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MOFET JTEC Portal Newsletter
Dear Subscriber,
We are delighted to send you the latest issue of The MOFET JTEC Portal resource listing.
The current bulletin contains research findings, educational resources, conference information, etc. selected from journals and other Jewish education publications.
We hope that the summer vacation will provide you with some time for relaxation along with an opportunity to read about and reflect on findings, thoughts and resources about making Jewish education better and find some conferences and professional development opportunities for you or your colleagues.
If you find any items of interest, please share them with your friends and comment on them on the Portal or using the Facebook and Twitter buttons placed on each page for your convenience.
Wishing you interesting and enjoyable reading,
Reuven Werber
The MOFET JTEC Portal Team
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 Israel in Jewish Summer Programs
Aliza Goodman posts about Jewish summer programs that take a more holistic approach to Israel education; programs where Israel is woven into the fabric of the camp culture, where participants receive ample opportunity to engage with Israel from a variety of perspectives on a daily basis.
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 YIVO Online Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
Originally released in hardcover form by Yale University Press in 2008, the YIVO Online Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe covers 1,000 years of Jewish history in Eastern Europe, with more than 1,800 articles on every topic imaginable — from religion to literature, and from politics to popular culture. This encyclopedia seeks to reflect all aspects of Jewish life in its variety and multiplicity. The YIVO Encyclopedia is intended to be an ecumenical work: nondenominational, nonideological, and nonconfessional.
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 Jewish Futures Conference
The Jewish Futures Conference to be held on Monday, November 8, 2010 in New Orleans at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America, will bring together visionary thinkers, passionate individuals, and inspiring presentations in a conference designed to shift the horizon of our thinking in Jewish education. The conference will provide a space to imagine, learn and engage in purposeful conversation about the future of Jewish education. High profile presenters, combined with up and coming innovators from the Jewish and general world, will each be given 10-18 minutes to describe their vision for the future of Jewish learning in the context of emerging new digital and social technologies.
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 Why Bonnie and Ronnie Can't “Read” (the Siddur)
In this article, Lifsa Schachter, professor emeritus of education at the Siegal College, shares some of her ideas on a range of questions such as: What are the best ways to teach Hebrew? What are ambitious, but reasonable goals for Hebrew language learning supplementary schools? What constitutes literacy? Her ideas emanate from the research literature on second language acquisition, as well as from her own experiences and experiments designed to make a difference in the domain of Hebrew language learning.
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 Israel to Introduce Revamped Jewish Studies Curriculum in State Schools
The educational curriculum in state-run institutions for this coming school year will include a new subject: Jewish culture and tradition. Initially, the subject will be taught in grades 6-8 for a period of two hours per week, and then expanded to additional grades. The new subject will include lessons on Jewish culture, the Hebrew calendar and 'the Jewish people's connection to the Land of Israel.'
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 The Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators
The Leadership Institute for Congregational Educators invites NY area educators to apply to join their third cohort beginning in February 2011. The Institute offers congregational school educators the opportunity to expand their knowledge and build a new vision for school leadership in a two and a half year journey that will address many essential issues of Jewish Educational Leadership. This program is open to candidates from all denominations in the New York, Long Island, Westchester and the greater metropolitan area extending to New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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 It’s About Time: A Guide for Building Online Jewish Studies Course
In this post, Peter Margolis, shares his knowledge and experience by outlining what a Jewish educator should do in order to create an online or a 'blended' learning Jewish studies course. He reminds the educator that teaching is more important than technology, and while technology is obviously not un-important, it properly plays a supporting role. In order to build this course, the following are needed: a content expert, a course management system (CMS) and an instructional technologist or an instructional designer.
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 IDF Gives Cadets Taste of 'Cultural Judaism' in Tel Aviv
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is working to widen their cadets' perspective by having them familiarize themselves with the epicenter of Israel's secular experience: Tel Aviv. Participants in the IDF cadets course will spend a Saturday in Tel Aviv, where they will tour areas in the southern part of the city inhabited primarily by migrant workers and low-income families, along with parts of Jaffa.
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