Sunday, August 26th was the annual teacher meeting organized by the CFJE, The Community Foundation for Jewish Education. Shir Hadash teachers have attended these always informative, sometimes inspirational meetings, for many years. This year was great. The best part is always being Shir Hadash teachers as a group, and running into friends from other synagogues and Jewish organizations. Teachers (and Education Directors) love the opportunity to expand our knowledge-base andto discuss issues related to children and supplementary Jewish education. This year, the meeting was held at Beth Shalom in Northbrook.
The keynote speaker was Edward Hallowell (http://www.drhallowell.com/). His speech was titled "Healthy Teaching in a CRAZYBUSY World Springboards to Effective and Affective Learning," an apropos topic for educators. He was very funny, (admittedly) very not-Jewish, and had a great respect for educators.
Sadly, the Shir Hadash teachers parted ways and moved on to small group activities based on our individual needs. Forouz and Pearyl took the Hebrew track, Andrew went to Israel education, Carole and I attended the Interfaith meeting as well as the Informal Education meeting, and so on. Sometimes it is not just being exposed to new ideas that renews one's energy, but rather the chance to see an inspired teacher and the opportunity to discuss philosophy or argue a point with other educators.
We are all looking forward to September 26th, the first day of Sunday school.
Emily Ascher
Education Director
eddirector@shir-hadash.org
| Lynne and Carole Looking Inspired at 8am! |
| Phyllis and Cindy Discussing Lox and Bagels |
| Forouz and Jennifer Making 6th Grade Plans |
| Rebecca and New Teacher Andrew Getting to Know Each Other |
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