Search results for: Rector Aranda Amy

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Shared Power, Risk-taking, and Innovation: Participatory Action Research in Jewish Education
Authors: Rector Aranda Amy, Weikel Alison, Wolkenfeld Sara, Kaiser Tammy, Lipinsky Liron, Zaidenberg Liat, Raider Roth Miriam B.
In this article, the authors describe and discuss applications of the Group-Level Assessment/Understanding (GLA/GLU) process, an innovative participatory action research methodology. The authors first describe the GLA/GLU application in the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute (MTEI) and the creation of an MTEI interpretive community to deeply analyze the collected data. The authors then describe adaptations of the process in their home communities to address community-identified dilemmas, tensions, and problems. The article concludes with reflections on common themes that emerged in the GLA/GLU applications–shared power, risk-taking, and methodological innovation.
Published: 2019
Updated: Jul. 07, 2019
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“I had to live, breathe, and write my character”: Character Selection and Student Engagement in an Online Role-Play Simulation
Authors: Rector Aranda Amy, Glaser Noah, Raider Roth Miriam B., Behrman Matthew
This study explores the relationship between character selection and student engagement in the Jewish Court of All Time (JCAT), an online and classroom-based role-playing simulation of a current events court case with Jewish historical roots. Analyzing students’ responses to three questions posed in an out-of-character JCAT discussion forum, we tracked indications of their different types and styles of engagement and how they were associating this engagement with their character roles.
Published: 2017
Updated: Nov. 15, 2017
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‘I Finally Felt Like I Had Power’: Student Agency and Voice in an Online and Classroom-Based Role-Play Simulation
Authors: Raider Roth Miriam B., Rector Aranda Amy
This article presents an educational action research study examining how one online, classroom-based role-play simulation offers middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their agency and voice. The Jewish Court of All Time (JCAT) is a web-mediated simulation designed for middle school classrooms where students take on roles of various characters throughout the world, history and literature to address an imaginary court case. JCAT is meant to develop students’ skills in writing, critical thinking, perspective-taking, historical empathy and communication, as well as subject literacy in social, historical and cultural contexts. Our research question focuses on how JCAT further encourages and supports the middle school students’ agency and voice. activities.
Published: 2015
Updated: Nov. 11, 2015