Keystones Podcast Series

Keystones: Connecting Educators to Israel with T'helah Ben-Dan

T'helah Ben-Dan, Deputy Director for Talma Israel, shares an opportunity for professional development based in Israel for teachers (TALMA: The Israel Program for Excellence in English).

Keystones: Connecting Israelis to Jewish Identity with Itamar Kremer

Itamar Kremer, VP of Education and Innovation for Masa Israeli, shares a new approach to developing a sense of Jewish identify through intentional gatherings between Israelis and other Jews from around the world (Masa Israeli).

Keystones: Using UDL to Create Connectors with Debra Drang

Debra Drang, Director of Special Education for Sulam in Silver Spring, MD, shares an application of the UDL (Universal Design for Learning) model to Jewish learning, aimed at creating students who are expert connectors.

Keystones: Cultivation Mindsets for Now and the Future with Shira Deener

Shira Deener, Head of School at JCDS in Boston, shares a framework for preparing students for a complex world by cultivating specific mindsets (Habits of Mind and Heart).

Keystones: Bringing Jewish Values to Action with Lisa Schopf

Lisa Schopf, Middle School Director at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School in Washington DC, shares an approach to integrated learning, incorporating Jewish values and texts, and using learning to take concrete action (Scholars Forum).

Keystones: Instilling Jewish Values through Planes of Development with Dr. Brocha Baum-Margolese

Dr. Brocha Baum-Margolese shares an introduction to using planes of development and other foundational elements of Montessori education to instill core Jewish values and ways to integrate.

Keystones: Fostering Teacher Efficacy with David Farbman

David Farbman, Project Director for DEEP, shares an overview of the DEEP (Developing Embedded Expertise in Jewish Day Schools Program) Consortium and the ways in which it aims to inform and inspire Jewish day schools to invest more time and money in high-quality professional development, recognizing that teacher efficacy is essential to achieving educational excellence.

Keystones: Making a Tangible Connection to Israel with Elianna Perez

Elianna Perez, a volunteer with ACHI613, shares an introduction to using Israeli items as a connection and physical reminder of Israel (KLEE Project).

Keystones: Inspiring Students to Change the World with Eric Petersiel

Eric Petersiel, Head of School at Leo Baeck Jewish Day School, shares a discussion of social justice education, focusing on intentional education of how students can change the world.

Keystones: Developing Future Educators with Rabbi Yaakov Green

Rabbi Yaakov Green, Head of School at Maimonides in Boston, shares a new initiative for inspiring and training future Jewish educators (Maimonides Fellowship).