djln april 2015 newsletter
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April 2015 NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
Spring into Blended Learning!April 2015
We hope everyone had a lovely Pesach holiday and got some welldeserved rest, and time with family and friends!
In This Newsletter:> Learn to Personalize Learning With Activate Instruction> Jewish Values & Blended Learning: A Surprising Duo Video & PD Guide > On the Road With DigitalJLearning > Meet Us at ISTE2015> Attend the ATID Day School Innovation Hackathon> Celebrate With The Jewish Education Project> Jewish Futures Conference and Other Exciting Opportunities
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Using Activate Instruction to Personalize Learning Experiences
Join us to learn how to best use these tools in your own classroom or school with Amy Alamar, Director of School Partnerships at Girard Education Foundation. With Activate Instruction teachers and students translate performance assessment data into personalized learning experiences, for free, thanks to funding from the Girard Education Foundation.WHO: Amy Alamar, Ed.D. WHEN: Tuesday, April 14th, 3pm4pm ESTWHERE: Google Hangout on Air RSVP Required: Click and reply "Yes" to "Are you going to watch?"
In March, DigitalJLearning partnered with ELI Talks to present a special GoogleHangout on Air with Rabbi Y. Boruch Sufrin. Rabbi Sufrin shared some of theeducational technologies that he and his colleagues at Harkham Hillel have beensuccessfully using. He then led us in an exploration of various Jewish texts tomake the case that we must use the tools of today to give our students the bestlearning opportunities possible. This session is a "must see" for any Jewish dayschool educator interested in blended learning, or anyone still questioningtechnology use in education. For those who would like to use this video for professional development, DJLNhas developed a PD guide to complement the session and deepen thelearning. Click here for the video and guide.
_____________________________________________________________ On the Road with DigitalJLearningThe DJLN crew has been busy visiting our network schools both here in the New York/New Jerseyarea and around the country. We recently took a weeklong trip to Seattle to meet with our partnersand schools there. We also had the chance to go to the North American Jewish Day SchoolConference in Philadelphia. You can hear about these adventures and any upcoming trips on ourBlog.
_____________________________________________________________ Meet us at ISTE 2015 This June 28thJuly1st, Philadelphia, PA will play host to the International Society for Technology inEducation conference. The DigitalJLearning Network team will be there along with a group from ournetwork of schools. We still have 4 sponsored trip slots open for North American Jewish day schooleducators! Click here to apply! As we did last year, DJLN will be coordinating kosher meals forinterested people. If you are interested in ordering kosher meals through us, please let us know andkeep your eyes open for more information. You can learn more about ISTE and register for theconference here!
_____________________________________________________________ ATID Day School Innovation Hackathon
Join The Jewish Education Project and our partners for an Innovation Hackathon onMonday, May 18th. This event will bring together Jewish day school educators,technology professionals, and high school students to use design thinking principlesto overcome some of the challenges day schools today face. Our challenge for theday will be: How might we use technology to enhance Jewish day school education?Click here to learn more and register!
_____________________________________________________________ Celebrate The Jewish Education Project!
Join us on Wednesday, Mary 13th at 6:45 PM for an evening of cocktails, dinner, and festivities atout annual celebration. This year we will be honoring Diane and Howard Wohl for their extraordinarydedication to the Jewish people. We will also be introducing the recipients of The Jewish EducationProject Young Pioneers Award who are sparking new approaches in Jewish education.Click here to learn more!
Jewish Values & Blended Learning: A Surprising Duo Video & PD Guide
2015 Jewish Futures Conference is dedicated to encountering the other, and gaining skills to enable empathy to become part of one's daily life and educational practice. The Jewish Futures conferences convene cuttingedge thinkers to bring the most groundbreaking ideas of the 21st century into Jewish learning. The 2015 Jewish Futures: Radical Empathy conference will feature keynote speakers Sam Richards and Laurie Mulvey, an empathy workshop an Mothstyle story presentations. Click here to learn more and register to attend.
The Google Science Fair is Open for ApplicationsGoogle Science Fair is a global online competition open to individuals or teams from 13 to 18 years old. The final submission deadline is May 19th. What will you try?Click here to get started.
Udemy Social Innovation Grants Udemy wants to provide organizations focused on social change with the tools they need to teach online and scale their impact. A $2500 grant available to nonprofits and NGOs to support the creation of a Udemy course. We believe the cost of a video editor or microphone shouldn't stand in the way of great organizations scaling social impact. Click here to learn more and apply.
_____________________________________________________________ Jewish Futures Conference and Other Exciting Opportunities
The Jewish Futures Conference: How Will Radical Empathy Affect You?
Radical Empathy is a way of understanding "the other" so deeply that it can transform the self. The
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