I am so sad, but it was our last working day. In the morning we went back to the Beth Sholom ECC. We visited the 
groups, and we could see how they prepare for the Shabbat. It was very interesting ...
We met Naama from Israel. Mara and Naama are the motors of the Reggio program in the Greater Washington area. We’ve learned so many things from them.
For example, the question ‘how’ ...
Thursday. Conference Day. The biggest Jewish education conference I’ve seen. I feel privileged to be here at such a young age and to learn and grow from and with so many inspiring and experienced ...
When we woke up, Judy’s goodbye letter and breakfast waited for us. Elaine, who is another incredibly nice person came for us and took us to Temple Emmanuel Early Childhood Center. Our new friends ...
Wednesday arrived fairly quickly. Our day started at Temple Emanuel Early Childhood Center. We were once again welcomed by an inspiring team – Gary and Melissa. We had the opportunity to visit ...
The following two days were wonderful.
We spent our first morning at Beth Sholom Early Childhood Center. Going into the school and seeing Michelle and Meredith (The M&M’s) brought back a lot of ...
I feel like we have been here weeks. So many things happen to us, so many people we got to know. All things and everyone are impressive, kind and friendly.
We were with Judy in an ‘early morning meeting’ ...
Alan and Glynis awaited us at the airport. The meeting was very touching. We spent the evening in Fran’s house 
together with the other members of the seminar and we celebrated Hanukkah’s ...
Putting into writing my personal experience in this educational journey I started a year ago is very challenging. I’ve been asking myself why is it so hard to write about something that is so close ...
At our morning meeting with the Frajda staff, we went over a few of the items that we had discussed this week. We agreed that the top thing to do going forward is to frame things that are done in the ...
What was to be a lesson for the Frajda staff about recycling turned into a wonderful period of learning while doing. The children were so excited when Marika arrived with cardboard boxes. They could ...
The day began with the Frajda staff and SOS team reflecting on yesterday’s classroom observations. Together we discussed many possibilities to enrich the learning environment.
Debbie Togliatti ...
Our day began when we met with the Frajda staff. We talked about the day ahead of us. SOS Team members offered suggestions to the teachers for enhancing their work with the children. The Frajda staff ...
After hearing so much about Frajda and the Krakow JCC, we were thrilled to finally be here. Today was a government declared holiday, celebrating Poland’s 100th year of independence.
We were ...
Even though it will take weeks to process and decompress from the amazing week that we had here, I am just relieved on the success of the culminating experience we got to share with everyone yesterday. ...
modus operandi
noun
A particular way or method of doing something.
It’s day 5 at the Lauder school and today has been a reflection of what we have learned and experienced throughout the week. As we ...
One of my favorite activities to lead or observe students in the middle grades doing is learning about their identities and how they choose to express them. ...
Köszönöm is the first word I learned on our very first night in Hungary. Peter Varga, my partner teacher, taught it to me at our welcome dinner, and it is the word that characterizes my week in Hungary. ...
There is no better sound in the world…
than voices of little children playing, discovering and learning about their world.
There ...
Today, I taught the follow-up lesson with my 10th grade ESL class. This is the same class that Inbar has been teaching and the one I began with on Tuesday. I was excited to be back with them and to ...
