Objectives: Participants will... Feel more comfortable stepping into the role of an authority figure. Understand what behaviors they are expected to manage and/or discipline. Gain practical tools for being a fair, effective leader in the classroom.
Objectives: Participants will... Explore aspects of their own complex identities, Jewish and otherwise, including key role models who have shaped or strengthened it. Recognize the influential role they play as Jewish role models for the children they work with. Set intentions for expressing and embodying their Jewish identity and values when working with younger children.
Objectives:
Participants will . . .
Begin to foster a positive, collaborative relationship as a TA-teacher team.
Clarify the distinct responsibilities of TAs and teachers, including identifying tasks TAs can perform independently and those that require teacher oversight.
Create a shared brit (covenant) to set intentions for a respectful and effective working partnership.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand key facts about the threat that climate change poses to an equitable society and healthy natural world. Explore Jewish wisdom about modern environmental challenges. Cultivate healthy reactions and coping strategies regarding climate change.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand key facts about the threat that climate change poses to an equitable society and healthy natural world. Explore Jewish wisdom about modern environmental challenges. Cultivate healthy reactions and coping strategies regarding climate change.
Objectives: Participants will . . . Understand their responsibilities and expectations as a new counselor or staff member. Recognize, as a new counselor or staff member, when to confer with another staff member and when to seek support from a senior staff member. Reflect on serving in the role…
Objectives: Participants will... Explore the meaning of emotional well-being. Identify stressors or “baggage” that they and their students may bring with them into the classroom. Gain concrete tools and resources to support students and build an emotionally supportive culture in their classrooms.
Objectives: Participants will... Explore the meaning of emotional well-being. Identify stressors or “baggage” that they and their campers may bring with them into the camp environment. Gain concrete tools and resources to support campers and build an emotionally supportive culture in their camps.
Objectives: Participants will... Identify strategies for fostering an inclusive environment by recognizing diverse needs and opportunities for support. Understand how language shapes inclusion and belonging, and then practice using language that encourages a sense of community. Learn how small, intentional changes in practices can create a more supportive and accessible space for all students.
Objectives: Participants will . . .
Understand that gender diversity has existed for centuries across different cultures around the world.
Engage with Jewish wisdom about gender diversity.
Learn strategies to support trans and non-binary peers.
