Biographical Info

Areas We Address

A day school would engage with us if they are looking to develop or enhance:

• Israel education with constituents, including students, faculty, leadership, parents, donors and other stakeholders

Expected Outcomes

Working with us, a school should expect to develop:

• An Israel education philosophy statement
• A profile of a graduate
• A spiral curriculum for all grades
• Units and lesson plans suitable for each

Specific goals may include:

• Boosting the Israel education curriculum before and after an Israel trip
• Aligning with Israel education standards and benchmarks to create a spiral curriculum framework for all grades
• Receiving ongoing mentoring on best practices in Israel education for faculty
• Integrating units between general and Judaic studies
• Supporting shlichim and on-boarding new employees each year with online learning modules
• Infusing primary sources and perspective for grasping Israel’s centrality to Jewish identity
• Teaching Israel all year long, and not just before the important days or holidays
• Expanding family programming to promote Israel education beyond the classroom
• Designing board and key stakeholder activities to foster support and understanding for the need to dedicate school resources to Israel education
• Fostering student connections with Israel as a way to keep Israel central to their identity after they graduate
• Enhancing Israel knowledge as a means of creating effective Israel advocacy
• Learning how to address current events in historical context

Key Activities

We help schools achieve their goals by implementing the following:

• Consulting sessions with school administrators and an Israel committee to plan and align CIE offerings for your school’s needs and goals
• Professional development sessions with faculty members focused on Israel content knowledge and curriculum implementation
• Member units specially designed and selected by CIE educators and delivered throughout as needed
• Access to our online learning classes and materials
• Sessions for parents, board members, stakeholders, donors and lay-leaders in your community
• Reaccreditation and school improvement strategic plan development and implementation support
• On-site visits to help steer the process and engage with faculty and students

Setting Expectations

To ensure the impact of our support, we expect schools to:

• Designate a point person in the school who will communicate with CIE and with the school faculty and administration to coordinate efforts, resolve challenges, plan for the future and supervise logistics.
• Provide an annual report to CIE about progress made toward achieving goals.
  Allow teachers the necessary time to develop and implement ideas in their classrooms.
• Provide CIE with supporting files in a timely fashion (budget, school profile, measurable outcomes, videos and pictures capturing the school’s initiative, etc.)
  Have teachers participate each year in CIE educator workshops and/or seminars and/or webinars

To ensure the impact of our support, we expect administrators to:

• Engage in the process of developing the vision and outcomes with the Israel committee
• Model lifelong learning and engagement with Israel
• Allot the necessary time for professional development and ongoing coaching throughout the year and allow teachers the necessary time to develop and implement ideas in their classrooms
• Provide CIE with supporting files in a timely fashion (budget, school profile, measurable outcomes, videos and pictures capturing the school’s initiative, etc.)
• Encourage teachers to participate each year in CIE educator workshops and/or seminars and/or webinars

To ensure the impact of our support, we expect classroom teachers to:

• Be open to learning about Israel, and be ready to create safe and brave spaces for student learning and discussion, regardless of one’s religious or political affiliations
• Engage in primary sources and how they can support context and critical thinking skills
• Develop and implement ideas, activities and units in their classrooms.
• Find meaningful and authentic connections to all subject areas
• Collaborate with colleagues to integrate Israel in student-centered learning