Member Directory

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BetterLesson implements professional learning solutions centered on student outcomes through differentiated learning experiences and researched-backed pedagogy. Contact: Romain Bertrand
Website: www.betterlesson.com
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Contact: Margery Sokoloff
Brandeis University/Education Program 415 South Street MS 022 Waltham MA 02453 Cell Phone: 781-736-2024 Website: website
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Offers professional development sessions with faculty, parents, and other stakeholders focused on Israel content knowledge and curriculum implementation. Customizes offerings to each organization’s needs of each with ongoing coaching and mentoring. Contact: Tal Grinfas-David
P.O. Box 15129 Atlanta GA 30333 Work Phone: 404-395-6851 Website: https://israeled.org/day-school/
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Provides immersive learning to faith-based schools to advance civic education to cultivate connections to and knowledge of America’s founding values, institutions, texts and ideas, and to empower students to influence their communities. Contact: Audi Hecht
c/o USCJ 3080 Broadway, Brush 208 New York NY 10027 Website: https://civicspirit.org/
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Delivers actionable PD that supports educators in preparing students for civic participation. Develops crucial conversation skills that shape a strong school culture and moral development. Offers individualized follow-up support. Contact: Yehudah Potok
89 South Street Suite 401 Boston MA 02111 Work Phone: 617-232-1595 Work Phone: 1-800-856-9039 Website: https://www.facinghistory.org/
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Implements PD, coaching and consulting in inclusion/differentiation for atypical learners, social-emotional/mental health needs, proactive behavior management, Universal Design for Learning, Hebrew decoding, and a unique peer disability education program. Contact: Brian Coonley
333 Nahanton St. Newton MA 02459 Work Phone: 617-630-9010 ×105 Website: https://jgateways.org/
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Contact: Sara Just-Michael
282 Elm Avenue Teaneck NJ 07666 Work Phone: (801) 613-7478
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Helps develop/enhance Modern Hebrew language programs for improved student outcomes and teacher recruitment/retention. Onboards new teachers to be effective second language educators, offers virtual/on-site PD and Hebrew teacher coaching/mentoring. Contact: Esty Gross
290 Turnpike Road Suite 5 -214 Westborough MA 01581 Work Phone: 617-580-3565 Website: https://hebrewatthecenter.org/
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Herzog College, the largest religious teachers’ college in Israel, offers faculty-wide and individual professional development programs for Judaic Studies teachers focused on Tanakh pedagogy and innovative instructional techniques. Contact: Amihai Bannett
Hechal Shlomo 58 King George Street Jerusalem Israel Work Phone: 972-73-3502296 Website: website
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Trains school staff to understand and address student learning differences. Offers onsite and/or virtual coaching to implement instructional and classroom management techniques. Develops teacher mentors as resources to other teachers. Contact: Tamar Appel
452 Fifth Ave. 24th Fl. New York NY 10018 Work Phone: 212-767-7707 Website: https://www.hiddensparks.org/
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Provides customized PD experiences to cultivate instructional leadership and to enrich Jewish studies curriculum development and pedagogical practices through online workshops, in-person seminars, and/or 1-on-1 coaching sessions. Contact: Aviva Silverman
The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York NY 10027 Website: JDSSB website
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Facilitates 2-year teacher induction program for beginner teachers with 1-on-1 mentoring from veteran teachers and participation in cross-school PD trainings. Offers a 20-month program to develop and coach new school leaders. Contact: Nina Bruder
Work Phone: 831-600-2277 Website: https://jntp.org/
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Coaches teachers to employ student-centered learning (SCL) including how to design curricula and lesson plans in Judaic and General Studies, create SCL activities and assessments, and foster classroom cultures that build student voice and agency. Contact: Tikvah Wiener
617 Grenville Avenue Teaneck NJ 07666 Cell Phone: 917-209-2665 Website: website
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Enhances educators’ growth by cultivating deeper relationships with each other, themselves, God and Jewish values. Includes standalone seminars, virtual courses, coaching and a multi-year school cohort to embed the approach within a school’s culture. Contact: Yehudah Chanales
Website: https://lifnaivlifnim.org/
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Lomdei empowers educators to create personalized Jewish learning experiences accessible to all students. Workshops & Coaching sessions focus on Student Centered Learning for Judaic Studies & General Studies classrooms. Contact: Ralph Alter
76 Stormont Ave. Toronto ON M5N 2C2 Canada Work Phone: 416-897-8157 Website: Website
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Facilitates PD programs for individual educators and curriculum development on specific topics related to experiential education and stronger professional identity through its 18×18: 18 Dimensions of Jewish Life methodology. Contact: Debbi Cooper
261 Madison Avenue 9th Floor New York NY 10016 Work Phone: 1-866-462-4353 Website: https://ieje.org/
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MTEI helps educational leaders transform their schools into places where teachers learn together in community over their whole careers, building cultures where both Jewish content and understanding of teaching and learning are at the core. Contact: Miriam Raider Roth
1000 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland OH 44114 Work Phone: 216-875-6526 Website: www.mtei-learning.org
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Cultivates more skillful Jewish text educators through 12-month new/novice JS teacher training certificate and mentoring to develop robust curricular units. Supports whole-school transformation to enhance schools’ Judaic mission. Contact: Reuven Margrett
29 Pierre Koenig Street Jerusalem 9346937 Israel Work Phone: 972-2-673-5210 Website: Pardes website
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Promotes student collaboration & engagement with concrete tools to improve communication and interpretation. Teachers learn how to deepen relationships between students and with content, using a Jewish framework based on havruta learning. Contact: Allison Cook
Hadar Institute 210 West 93rd St. New York NY 10025 Work Phone: (646) 770-1468 Website: PoP website
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REACH supports Chicagoland Jewish day schools by helping all students succeed through consultation, student services, and community programs. Contact: Tamar Shames
Cell Phone: 224.601.6020 Website: Website
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Sulam supports diverse learners in two Jewish day schools, building inclusive cultures and offering expert special education and PD to staff. Contact: Lianne Heller
Cell Phone: 301-962-9400 Ext. 700 Website: Website
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Contact: Dan Tatar
P.O. Box 843 Northbrook IL 60062 Work Phone: 847-418-8336 Website: Website
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Builds understanding of language-based learning disabilities and develops school-wide framework for supporting diverse learners through summer institutes, customized workshops, consultations and school study tours to observe best practices in action. Contact: Rebecca Ritter
The Shefa School 17 West 60th St. New York NY 10023 Work Phone: 212-873-1300 Website: www.shefacenter.org
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