Conference day
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’ ...
Create meaningful learning experiences
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 ...
More learning to be done
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 ...
A Rich Atmosphere
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 ...
Same philosophy but each so different
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 ...
So much to learn and see
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’ ...
First Impressions Count
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 ...
Its so much deeper
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 ...
Shabbat is here, Shabbat is here
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 ...
Recycle it!
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 ...
We can do it together
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 ...
We learn by observing
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 ...
Values to impart
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 ...
THIS IS ME!
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. ...
What’s our MO?
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 ...
HOW WILL I TEACH MY STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT I’VE LEARNED
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
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. ...
The Best Sounds in the World
There is no better sound in the world…
than voices of little children playing, discovering and learning about their world.
There ...
Trust the process.
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 ...
Time is a Luxury
We’ve been privileged to enjoy beautiful weather during our time in Budapest. Yesterday, I spent some time outside by the Lauder Javne play area watching the elementary grade children methodically ...
