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Are you looking for an authentic way to integrate spirituality into your Jewish educational practice? Are you considering making changes in your approach to teaching God and prayer in your setting? The Certificate in Jewish Spiritual Education at 樱花动漫 will provide you with a real sense of what Jewish spirituality has to offer as a form of wisdom for cultivating a soulful approach to life for your students.

Jewish Education in the 21st century has the potential to be a pathway of cultivating shlemut (wholeness) in our learners through social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

In this two semester, 4-credit graduate level certificate program, you will:

• Explore Jewish modes of spiritual life and expression including Jewish thought,
  prayer, and practice.
• Delve into contemporary research in the field of Jewish spirituality.
• Learn constructive models of Jewish education and experiential education.
• Engage in a variety of practices that have already been developed for Jewish
  education, along with emerging trends in the field

As a graduate of The Certificate in Jewish Spiritual Education, you will be aware and sensitive to the spiritual needs of learners, identifying and utilizing pedagogic approaches to guide students on their spiritual pathways. You’ll be a skilled guide for holistic education which includes social, emotional, and spiritual learning, and you will be ready to integrate this work into your Jewish educational schools and institutions.

Applicants for the graduate level certificate programs must:

• Have a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree from an accredited institution or university. Official transcripts must be sent to 樱花动漫.
• Complete an application and a short interview.
• Submit two letters of reference.
• For details/specifics, please view our application instructions or contact Susan Morrel at [email protected]

Ready to apply? !

If you enroll in a Graduate Certificate program and decide to apply to the 樱花动漫 Master of Jewish Education (MJEd) program before the end of the course, you are eligible to apply up to an additional 4 credits (for a total of 8 credits for the certificate) toward your degree (in this case, you will be responsible for additional assignments and additional charges). Note: This applies to one graduate certificate only.

For details/specifics, please contact Susan Morrel at [email protected].

Financial aid and scholarships are limited to those enrolled in the MJEd program (enrollees in the Graduate level certificate programs are not eligible for financial aid/scholarships.)

Are you looking to elevate the teaching and learning in your environment? Do you want to strengthen your skills in curriculum and lesson-plan design? Are you curious about how you can actively involve your students in the learning process?

樱花动漫鈥檚 Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Jewish Education focuses on preparing Jewish educators with the essential skills and knowledge to learn best practices and principles in 21st century Jewish education. It offers educators the opportunity to learn important concepts and frameworks and to build new capacities to infuse into your own learning spaces.

鈥淪killful teachers are made, not born.鈥� -Jon Saphier

In this certificate, you will strengthen instructional practices and assessment skills. You will delve into the curriculum design process, understanding and practicing 鈥渂ackwards design鈥� in crafting engaging lessons and effective delivery. In addition, you will examine various models and theories of teaching and learning, along with a wide array of teaching strategies that can be adapted for classrooms and other Jewish educational settings.

鈥淲e do not learn from experience鈥�we learn from reflecting on experience.鈥�
-John Dewey

As teachers and educational leaders, prior to engaging with our students, it is important that we know ourselves and understand how we make meaning. Through this certificate you will become a more reflective practitioner and thereby build and further strengthen your teaching skills. You will deepen your teacher identity, experimenting with new ideas, frameworks, stances and philosophies.

Join us to earn a Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Jewish Education and develop and build your skills in crafting a positive, supportive, meaningful, and inclusive learning environment for your students.

Module 1: Becoming a Reflective Practitioner: Developing our Teacher Stance
The work of teaching is deeply connected to our own stories: who we are, what our experiences in and out of school and Jewish education have been. Who are we as learners? Who do we want to be as teachers and Jewish educators?
In this module we will deepen our own teacher identities and learn to be reflective practitioners who continually assess and reflect on our own teaching practices. We will explore how students, teachers, content, and environment all interact, with a particular focus on strategies to build learning communities. We will develop an inquiry stance, learning to observe students and practice and asking questions that lead to new insights.

Module 2: Curriculum and Planning: Beginning with the End in Mind
Excellent teaching begins with strong planning. In this module, we will learn how to design lesson plans that begin with the end in mind. What do we want students to know and be able to do at the end of our lesson? How will we structure a class session that is engaging, purposeful, and responsive to all of the students鈥� needs? We will learn how to open and close lessons, how to pace the activities in between, and how to differentiate so that all students can succeed. From there, we will zoom out to consider how an individual lesson fits in a bigger context of a unit or a curriculum in the Jewish educational setting.

Module 3: Pedagogy: Developing Effective Teaching Strategies聽
In this module, students will experiment with modalities that can be implemented in a multiplicity of settings of Jewish learning. We will be introduced to Storytelling, Project Based Learning and Hevruta study. We will also uncover the specific needs, pedagogies and educational stances necessary for teaching and learning the content of Torah, Tefilah and Holidays. During this module we will have the opportunity to create a model lesson using one of the new modalities learned during the module.

