September Professional Development Day

“Each child is unique...
Addressing the needs of all learners.”

Thursday, September 4, 2008 / 4 ELUL 5768
3:00 PM—6:00 PM

UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey
50 Eisenhower Drive  I  Paramus, New Jersey 07652  I  201-488-6800

Educator Fees (Non refundable)
UJA Federation schools: $22                              Out-of-area schools: $27
Early Bird Registration: Register by July 15th and receive $1.00 off per teacher.

View Brochure  I  Directions to UJA NNJ

Click the appropriate link below to register
Teacher Registration (for self)           I         Principal Registration (for staff)

 Jewish education in northern New Jersey

We are a community service of the UJA NNJ dedicated to finding creative ways to help Jews of all ages learn more about their religion, culture, social and national heritage. Its purpose is to train and retain teachers for Jewish schools. A major area of activity for JES, which is funded by the UJA NNJ Annual Campaign, is helping teachers become more proficient in their craft. The following areas are JES’s gifts to a community that values strong Jewish educational offerings at every level. 

Congregational School Support

JES sponsors the Principals' Council for congregational schools. The group meets once a month with a staff professional to talk about ways to apply current insights in Jewish and general education to Jewish school settings. They also focus on how to better work with their teachers in order to improve classroom learning. JES staff is available for consultation on a one-to-one basis between the group meetings.

L.E.A.R.N. The Education/School Committee Chair Network: 
Lay leaders and
Education chairs working together as
Advocates for Jewish education through
Reaching out and
Networking.

• Network and share common concerns with other education/school committee chairs 
• Meetings are held four times a year at the offices of JES/UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey. 2006-7 Networking  Meetings will be held on
  October 18 •  November 14 •  January 31 •  March 2 •  May 3
• Workshops for individual school/education committees are also available

Day School Support

Teacher education
JES attracts, trains, and retains teachers for Jewish schools in a variety of ways.

B'Yachad, The Teacher Development Institute
B'Yachad gives teachers an experiential introduction to general educational theory and its applications to the Jewish classroom.

Hemshech, Creating the Next Generation of Jewish Educators
Hemshech is a course for juniors and seniors in yeshiva high schools. The course introduces students to the basic skills of effective teaching with the opportunity to practice those skills.

On-Site Workshops

Various subjects are discussed at these workshops, held at UJA NNJ’s office. All revolve around one question: what’s the big idea? What thing will the child take with him or her, Jewishly speaking, that they will be able to make use of through the rest of their lives? That thing might be the real meaning of Chanukah. At a recent workshop on the Festival of Lights, JES staff showed teachers how teaching Chanukah can be more than making a picture of a dreidel. Instead, they demonstrated how to teach the reason for lighting one candle per night, which can then move easily into a discussion on how Hillel and Shammai held different interpretations of the meaning of the holiday and the lighting the candles.  

Educators Conferences

The JES staff plans and implements three top-quality teacher-education conferences and over a dozen in-service workshops each year. More than 800 local educators representing 31 congregational and supplemental schools, 13 day schools, and 16 preschools attend these conferences and workshops. Educators from out-of-area also attend JES conferences and on-site workshops at their schools.

Hebrew In America

Shoshana Glatzer
Project Director
201-488-6800 ext. 246
ShoshanaG@ujannj.org

Miriam Pickett
Adminstrative Assistant
201-488-6800 ext. 273
MiriamP@ujannj.org

Florence Melton
Adult Mini-School

Renah Rabinowitz
Melton School Director
201-488-6800 ext. 290
RabinowtzR@ujannj.org

Elana Guttman
Administrative Assistant
201-488-6800 ext. 232
ElanaG@ujannj.org

Special Projects

JES also sponsors community programs such as the March of the Living, the Salute to Israel Parade, and the National Bible Contest, and offers stipends to teachers to attend the CAJE conference.