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At Gann Academy in Waltham, MA, I lead a Mussar-based character development program called Chanoch LaNa’ar (CLN), named after a verse in the Book of Proverbs which advocates for sophisticated child-centered education. We decided that, if we wanted this language, culture, and practice to impact our entire school, we needed to start with the adults in the building, especially the school’s senior leadership team.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) is pleased to announce the first annual Jewish Education and Technology (JET) Institute. A week-long conference (Aug 5 – Aug 9, 2013) for Jewish day school educators held at the CJM in San Francisco, JET supports Jewish day school teachers to leverage technology to create more dynamic, effective, and relevant learning environments.

In this article, Sharon Avni argues that educators need to understand the construct of belongingness and how it is enacted in the practice of Jewish education. She then presents an extended analysis of a 7th grade Bible lesson to show how linguistic features “enact the social construct of communal identification.” She views the teaching of Bible as a social activity, and analyzes how a teacher's discourse in the classroom creates a sense of belongingness among her students.

BOLD Day Schools will cultivate a cohort of innovative established Jewish day schools who are looking to lead the way toward the future of Jewish education through blended learning. Up to eight schools will be selected to design and implement sustainable and cost saving blended learning programs starting in the fall of 2013.