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. ...
Category: Nov. 2018: Adelson Educational Campus + Lauder
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 ...
Getting closer!
In the morning I had a nice casual rehearsal with the 10th graders. We worked on getting selfies from them, and discussed favorite bands and music. I got a great list of Hungarian Bands to share with ...
What’s in a name?
It’s day four of our adventure here in Budapest and we have met many students and seen many sites around this wonderful city. Today we visited a neighborhood synagogue with a memorial to all from ...
Overcoming my homesickness
I woke up this morning homesick. I spent the bus ride to the Lauder-Javne school watching videos of my twin baby boys. I was holding back tears as thoughts began to race; thoughts of the distance from ...
PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS
A key element of our first step in the Morim Limmud program, a school visit for the faculty, was being paired with a faculty member from the Lauder Javne school. This faculty member is to be your ...
Their Name, Their Identity
Yesterday while in Budapest we visited the Shoes on the Danube memorial. For me, this was the most emotional of the memorials we have visited. To look at the shoes, the boots, the little toddler shoes ...
Stronger together
Day 3 and already I am enjoying saying hello in the hallways to the familiar faces of students and teachers. The faculty and students here at Lauder couldn’t be nicer. They come to the room they set ...
EXTENDED METAPHORS LESSON
In addition to meeting students and connecting through “English as a Second Language” courses, I also was invited to guest teach one literature class. In this class, students read both Hungarian ...
“My Heart is in the East”
Today I had the privilege of teaching 20 of the Lauder-Javne school’s 9th graders. What a great class! Many of the students were interested and engaged as we explored the conflict between following ...
We May Be Missing the Boat
My very first discussion with SOS International was learning about their mission and vision, which strives to enrich next-generation Jewish identity and values through ...
Piecing it together
Had a wonderful rehearsal with the band today! Worked on listening across the band and not just to themselves. Always knowing who has the melody and when, is important and this helps as we follow ...
Creating connections across the world
The Morim Limmud program is a rich journey between students at two Jewish schools across the world. This first step, our faculty visit to Budapest, is laying the groundwork of connection and community ...
Bonds of a community
How do we define Jewish identity? How do we use our voices, individually and collectively, to be agents of change? These were just two of the questions I contemplated throughout the day following ...
“This is Me!”
I had a wonderful introduction to the 5th graders today! This was a fun group of eager learners with a wide range of ability with speaking English. I introduced the concept of Koolulam and revealed ...
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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 ...
Getting closer!
In the morning I had a nice casual rehearsal with the 10th graders. We worked on getting selfies from them, and discussed favorite bands and music. I got a great list of Hungarian Bands to share with ...
What’s in a name?
It’s day four of our adventure here in Budapest and we have met many students and seen many sites around this wonderful city. Today we visited a neighborhood synagogue with a memorial to all from ...
Overcoming my homesickness
I woke up this morning homesick. I spent the bus ride to the Lauder-Javne school watching videos of my twin baby boys. I was holding back tears as thoughts began to race; thoughts of the distance from ...
PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS
A key element of our first step in the Morim Limmud program, a school visit for the faculty, was being paired with a faculty member from the Lauder Javne school. This faculty member is to be your ...
Their Name, Their Identity
Yesterday while in Budapest we visited the Shoes on the Danube memorial. For me, this was the most emotional of the memorials we have visited. To look at the shoes, the boots, the little toddler shoes ...
Stronger together
Day 3 and already I am enjoying saying hello in the hallways to the familiar faces of students and teachers. The faculty and students here at Lauder couldn’t be nicer. They come to the room they set ...
EXTENDED METAPHORS LESSON
In addition to meeting students and connecting through “English as a Second Language” courses, I also was invited to guest teach one literature class. In this class, students read both Hungarian ...
“My Heart is in the East”
Today I had the privilege of teaching 20 of the Lauder-Javne school’s 9th graders. What a great class! Many of the students were interested and engaged as we explored the conflict between following ...
We May Be Missing the Boat
My very first discussion with SOS International was learning about their mission and vision, which strives to enrich next-generation Jewish identity and values through ...
Piecing it together
Had a wonderful rehearsal with the band today! Worked on listening across the band and not just to themselves. Always knowing who has the melody and when, is important and this helps as we follow ...
Creating connections across the world
The Morim Limmud program is a rich journey between students at two Jewish schools across the world. This first step, our faculty visit to Budapest, is laying the groundwork of connection and community ...
Bonds of a community
How do we define Jewish identity? How do we use our voices, individually and collectively, to be agents of change? These were just two of the questions I contemplated throughout the day following ...
“This is Me!”
I had a wonderful introduction to the 5th graders today! This was a fun group of eager learners with a wide range of ability with speaking English. I introduced the concept of Koolulam and revealed ...