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#jedchat is coming – and you are it! The first #jedchat synchronous twitter chat for Jewish educators will be held Wednesday, October 26 at 9pmET. What is #jedchat? In short, it’s professional learning and networking at your fingertips, brought to you by the collaborative team of Akevy Greenblatt (@Akevy613), Dov Emerson (@dovemerson), and Rabbi Meir [...]

Over 65 educators convened at this year’s Jewish Educators Network Birds of a Feather! Participants included veteran attendees, new friends, and Fellows from AVI CHAI and PELIE.  About 2/3 of the participants were new to ISTE. We had representation from Canada, Israel, and the United States including: ACAJE/JOP, Philadelphia, PA; Agudas Achim, Attleboro, MA; AMHSI   [...]

Going to ISTE? Come on over to our annual Jewish Educators Network “Birds of A Feather” meeting at ISTE. We’ve been meeting for the past 11 years and look forward to reconnecting with old friends and new, including members of the AVI CHAI Day School Fellows and PELIE Technology Fellows in complementary education. When: Monday, [...]

Note: A version of this post was created on behalf of the AVI CHAI Foundation and PELIE for their Fellows who are attending ISTE.  Kudos to AVI CHAI and PELIE for supporting Jewish educators in this way! I can’t wait to hear more about their experiences – and yours! This year’s ISTE Conference theme is [...]

Is your day school high school/ yeshiva integrating online learning in general studies as part of its formal course catalogue? Is your school gearing up to launch  such a program during the 2011-2012 academic year? If so, check out the new DigitalJLearning Network, a partnership of The Jewish Education Project, JESNA, and the AVI CHAI [...]

The AVI CHAI Foundation is awarding 10 scholarships to administrators at Jewish day schools in North America.  Preference will be given to Jewish studies oriented educators.  As part of the scholarship, awardees are required to contribute their reflections on the AVI CHAI blog.  Details and the AVI CHAI Scholarship application can be found here. Applications [...]

Last call for applications – the deadline for the new Darim Online Social Media Boot Camp for Educators  is Monday, May 2, 11:59pm: Learn more… and apply – now!! The short of it: The program will support innovative Jewish educators in using social media effectively in their work, and assist their organizations in evolving models [...]