February2017

InthisNewsletter:
DJLNEducatorSpotlight
TellUsWhatWorkshopsYouWanttoAttend
BuildingCapacityforSustainableChange
NewsLiteracyResourcestoSharewithStudents
DigitalToolsforCreatingPurimShpielVideos
On1Foot:JewishTextsonSocialJustice
What'sPossiblewithPersonalizedLearning?
ConnectWithUs

DJLNEducatorSpotlight
ChampioningChangewithDianeTaubandIlanaTraub
Howdoesongoingprofessionallearning
helpcreateschoolchange?Inthis
Spotlight,you'llmeettwoeducatorsfrom
ourJBlendMiamicohortandfindouthow
they'rebringingEdTechandblended
learningtotheirschool.Theyalsoexplain
howadaptivesoftwarehelpedteachers
personalizelearningfortheirstudents.

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TellUsWhatWorkshopsYouWanttoAttend
Takeouronequestionsurvey
WanttotakeyourEdTechteachingskillsto
thenextlevel?Interestedinhandson,
interactiveprofessionallearning?Helpus
decidewhatworkshopstoofferinthe
comingmonthsbyfillingoutthisquickone
questionsurveyandlettingusknowwhat
topicsyoumostwanttolearnabout.

TAKETHESURVEY

BuildingCapacityforSustainableChange
AglimpseintoourJBlendMiamiprofessionallearningcommunity
"Tomeettheneedsofthisgenerationof
learners,wemustbuildcapacityfor
problemsolving,collaboration,effective
communication,andcriticalthinking."Find
outhowJBlendMiamihasrespondedto
thischallengebybringingpersonalizedand
blendedlearningtofiveJewishday
schools.

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NewsLiteracyResourcestoSharewithStudents
Helpyourlearnersbecomedigitalcitizens
Howdowegivestudentsthetoolsthey
needtobecriticalthinkersandactive
digitalcitizens?Everytimetheygoonline,
theyarereadinginformationfromvaried
sources,andnotallofthosesourceswere
createdequal.We'vecollectedsome
resourcesonmedialiteracyforyoutoread
andsharewithyourstudents.

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DigitalToolsforCreatingPurimShpielVideos
EdTechforbringingtheMegillahtolife
 EveryonelovesagoodPurimshpiel,and
nowyourstudentshavethechanceto
maketheirownoriginalone.Inadditionto
havingatonoffun,they'llbelearning
importantmediacreationskillsthatarevital
tosucceedingintoday'sdigitalworld.Take
alookandfindthevideoproductiontool
that'srightforyourclassroom.

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On1Foot:JewishTextsonSocialJustice
Onlinedatabaseforstudentstoexplore
On1Foot,aprojectofAmericanJewish
WorldService,givesyouandyourstudents
accesstohundredsofbiblical,rabbinic,
andcontemporaryJewishtextsabout
socialjustice.Textscanbefilteredbytopic
orcategoryandtherearealsosearchable
DivreiTorah.Studentscancreateoriginal
sourcesheetsaswell.

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What'sPossiblewithPersonalizedLearning?
NewreportfromiNACOL
Throughcasestudies,thisnewreportfrom
iNACOLshowswhatpersonalizedlearning
lookslikeinpracticeandprovides
examplesofteacherswhoaretryingitin
theclassroom.Thereportalsoincludes
studentperspectivesonhowpersonalized
learningismeetingtheirneeds.

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