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Monday, June 11, 2018
All sessions take place at the Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St NW unless otherwise noted.
8:00-9:30 AM JJE BOARD MEETING at GSEHD, 2134 G St NW, Basement
8:30-10:30 AM EMERGING SCHOLARS MENTORING SEMINAR BREAKFAST, Room 310
9:00-10:00 AM REGISTRATION, Room 113
10:00-11:30 AM SESSION 1
S1.1 PAPER SESSION: NEW RESEARCH FROM THE DAY SCHOOL CLASSROOM, Room B17
Chair: Jonah Hassenfeld (Gann Academy)
Racial Identity Development in Jewish Day Schools, Anna Finklestein (Gann Academy)
Inquiry-Oriented Pedagogy: Dilemmas of Practice in the Tanakh Classroom, Ziva Hassenfeld (Brandeis University)
Climate Change Education as a Case Study for Values-Based Teaching in an American Jewish Day School, Emily Hart (Gann Academy)
S1.2 PAPER SESSION: LOOKING AT THE USES OF ARTS AND LITERATURE IN JEWISH EDUCATION,Room 214
Chair: Jon Levisohn (Brandeis University)
The Intersection of Jewish Education and Cultural Arts: An Agenda for Research, Ben Jacobs (The George Washington University) and Laura Yares (Michigan State University)
What Do We See? The Arts as a Catalyst in Israel Education, Ofra Backenroth (Jewish Theological Seminary)
S1.3 SPOTLIGHT SESSION: STRUCTURED ETHICAL REFLECTION: CONFRONTING ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF ACTION RESEARCH, Room 211
Convener: Miriam Raider-Roth (University of Cincinnati)
11:45-12:45 pm Consultation 1 Block
| Stuart Schoenfeld “URBAN JEWISH EDUCATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY CENTRAL CITIES” | Laura Shefter “The Intersection between Professional Identity and Jewish Identity among Experiential Educators | Laura Wiseman “Paradigmatic Short Stories AS Pedagogy for Emergent Teachers: Consultation in Preparation for Part II” |
Joshua Krug “Mixed-Methods Research on Jewish Education in a Secular Age” | “How to write a scholarly article for publication in a Journal” Helena Miller |
12:45-1:45 pm Awards Luncheon
12:45-1:30 pm ALOHA Meeting (members only) and Lunch
2:00-3:30 pm Session 2 Block
| Paper Session: “Israeli Shlichim in American Summer Camps”: Meiseles/Avni/Krasner/Samuel Respondent: Alex Pomson | Paper Session “Current Issues in Day School Settings”: Chakiris and Rivkah Schack / Samson/ Sara Smith Chair: Z. Hassenfeld | Spotlight Session: Curricular Integration in Non-Orthodox Jewish Day Schools Shargel and Sally Grobani | Paper Session “Issues in Research Methodology” J Hassenfeld/ Meir Muller Chair: Scott Goldberg |
3:45-5:15 pm Session 3 Block
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Paper Session: ” What’s It All About? Critical Perspectives on Jewish Sensibilities, Applied Jewish Wisdom and Jewish Education.”
Bethamie Horowitz (New York University)/Vanessa Ochs (University of Virginia) /Laura Yares (George Washington, University) /Avi Orlow ( Foundation for Jewish Camp).
Chair: Barry Holtz ( Jewish Theological Seminary)
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Paper Session “Hebrew Instruction in Day School Settings”: Avni/ Goldberg and Ciner Chair: Sara Shapiro-Plevan | Spotlight Session: “The family as unit of analysis and as unit of engagement. Exploring the implications of a newly published book, Jewish Family: Identity and Self-Formation at Home”: Alex Pomson Lisa Grant, Hebrew Union College Joe Reimer, Brandeis University |
5:15-5:45 pm Reception
5:45-6:45 pm Dinner
7:00-9:30 pm Program – Screening of “Restoring Tomorrow”
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
8:00-10:00 am Registration
8:00-9:00 am Breakfast
9:00-10:30 am Session 4 Block
| Paper Session “Understanding the Adult Learner”: Hana Bor and Rebeccca Shargel/Erica Brown Chair: Helena Miller | Paper Session: “Adolescents and Young Adults in Jewish Education” Levites/Aharon Chair: David Bryfman | Recent Research on Jewish Camping: Reimer/Singfer UhrmanKress Chair: Sharon Avni |
Spotlight Session: “What are we learning from the study of youth movement alumni?” Zohar Rotem, Alex Pomson, Steven M. Cohen, Michelle Shapiro Abraham
10:45-11:45 am Consultation 2 Block
| Talia Kaplan “See Where It Takes You:” The Impact of USY Israel Pilgrimage on Jewish Teenagers PPT/VG | Etan Cohen “The Co-Construction of Social and Personal Identities in Jewish-Israeli Culture Studies” | Hana Bor “The impact of the Summer Holocaust Teachers Institute (SHTI) on Teaching and Understanding the Holocaust” | Cheryl Weiner “Jewish Adolescent Girls’ Development” | Ilene Vogelstein “Strengthening Teacher-Child Relationships in Early Childhood Jewish Education” |
11:45 am-12:45 pm Lunch
1:00-2:30 pm Session 5 Block
| Paper Session “Thriving and Jewish Education”: Horwitz/Levisohn/Deitcher Chair: Scott Aaron | Spotlight Session: The Shabbat Challenge: Family Engagement Through On-line, Peer Group Connected Learning / Newfeld | Spotlight Session “The Kids Are Alright. Right? A Panel Discussion of the Findings from the 2018 National Jewish Youth Serving Organization Study”: Moderated by: David Bryfman, Liat Sayfan, Jeffrey Kress, Amanda Winer, Arielle Levites |