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Using parent volunteers in your classroom

Started Dec 28, 2012 0 Replies

Using parent volunteers in your classroomParent volunteers can be a great help or a huge distraction in the classroom. Parents can be a valuable resource to the teacher and the students. There is a…Continue

Jewish Day Schools and Technology: Trying to Strike the Right Balance

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Tags: http://www.thejewishweek.com/blogs/jewish_techs/jewish_day_schools_and_technology_trying_strike_right_balance

Good Hebrew sites for Middle School students

Started Nov 4, 2012 0 Replies

I always am looking to make my 7th and 8th grade Hebrew class fun and creative. I am looking for great Hebrew stories and related activities online. Do you know of any site or smart board activities…Continue

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success

Started Oct 27, 2012 0 Replies

The ISTE Standards seem to follow the educational Standards in Finland. The system is based on creative and innovating thinking, engaged students, self reflections and collaboration. When asked about…Continue

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Collaboration Fluency

I listened to the video about Collaboration Fluency. I agreed with every word the teacher said. The idea that we are teaching for short term memory is correct. We are all saying that problem solving, creativity, thinking analytically and collaboration are the goals of the 21st century, but we can’t really do it if on a daily basis we are focusing on the lowest levels of Bloom Taxonomy. If the highest level on the Taxonomy is creativity, then the base for all our activities should be creativity,…See More
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Students create Hebrew websites

During the pillar of defense operation that recently occurred in Israel, I decided to teach an overview of the Arab-Israeli conflict to my 8th graders (during my Hebrew class). The class was conducted both in Hebrew and English and included a review of our history, connecting the land of Israel to the Jewish people. As we progressed with our classes, I realized that I needed to teach them much more than our history. The students are going to graduate from our school and they should have a…See More
Dec 28, 2012
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Using parent volunteers in your classroom

Using parent volunteers in your classroomParent volunteers can be a great help or a huge distraction in the classroom. Parents can be a valuable resource to the teacher and the students. There is a way to involve every parent who wants to participate. The key to having an excellent volunteer program is organization and high standards. I am not sure that I am organize enough, in this point, to use parents in my classroom, but I thought of ways that I will be able to use them in the future:⥀Help…See More
Dec 28, 2012
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Jewish Day Schools and Technology: Trying to Strike the Right Balance

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Dec 3, 2012
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UBD (Understanding By Design) through Technology

Reading chapter 5 reminded me the theory behind UBD (Understanding By Design) - Creating curriculum units and lessons should be about reaching a desired learner outcome. Once we have established where we want our students to be at the end of the unit, the content should fall into a logical sequence. In addition, the path to the endured goal should be creative and meaningful. Small groups’ activities and projects are great ways to achieve our goals.  Do you agree with me that that this is…See More
Nov 11, 2012
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Leah Spector posted a discussion

Good Hebrew sites for Middle School students

I always am looking to make my 7th and 8th grade Hebrew class fun and creative. I am looking for great Hebrew stories and related activities online. Do you know of any site or smart board activities that I can look into?See More
Nov 4, 2012
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Leah Spector replied to Rebecca Troodler's discussion Blogging, the good and the bad............
"Hi Rebecca,I decided to create Hebrew websites with my 7th & 8th grades students . The site will include a Blog. The goal of the blogging will be to collaborate homework and projects. However, I would actually love it if the students will go…"
Oct 28, 2012
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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success

The ISTE Standards seem to follow the educational Standards in Finland. The system is based on creative and innovating thinking, engaged students, self reflections and collaboration. When asked about accountability among teachers, the minister of education said: "Accountability is something that is left when responsibility has been subtracted." - What a concept!!!! Enjoy this article!…See More
Oct 27, 2012
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Stephanie Arenas commented on Leah Spector's blog post The best educational system in the world (Hebrew)
"Hi Leah,  I would love to watch this video.  I am quite interested, but I cannot see it from the link you attached.  Can you tell me the name of the piece and I can try and find it.  Or just repost the link.  Thanks! Tsipi "
Oct 14, 2012
Leah Spector posted a blog post

The best educational system in the world (Hebrew)

Last month I watched a program put together by the Israeli TV about the educational system in Finland. In the last twelve years, Finland won first place in every educational competition in the world. It was fascinating to learn and see what they are doing and why they are so successful. At that time, I thought that we here in America, won't be able to do what they are doing there, but the more I read about the technology standards, the more I understand that we can do it. If you understand…See More
Oct 14, 2012
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Leah Spector commented on Hanna Shekhter's blog post 3-2-1 Takeoff!!! The 1:1 iPad Pilot Program Begins!
"Our school purchased 26 iPads for the early childhood and the lower school classes. I would love to learn more about the use of iPads in the school and how to integrate iPads into the daily routine of our students. We tried to find appropriate…"
Oct 10, 2012
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What school, institution or company do you work for?
The Agnon School
What city, state and country is your employer located?
Beachwood, Ohio
What is your position?
Assistand Head of School

Leah Spector's Blog

Collaboration Fluency

Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:22pm 0 Comments

I listened to the video about Collaboration Fluency. I agreed with every word the teacher said. The idea that we are teaching for short term memory is correct. We are all saying that problem solving, creativity, thinking analytically and collaboration are the goals of the 21st century, but we can’t really do it if on a daily basis we are focusing on the lowest levels of Bloom Taxonomy. If the highest level on the Taxonomy is creativity, then the base for all our activities should…

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Facebook in the school

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 9:15pm 0 Comments

I have to admit that I am not sure about social network assignments in my classroom. So far, as an administrator,  I am dealing with the sad side of social network - cyber bullying. In addition, some of my students are not allowed to sing…

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Gmail

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 9:14pm 0 Comments

When gmail was introduced in our school, I thought to myself - “what’s the big deal?”. Today, after using it for few months, I can honestly say that it is an amazing tool for students and teachers. First, all my students were “forced”  to…

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Podcasts

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 9:11pm 0 Comments

I love the idea of Podcasts for teaching Hebrew (or any language for that matter). We all know that when a baby learns to speak, the baby hears the language first before being able to speak it. The more he hears the language, the better…

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