Second Session: Monday, December 14 | 10:30 a.m.
If you did not attend the first session on November 30, please contact Marion Gribetz about permission to join this session.
Project Based Learning (PBL) is a dynamic approach to learning in which participants acquire knowledge and skills by actively exploring a complex question and working on an authentic community need. Community Education Initiative (CEI) works with selected teachers and educational directors from schools to introduce project-based learning into their school curriculum and structure.
The Bootcamp sessions will provide all participants with a boost in thinking about how to implement PBL in part time Jewish education settings. Experienced PBL educators, Kim Bodemer, Liz Levin and Sarit Ferreira will take us on an immersive bootcamp experience as we explore and experiment with PBL. Please feel free to invite others from your school to join you in the sessions.
After the sessions we will provide one on one consultations to schools that want to implement PBL in their schools.
Hebrew College CEI has been supporting and providing ongoing professional development targeted to Congregational and other part time settings of Jewish Education for over a decade. Learn from the depth of our experience in working within the particularities of the Jewish part time school setting to implement PBL in your community.
Questions? Contact Marion Gribetz.
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