Professional Learning Opportunities

The JEC recognizes that in order for educators to create successful and dynamic learning environments for their students, educators require opportunities to strengthen both their pedagogic skills and Jewish content knowledge. The JEC thus encourages all of its educators to explore the rich variety of Communities of Practices, Educator Networks, and local adult learning opportunities that matches their educational needs and interests.

Click here to explore adult Jewish learning opportunities offered locally, outside of Cleveland, online, and in Israel. The JEC also provides subsidies for educators participating in approved adult learning and pedagogic instruction courses and programs. Hebrew language teachers should also visit here for more resources. As the number and type of providers for professional development is continually shifting and expanding, the list below is a sampling of options:

Online or In-Person Teacher Professional Development Courses

• Facing History and Ourselves (Online and local)
• Hebrew Through Movement
• Jewish Women’s Archive
• Mofet International Jewish Teacher Education Community Online Academy
• NETA Hebrew Language Certificates
• NEXT -Professional Learning Programs for Supplementary School Teachers (Online)
• World Union for Progressive Judaism: Anita Saltz International Education Center (Jerusalem)
• Yad VaShem Summer International Seminar for Educators (Jerusalem)

Online

Academic and or Degree/Certificate Programs and Courses in Jewish Education.

Courses offered to both matriculated and non-matriculated students. Stand alone courses can be taken for graduate credit or audited. Some degree/certificate programs require summer residency. All programs can be completed while living and working in Cleveland

• Hebrew College
• Hebrew Union College (Executive MA in Jewish Education)
• Hebrew University MA in Jewish Education
• Gratz College
• Jewish Theological Seminary
• The Mofet Institute Online Academy for Jewish Studies and Hebrew (Certificates in Teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies)

Hybrid Offerings

Academic, Degree/Certificates in Jewish Education Offerings.

Programs mix in-person learning during the year or summer months. Some programs include online learning. All programs can be completed while living and working in Cleveland

• Yeshiva University's Certificate in Jewish Experiential Education
• Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute (JECELI)
• NETA Hebrew Language Teaching Certificates
• iCenter for Israel Education Masters Concentration
• Mandel Teacher Educator Institute (MTEI)

Full Time Programs

Academic Degree/Certificate Programs in Jewish Education that require full-time residency

• American Jewish University
• Delet Program Los Angeles
• Delet Program- Brandeis University
• George Washington University - Experiential Education and Jewish Cultural Arts Program
• Hebrew Union College MA in Jewish Education
• Hebrew University MA in Jewish Education
• Jewish Theological Seminary
• Pardes Day School Educators' Program
• Yeshiva University