Center for Jewish Special EducationCertificate in Jewish Special Education
The Center for Jewish Special Education is dedicated toward expanding and strengthening the quality and range of Jewish special education through professional training, research, curriculum development and consultation. Funded by a generous gift from Bernard J. Korman, the Center builds on Hebrew College’s extensive experience in professional training for Jewish special educators. In 2000, the College initiated a graduate Certificate in Jewish Special Education and special education master’s track through the Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education. The professional development program trains educators to integrate students with learning and developmental disabilities into mainstream Jewish classrooms. 2010 GISHA CONFERENCE Read conference description on the Hebrew College blog. The Center hosts its second annual GISHA (Good Ideas Supporting Hebrew Access) conference on Sunday and Monday, April 25–26, 2010: Teaching Hebrew to Diverse Learners: From Concept to Classroom. Register online now. Last year’s conference, with close to 200 participants, focused on theory and practice in Hebrew reading; this year the focus is on strategies for teaching Hebrew language to students with special needs. The conference will include featured speakers, workshops and poster sessions. A call for papers encourages teachers of inclusive classrooms and special educators to present their curriculum and classroom materials. This year will mark the first annual S’fatai Tiftah award, presented to an educator who works as an advocate and leader in creating successful learning environments for diverse learners.
Center for Jewish Special Education Lead FacultyDR. SCOTT SOKOL, the Bernard J. Korman Professor of Jewish Special Education, is a neuropsychologist as well as a cantor. Dr. Sokol has focused his research and clinical practice for the past 25 years on the intersection of psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, specifically regarding how individuals acquire and process first and second languages. Prior to this appointment, he served as Dean of the Jewish Music Institute and was the founding Director of both the Cantor-Educator Program and Special Education Program at the College. He has a BA from Brandeis University, MA and PhD degrees from Johns Hopkins University and a MSM and Cantorial Investiture from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Sokol is past recipient of a Young Psychologist Award from the American Psychological Association, a Fulbright Scholar and Wexner Fellow. He has served on the executive council of the Cantors Assembly of America, and is the past editor of the Journal of Synagogue Music. He is the cofounder of Koleinu and Sheminiyah and concertizes widely. DR. SANDY MILLER-JACOBS, Professor and Director of Jewish Special Education Academic Programs, is a former special needs college professor for 28 years and, most recently, the Director of Special Education Services for the Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE) of Greater Boston. Dr. Miller-Jacobs taught for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation from 1969 to 1973, then joined the faculty of Fitchburg State College, where she served as a professor in the Special Education Department for 28 years, including six years as Department Chair and two years as the College’s Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of Academic Personnel. She earned her BA from Queens College, CUNY, MEd from Boston University and EdD from Boston College.
Certificate in Jewish Special EducationTo ensure that every student has access to effective Jewish education, teachers must be equipped to address multiple learning styles within a variety of educational contexts. There is a critical need for experts in Jewish special education program design and implementation, as well as for generalists with a broad repertoire of inclusive classroom teaching approaches. To meet that need, the Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education offers a flexible program of instruction toward an 18-credit Certificate in Jewish Special Education. Designed for busy professionals who want to broaden their reach within the Jewish classroom, this program may be taken on-line, on-site during the summer, or as a mix of on-line instruction and intensive summer institutes. Length of ProgramThe Certificate may be completed in three formats:
Credits earned toward the Certificate in Jewish Special Education may be applied toward the Master of Jewish Education (MJEd), upon approval of the academic advising faculty. Additional application materials are required for admission to the MJEd program. Certificate Requirements
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Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education Center for Jewish Special Education
