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Professional Development

 

One of the Jewish Education Center’s core pillars is to advance professional growth. To that end, a variety of professional development opportunities are provided, along with recognition of outstanding educators.

 

The Jewish Education Center provides professional development opportunities and funding for educators to expand their professional growth through:

  • Educational conference grants
  • Communities of Practice
  • Professional Growth Plans (PGP) to financially assist with a new degree, license, or certificate
  • Academic and non-academic courses
  • Coaching in new instructional strategies
  • Mentoring
 
 
MINI-COURSES

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Supplementary Schools
The Jewish Education Center (JEC) works in partnership with supplementary school educational directors to develop a variety of short courses ranging from 10-15 hours that reflect the needs of their faculty. Many of these courses are offered directly within specific schools. The JEC provides financial support for these course by contracting with course instructors and providing stipends for those course participants who have completed a course. Courses do require a registration fee. Teachers also can receive CEUs for participating in these courses.

Communal Courses
Courses are offered on a communal level to encourage collaborative learning and the sharing of resources that will help to benefit the entire community.  Some select courses are offered in conjunction with a local university or college to allow teachers to earn college credit for the purposes of teacher license renewal.  Course completion stipends are available for select courses.
 
COACHING

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The JEC will arrange coaching for teachers and educators in executive leadership positions within local, Jewish schools. The JEC will independently contract with the coach, pay for his or her services, and provide a stipend to the coachee. For more information and/or to arrange for a coach.
 
 
EDUCATOR AWARDS

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The Jewish Education Center annually honors outstanding teachers for quality teaching with

substantial awards intended to be used for continued professional learning:

  • The Ratner-Goldberg Israel Fellowship
  • The Steiger Family Education Grant
  • The Dr. Sylvia Fleck Abrams Award for Special Education
  • The Dr. Lifsa Schachter Early Childhood Educator Award
  • The Libbie L. Braverman Award
  • The  S. Lee Kohrman Award in Jewish Experiential Education
Click here to learn more and to nominate an outstanding educator!