Jewish Educational Leadership. Spring, 2020 – Resilience

From Section:
Trends in Jewish Education
Published:
Feb. 02, 2020
Spring, 2020

Source: Jewish Educational Leadership. Spring, 2020

 

Six months ago, when we first began planning this issue, we were focused on resilience of individuals, particularly in educational setting. The original introduction included a story about a thirteen- year-old who had a bad morning and didn’t want to go to school, who ultimately pulled herself together and had a fabulous day. The articles we looked for included personal stories about resilience, educational strategies for building resilience, and whether resilience can be taught. Little did we, or anyone, understand then just how critical this topic would become in such a short period of time.

To a large extent, the basic of questions about resilience which we posed six months ago are just as relevant today, and perhaps even more so. How do we cultivate resilience? How do we help students develop and focus that internal drive to grow, to bounce back, to push forward in a world filled with uncertainty?
We decided to release this issue of the journal now, precisely because the issues are magnified, and we invited the authors, each one experiencing their own challenges adjusting to an unforeseen reality, to submit a brief video in which they address the current situation. We are grateful to those who managed to find the time, under short notice and with myriad other things to do. We encourage you to share as well – thoughts, strategies, reactions, tips – so that we can best learn from each other and pool our best ideas for helping our students to thrive in trying times and work toward building a better future.


Contents:

Are Safe Spaces Dangerous? - Jordan Soffer

The Roots of Resilience - Sharon Freundel

Modeling Risk-Taking and Adaptability in the Classroom - Sarah Levy & Mark Parmet

Resilience in Holocaust Education: A Museum Based Approach - Julie Golding

Excerpt from: The Road to Resilience - Sherri Mandell

Learning to Flourish and Flourishing to Learn - Yudith Furman

Building Resilience through Judaic Studies Curriculum - Amira Soleimani

Can Resilience Be Learned? (Spoiler Alert: Yes.) - Aviva Goldstein

Rising Voices Fellowship: Teaching History Teaches Resilience - Larisa Klebe

Building Self-Efficacy in the Classroom - Davita Rosenbloom & Ilana Turetsky

Methods of Teaching Grit in Judaic Studies - Tal Segel
 


Updated: Jun. 24, 2020
Keywords:
Emotional development | Curriculum | Coronavirus COVID-19 | Holocaust education | Resilience | Social emotional learning (SEL)