Third Annual North American Jewish Day School Conference
Source: National Jewish Day School Conference
The third annual North American Jewish Day School Conference will be held January 15-17, 2012 in Atlanta, GA at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. Convened by the “quartet” of RAVSAK, PARDeS, the Schechter Day School Network, and the University-School Partnership at Yeshiva University - and new this year, in collaboration with PEJE- this extraordinary 3-day conference will convene more than 700 Jewish day school leaders across the spectrum of Jewish life for an intensive focus on the unique value proposition of day schools: ensuring a vibrant Jewish future through Jewish literacy, commitments, and values.
The theme of the conference is "Current Landscapes - Changing Horizons" and will deal with various sub topics of interest to day school education and administration:
- 21st Century Skills for Students and Adults in Day Schools
- The Jewish Day School Value Proposition
- Reimagining and Sustaining Day Schools
- Innovations in Jewish Education
The following keynote sessions have been scheduled:
- Sunday Keynote - Author Nessa Rapoport and Artist Tobi Kahn, Creativity, Jewish Education and the Day School Value Proposition
- Monday Keynote with Kristin Kipp, Teaching in the Education Frontier: Exploring the Impact of Online Teaching and Learning
Tuesday Mini Keynotes:
- Michael Mino, 21st Century Learning Environments
- David Streight, The Value of Moral Education/Character Building in Educational Excellence
- Joy Anderson, Financial Imagination: How Day School Leaders can use the Practices of the New Economy to Sustain their Vision
- Larry Rosenstock, Lessons from High Tech High