Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Source: Hebrew College

The Shoolman Graduate Shool of Jewish Education at Hebrew College presents a workshop for Jewish educators at day schools and supplementary schools, led by Jen Glaser, the co-director of the Israel Center for Philosophy in Education. This four-day seminar (July 6-9, 2015) will cover many topics from the Philosophy for Children approach to education to inquiry-based learning.

This Four-Day Seminar Will:

• Induct participants into the Philosophy for Children approach in Education




• Introduce participants to the pedagogical methodology of building Communities of Inquiry




• Prepare participants to implement this approach in their own classrooms and Jewish educational contexts (Day and Synagogue Schools)




• Introduce participants to a variety of curriculum materials that integrate the philosophical inquiry with Biblical text materials designed for primary middle and high schools




• Stimulate and expand participants’ experience of Jewish text and the process of interpretation

Register for the seminar here.