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Reaching and Teaching Every Child Chumash

Rabbi Dr. Aharon Hershel Fried shares a differentiated approach for all students. Children process information and learn differently. How can educators present material differently to meet various …

Class Management

The Power of Your Words: How to Make a Positive Impact on Student Wellbeing

Your impact long after what you taught may be forgotten, but how you relate to your students will be vividly remembered. When students are treated in a way that makes them feel comfortable and appr…

Continuing Education

Public Speaking for Rebbeim with Rabbi Henoch Plotnik

Rebbeim need many skills to be successful. They are often called upon to speak at assemblies and celebrations both in and out of school. The way Rebbeim present when they speak contributes greatly …

Continuing Education

Ten Tips for a Connected Classroom with Morah Chaya Shapiro

Are there extremely shy children in your class having difficulty making friends or socializing? Are you unsure how to deal with children whom you feel take up all of your attention and keep disrupt…

Class Management

Guiding Principals: 7 Steps to Assess and Address Social-Emotional Gaps After COVID-19

Even before the pandemic, we were aware of the importance of social-emotional learning. Many schools prioritized creating more holistic environments, teaching to the “whole-child,” giving attention…

Class Management

Guiding Principals: 5 Steps to Assess and Address Academic Gaps after COVID-19

Even though many schools returned to in-person classes this past year, these classes were not “normal”. Hopefully, schools will be able to return to pre-pandemic teaching. The first step will be as…

Continuing Education

Guiding Principals: 2 Critical Ways to Make Sure Your School’s Numbers Grow

How can we recruit new families into our school community? And how can we retain the families we already have? Even in a relatively small school, there needs to be a designated person on staff in c…

Class Management

Discipline with Dignity

Learn proven methods and techniques of addressing behavior while nurturing each student’s sense of self-worth and dignity. For upper elementary, middle and high school Rebbes and teachers. Led by: …

Class Management

Guiding Principals: How Can We Support Teachers during the School Year?

Developing an amazing staff will make your school succeed and grow. It is critical that we redouble our efforts to increase job satisfaction. Learn ideas to help give teachers what they need.

Class Management

Guiding Principals: How can we make new teachers feel comfortable?

We tend to forget about the concerns of teachers who may or may not be new to the profession but are new to our school. Learn how to to make teachers comfortable with the school culture.

It’s all about Comprehension with Dr. Shira Roth

“Comprehending what you’ve read is the goal of reading” (Allington & Gabriel) Yet many children believe that if they’ve said (or internalized) all the words on a page, they’ve read the page. Lear…

Torah uMesorah Shabbos of Chinuch Erev Shabbos Luncheon (November 8, 2019)

Torah uMesorah Erev Shabbos Shabbos Chizuk

Torah uMesorah Chicago Shabbos of Chinuch Melava Malka for Rebbeim

Melava Malka for rebbeim culminating a Torah uMesorah Shabbos of Chinuch. Speakers were Rabbi Binyomin Holland, Harav Yosef Eichenstein, and Harav Gershon Miller.

Torah Umesorah Shabbos Chizuk 5779/2018

Melave Malka for Rebbeim featuring Harav Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, Rabbi Klein, Rabbi Nojowitz, and Rabbi Landau, Topics included involving parents in their children’s Chinuch. Some Yiddish …

Health and Wellness

Mental Health on Both Sides of the Desk

Dr. Jerry Lob Discusses Psychological Concerns Regarding Families, Students, Teachers, and Principals

Enhancing Play and Learning with Sensory Experiences

Teachers will learn how to incorporate sensory experiences into play and learning. Led by Hayley Anderson, CTRS, Manager of Family Services and Partnerships National Lekotek Center.

Special Education

How Sensory Processing Affects Children’s Behavior

How do sensory processing issues affect children’s behavior and learning? Identify students with these difficulties Learn techniques to help them Sherra Bloomenkranz, OTR/L

Building Mental Math & Computational Strategies

This workshop is about Number Talks, a powerful tool for helping students develop number sense and their ability to add and subtract flexibly and fluently. Learn a powerful way to move from teachin…

How to Use Movement to Facilitate Development

Melissa Kaufman discussed with early childhood teachers and parents how to facilitate a child’s development though the use of movement, such as dance.

Promoting Speech and Language Development

Promoting Speech and Language Development and Identifying Red Flags. Led by Stephanie Cohen, M.A., CCC-SLP.

Foundation Mathematics for Young Children

Counting Isn’t All That Counts: Foundation Mathematics for Young Children, led by Rebeca Itzkowich, MS, Erikson Institute Early Math Innovations Collaborative Supervisor.

Addressing the Needs of the Orphans in Your Classroom

For Mechanchim and Mechanchos Understanding and Addressing the Needs of the Orphans in Your Classroom presented by several rabbis with real-life examples and practical suggestions.

Class Management

Building a Cooperative Kind and Caring Classroom

Explore proactive and empowering approaches and responses that can be used when bullying situations occur in their classrooms. The workshop outlined strategies to use when bullying situations do …

Class Management

How to Create a Safe Preschool Classroom

Explore developmental dynamics, the differences between tattling and telling, normal healthy conflict, aggression, and bullying. Nurtured Heart Approach. Fran Gutstein, LCSW.

Lesson Planning

Dual Language Literacy

Dual Language Literacy – Going Beyond Decoding

Leap to Learn

“Leap to Learn” for Early Childhood Teachers Skill building through the use of colorful and fun cognitive games. Led by: Tali Eingal & Danielle Gabi, Leap to Learn Creators

The Power of Tehillim – The Power of Achdus

An evening of Chizuk for women. Ushering in Rosh Chodesh Elul. The Power of Tehilim – The Power of Achdus. A special Hakorus Hatov to our beloved Mrs. Chaya Miriam Wolper, Aneinu Coordinator; and …

Asara B’Teves Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program

Rabbi Henoch Plotnik speaks at the Asara B’Teves Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program

Preparing Our Children for Success

Rabbi Shmuly Rothman and Edward Loew speak about preparing our children for social and emotional success.

Executive Functioning for Early Childhood Teachers

This workshop combines theory with practical activities designed to promote executive function for early childhood children while also giving them the opportunity to practice self-regulation. L…

Asara B’Teves Holocaust Program 2014-12-30

Commemorate Asara B’Teves

Mr. Israel Starck, Holocaust Survivor

Mr. Israel Starck and his family were deported from their home when he was 11 years old. He tells his story from deportation, his life in the camps, until liberation at the end of the war.

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