Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education

NESS

Professional Development Seminars for Teachers

Teacher training is based on a model of ongoing, intensive, professional development, focusing on the entire faculty of a school, including both teachers and the school director. Over the course of four years, the educators receive 72 hours of professoinal development.  In an on-site seminar (conducted at the synagogue during the first two years), educators are trained to teach content through meaning-centered, collaborative learning approaches that encourage students to be fully engaged in their learning.  Participants reflect on the learned strategies, create lessons and units built on research-based approaches, and practice their skills within a community of learners.  They also focus on extending learning outside the clasroom into the home, encouraging family learning. 

 

 

Please direct all questions to Anita Block, Director of the NESS Initiative, at 215-635-8940, ext. 1235 or ablock@acaje.org.