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CREATIVE APPROACHES TO JEWISH TEACHING
PAMELA HARTOG
Course Description:
This practical online course is designed for teachers and classroom assistants working in supplementary Jewish educational settings, including religion schools and chedarim, who wish to build confidence, deepen subject knowledge and enhance classroom practice.
Through a combination of discussion, reflection, and practical activities, participants will explore a range of approaches to Jewish education within a supportive and collaborative environment. The course provides opportunities to share ideas, exchange good practice, and reflect on how new techniques and resources can be adapted and applied within a variety of educational settings.
Between sessions, participants will be asked to undertake some preparatory reading and reflection in advance of the following week’s topic.
This course is suitable both for participants who have completed Lehrhaus’s teacher training course Unlock Your Teaching Potential and for those joining as new participants. No prior participation is required.
- Be currently teaching, assisting, or volunteering within a supplementary Jewish educational setting, including a religion school, cheder, or informal Jewish educational programme, or be interested in doing so.
- Have a basic familiarity with Jewish festivals, traditions, and practices.
- Enjoy learning in a collaborative environment through discussion, practical activities, and the sharing of ideas and experiences.
- Be looking to further develop their skills and confidence as Jewish educators.
The course aims to help students:
- Develop a wider range of practical teaching strategies for Jewish educational settings.
- Explore creative approaches to teaching festivals, life cycle events, Torah, Israel, Jewish history, and Bnei Mitzvah preparation.
- Discover how teaching methods such as drama, storytelling, music, arts and crafts, and creative writing can be used to enhance learning and engagement.
- Increase confidence in planning and delivering engaging Jewish studies lessons.
- Discover ways of adapting different teaching and learning methods to suit a variety of learners.
- Incorporate simple Hebrew naturally into classroom activities and teaching.
- Build a collection of ideas, activities, and resources that can be applied in their own educational settings.
Course Details:
- 6-week live online course
- Wednesdays, 7.30pm–9pm (UK time)
Dates
- October: 7, 14, and 21
- November: 4, 11 and 18
Course Fee
£100
Sponsored Places for MPJ-UK Affiliated Organisations
Participants who work for a supplementary Jewish Education organisation associated with MPJ-UK may be eligible for a 50% discount, reducing the course fee to £50. Before registering, please ask the organisation you work for to email lehrhaus@lbc.ac.uk confirming your name, the course you are attending, and that it is sponsoring your place. When you register, tick the discount box on the Registration page to pay the discounted fee.
Online Learning:
All classes will be delivered live online via Zoom.
To help ensure the best possible experience, we recommend testing your Zoom connection before the first session via the Zoom Test Link: https://zoom.us/test
If you are new to the platform, we recommend familiarising yourself with Zoom before the course begins. You can find guidance on joining a Zoom meeting here: How to join a Zoom meeting
All sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for 14 days after each class.
The Zoom joining link and any relevant course information will be emailed to registered participants approximately 24 to 48 hours before the course begins.
About the Teacher:
Pamela Hartog MA is a qualified teacher with many years’ experience in primary schools, early childhood settings and supplementary schools. She worked for Leo Baeck College (formerly CJE) for 18 years as the Resources and Conferences Co-ordinator and part of her work was to administer and teach on the Foundation Course for Religion School Teachers. She now visits schools and hosts schools at her synagogue, teaching non-Jews about Judaism. She was part of the group at the Board of Deputies which has set up an accreditation scheme for those who host visits at synagogues and go into schools to teach about Judaism. Pamela has an MA in Jewish Education from the London Metropolitan University and Leo Baeck College.
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