Module 4: ASSESSMENT: Lessons from Teaching and Learning
When we hear the word ASSESSMENT we often think about skills based tests. In this module we will unpack the theories of what learning is and how we can implement tools to find out what our students know and are able to do in their Jewish lives. With technology advancing exponentially, we will think about what kinds of assessments are appropriate for learners who can access an entire library of information in nanoseconds. We will learn about the Growth Mindset and the implications for unlocking learners鈥� potential. Students who view their learning through a growth mindset embrace challenges, perceive effort as a pathway to mastery, and view setbacks as opportunities to learn and grow. Viewing the endeavor of Jewish education through this lens we will learn how to assess our students鈥� growth knowing that they will be applying their knowledge and learning in real life settings.

Are you looking to elevate your role as a Jewish educational leader? Are you searching for ways to strengthen your leadership to support the development of successful teaching and learning? Do you want to inspire change and innovation in your setting but aren鈥檛 sure where to begin?

The Certificate in Jewish Educational Leadership from 樱花动漫 catapults you in your role through the cultivation of understandings and practices needed to engage in successful Jewish educational leadership, from budgeting to building change. Professional learning and organizational leadership skills development is vital for anyone in a Jewish educational leadership position who is seeking to delve into the essential tools and strategies to navigate the evolving educational landscape of the 21st century. As a graduate of The Certificate in Jewish Educational Leadership, you will be ready to identify your educational and organizational needs and priorities and implement the changes necessary. You will be able to articulate your educational stance and create a compelling vision that brings others together in purpose and shared values.

Certificate in Jewish Educational Leadership Module Descriptions

Module 1: Organizational Leadership
Leadership in Jewish organizations is a highly complex activity. Jewish educators must learn to navigate in an environment that has many participants, often with diverse priorities and perspectives. Effective leadership requires a high degree of self knowledge, flexibility in approach, and balance between long term vision and shorter term goals. The goal of this module is to give Jewish educators the tools they need to be successful Jewish organizational leaders. Specific topics will include:

• Theories that are useful for leadership (Tzimtzum, Transformative Learning, the
• Musar perspective on values, wounding/t鈥檚huvah)
• Navigating between personal and organizational values as a leader;
• Assessment of personal leadership preferences (Personal philosophy/values, Covey, Harvard Assessment Tool);
• Approaches to leadership (Charismatic, Authentic, Servant, Adaptive, and Distributed Leadership);
• Leadership in times of change

Module 2: Professional Learning
As Jewish Educational Leaders, giving attention to and supporting the professional and personal growth of all staff can lead to meaningful and transformative change in your institutions. This module will explore the process and possibilities of creating a culture of professional learning. We will draw upon Jewish text and educational learning theories and explore tools and strategies that support continued improvement in meeting learner needs. We will engage with strategies such as observation, supervision, providing feedback, sharing personal practice, and other forms of staff development which lead to developing a professional learning community.

Module 3: From Talmud to Tachlis: A Practical Guide to Jewish Organizations
In addition to knowledge of specific Jewish content, Jewish educators are expected to be able to be a key participant in the day to day activities of their organizations. The goal of this module is to give learners the foundational knowledge in the 鈥渢achlis鈥� areas of Jewish organizations so that they can most effectively contribute to the fulfillment of the organization鈥檚 mission and be good partners for volunteer leaders and other staff members. Organizational components to be covered include:

• Governance: organizational structure, presidential partnership; board relations; bylaws and policies;
• Human resources: talent management and development;
• Finance: understanding financials; budgeting;
• Fundraising: types of fundraising; donor relations; ethical and legal considerations;
• Marketing: types of marketing; pricing of products/services; public relations.

Module 4: Leadership & Change (prerequisite: Module 2 Organizational Leadership)
鈥漃ivot鈥� is a word which has been frequently used over the past few years as Jewish educators were confronted with the need to quickly change course during Covid. Although 鈥減ivoting鈥� for unplanned change is essential, we realize that leading planned change is a complex process, requiring a systemic and thoughtful approach. This course is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of issues involved in leading change in a Jewish educational setting, and to provide the tools and strategies educational leaders need to be successful change-makers in a rapidly changing field. Students will reflect on their own strengths, challenges and approaches to leadership and change (from module 2), and draw upon Jewish wisdom, as well as the literature of general education and business theories, to consider how to design and implement change which positively impacts learning. Specific topics will include: Change Readiness; Appreciative Inquiry; Asset Mapping; SWOT Analysis; Systemic Thinking, and Enduring Dilemmas.

Applicants for the graduate level certificate programs must:

• Have a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree from an accredited institution or university. Official transcripts must be sent to 樱花动漫.
• Complete an application and a short interview.
• Submit two letters of reference.
• For details/specifics, please view our application instructions or contact Susan Morrel at [email protected]

Ready to apply? !

If you enroll in a Graduate Certificate program and decide to apply to the 樱花动漫 Master of Jewish Education (MJEd) program before the end of the course, you are eligible to apply up to an additional 4 credits (for a total of 8 credits for the certificate) toward your degree (in this case, you will be responsible for additional assignments and additional charges). Note: This applies to one graduate certificate only.

For details/specifics, please contact Susan Morrel at [email protected].

Financial aid and scholarships are limited to those enrolled in the MJEd program (enrollees in the Graduate level certificate programs are not eligible for financial aid/scholarships.)