Fair Compensation for Educators of Jewish Children
October 29, 2015Our community must do more – from better wages and benefits to ongoing professional support – to compensate ECE educators and to retain them in our schools. For both secular and Jewish ECE educators... Read
Meltzing, Marps and Shabboptions: Hebrew at North American Jewish Summer Camps
September 18, 2015Have you ever “meltzed” (waited/bussed) a table? Gotten a band-aid at the “marp” (infirmary)? Or selected an elective for “Shabboptions” (Shabbat options) or “t’floptions” (tefilliah options)? Then... Read
Why CASJE? - Mitchel Malkus
September 3, 2015I became involved in Jewish education because I believe that a deep understanding of Jewish history, texts, culture, Hebrew language, and Israel is the best way to ensure a vibrant Jewish future. Read
Four Ideas for Engaging Families with Young Children in Jewish Life
September 2, 2015Every new parent understands the pressure and stress associated with finding the best ways to create a rich and fulfilling future for their children. Faced with societal expectations, money... Read
Pathway to Engagement? The Promise of Jewish Early Childhood Education
August 5, 2015For the first blogcast in a series on Jewish Early Childhood Education, a researcher, practitioner, and funder will participate in a conversation about Jewish ECE serving as a “gateway” into broader... Read
Helping Principals Focus on Teaching and Learning
July 16, 2015Making Time for Instructional Leadership, a new three-volume report comissioned by the Wallace Foundation, describes how about 700 schools around the nation are using the “SAM process,” an approach... Read
The Price of Summertime Fun – or – the Real Cost of Camp
July 8, 2015Summer is here, and I’ve been thinking about camp. For Jews, summer camp is a long standing institution full of first loves, bug bites, bug juice, Israeli shlichim, a modicum of Hebrew, bunks, s’... Read