Use the following resources independently, in a book club, or however you choose.
Make Your Own Lenses of Questioning
Author and educator Batsheva Frankel uses colored glasses known as 'Lenses of Questioning' to train her students to ask and analyze strong questions. Now you can make your own, using this template. See Chapter 1 for more information on how to use the Lenses.
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Game Design Plan
Design your own game in nine steps. See Chapter 2 for more about critical-thinking games
Text Activator Planner
Give students meaningful activities to explore the ideas and personal relvancy of text. See Chapter 3 for more on Text Activators.
Preparing a Proverbs Fair
Worksheet for students to figure out the meaning of a proverb, and to brainstorm both the content and the design of a Proverbs fair. See Chapter 3 for information about this text activator.
Walking in Someone Else's Shoes - Activity and Directions
Help students see that when we stand in another's place, we learn to empathize rather than judge. See Chapter 6 for more on teaching ethics.
Project-Based Learning Plan (with Enduring Understandings)
Use this form to organize your project based learning. See Chapter 9 for more about PBL.
Family Programming Planner
Use this form to plan family learning activities for your organization. See Chapter 12 for more about family programming.
Lesson Planner
Plan effective and in-depth lessons with this prompt-filled organizer. See Chapter 16 for more about lesson planning.
Our Educational Vision Planner
Determine your organization's goals, and figure out what kind of changes you want to make. See Chapter 17 for more about organizational growth and change.
Educator Book Club Discussion Questions
Join other educators and discuss the ideas in The Jewish Educator's Companion using these questions as a guide.
Handouts:
Book of Esther: The Tables Turn (Chapter 16) Text Questions
Seeing God in the Rearview Mirror
