlacestoGothisSummerforPD&Vacation
Thebestcombinationlearningandfun!
Weknowit'samyththatteachershavethe
summeroff,butthatdoesn'tmeanyou
can'thaveablastinalltheplacesyougo
forprofessionaldevelopment!Checkoutall
ofthesegreatopportunitiestoenhance
yourteachingskills,learnmoreabout
EdTech,andchilloutinavarietyof
vacationdestinations.

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TellUsYourBiggestEdTechChallenges

TellUsYourBiggestEdTechChallenges
Shareyourvoicetohelpushelpyou
Whatchallengesdidyouencounterwhile
teachingwithtechnologythisyear?What
educationalmodelsdoyouwanttolearn
moreabout?Whatresourcesdoyou
need?Makeyourvoiceheardinourend
ofyearsurvey!Yourresponseswill
influencewhatweshareonourblogand
socialmediachannels,sodon'tmissout!

TAKETHESURVEY

15TeachersMakingaDifferencewithTechnology
Awholeyearofeducatorsinthespotlight
Ithasbeenanhonoroverthepastyearto
spotlighttheseinnovativeJewishday
schoolteachersandthewaysthey
integratetechnologyintolearning.We're
inspiredbythepassionanddedicationthey
bringtotheirwork,andwehopethatyou
takeachancethissummertorereadthe
interviews(orcatchupontheonesyou
missed!),findyourinspiration,andthink
aboutwhatideasyoucanbringtoyour
ownclassroomnextyear!

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PersonalReflectionsonJewishLifeandLearning
ThisyearTheJewishEducationProjectcountedthe49daysoftheOmer
withBlogB'Omer,dailypostsofpersonalinsightsfrompeoplecommittedto
Jewisheducation.Inlastmonth'snewsletter,wesharedDirectorGary
Hartstein'sblogpost.Belowyou'llfindpostsfromAssociateDirector
TatyanaDvorkinandProgramManagerYonahKirschner.ToreadallofBlog
B'Omer,visitJewishEdProject.org/Blog.

KosherBorschtTheMisadventuresofaUkrainianJew

HowislivingaJewishlifeanactof
rebellion?DJLN'sAssociateDirector
TatyanaDvorkinsharesherexperiencesas
animmigrantfromUkraine,includinga
particularlysurprisinginteractionwith
anotherRussianspeakingJewata
Passovereventthisyear.

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WhyJewishEducationNeedsCaptainPicardandtheEnterprise
Whatdoespopculturehavetodowith
Judaism?DJLN'sProgramManagerYonah
KirschnerexplainshowStarTrek:The
NextGenerationteachesJewishtradition
andvalues.Threeepisodesareusedas
examplesofhowpopculturecanspark
conversationandgetteachersand
studentsexcitedaboutlearning.

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