Sharon Feiman-Nemser
Departments/Programs
EducationJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Degrees
Columbia University, Ed.D.University of Chicago, M.A.
University of Michigan, B.A.
Expertise
Jewish education; teacher education; mentoring, learning to teachProfile
Sharon Feiman-Nemser is the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Professor of Jewish Education and a Senior Scholar at theJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. She holds a joint appointment in the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Dept. and the Education Program. She founded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education which she directed from 2001-20015. She started the Delet Program (Day School Leadership Through Teaching) and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at Brandeis. She recently launched the Legacy Heritage Teacher Leader Fellowship. Before coming to Brandeis in 2001, she served on the faculties of the University of Chicago and Michigan State University where she directed innovative teacher education programs and conducted research on teacher education and teacher learning. She has written extensively on teacher education, learning to teach, Jewish education. In 2018, she received a presidential citation from the American Educational Research Association for her groundbreaking scholarship on teacher education and learning to teach.Courses Taught
| ED | 165a | Reading (and Talking Back to) Research on Education |
| ED | 286 | Professional Development as Inquiry |
| ED | 291 | Topics in Teacher Leadership |
| NEJS | 170b | Inside Jewish Education |
Awards and Honors
Presidential Citation, American Educational Research Association (2018)
Fulbright Specialist, Oranim Academic College, Israel (2017)
Legacy Award, American Educational Research Association (2017)
Erskin Visiting Scholar, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ (2016)
Davis Teaching Fellow (2013 - 2014)
Distinguished Educator Award, Assoc. of Teacher Educators (2013)
Honorable Mention, Outstanding Book Award, American Assoc. of Colleges of Teacher Education for Teachers as Learners (2012) (2013)
Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University (1996)
Margaret Lindsey Award for Outstanding Research, American Association of College Teacher Education (1996)
Scholarship
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Generating Knowledge to Improve Practice: The Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education." Ed. Daniel Pekarsky., 2016. 43 pgs. (forthcoming)
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Learning About Jewish Learning." Portraits of Jewish Learning. Ed. Diane Schulster. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf ^ Stock, 2019. 214-234.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Redesigning Teacher Education." Reform inTeacher Education, The Hebrew University. May 2018.
Sharon Feiman-Nemser. "Teacher Learning: A Personal and Scholarly Journey." Amrican Educational Research Association. Toronto Canada. April 2019.
Feiman-Nemser, S. & Ben-Peretz, M., ed. Political Transformation and Teacher Education. Landam, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2018.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Alteratives in teacher education: What differences make a difference?." Getting the Teachers We Need: International Perspectives on Teacher Education. Ed. S. Feiman-Nemser. Roman & Littlefield, 2018
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "What does research tell us about educating mainstream teachers to work with ELLs?." Educational Forum 82. 2 (2018): 227-234.
Ben Peretz, M. & Feiman-Nemser, S., ed. Political Transformation and Teacher Education. Roman & Littlefield, 2017.
Ben-Peretz, M. & Feiman-Nemser, S., ed. The Role of Ideology in the Design of Teacher Education Programs. Landam, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
Feiman-Nemser, S. & Ben-Peretz, M., ed. Getting the Teachers We Need: International Perspectives on Teacher Educatoin. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Alternatives in teacher education: What differences make a difference?." Getting the Teachers We Need: International Perspectives on Teacher Education. Ed. S. Feiman-Nemser & M. Ben-Peretz. Rowman & LIttlefield, 2017
Tamir, E., Pearlmutter, N. & Feiman-Nemser, S.. "How Day School Teachers Perceive Their Working Conditions and Why It Matters." Journal of Jewish Education 83. 2 (2017): 92-108.
Tamir, E., Pearlmutter, N. & Feiman-Nemser, S.. How Day School Teachers Perceive Their Working Conditions. Waltham, MA Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University: 2016.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon, ed. Inspiring Teaching Preparing Teachers to Succeed in Mission-Driven Schools. Cambridge: Harvard Ed Press, 2014.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Preparing Jewish educators: The research we have, the research we need." Journal of Jewish Education 80. 3 (2014): 209-225.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Preparing Teachers for Jewish Schools: Day School Leadership Through Teaching (Delet)." Inspiring Teaching: Preparing Teachers to Succeed in Mission Driven Schools. Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2014. 55-74.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Teacher Preparation in Context." Inspiring Teaching: Preparing Teachers to Succeed in Mission Driven Schools. Ed. S. Feiman-Nemser. Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2014. 1-15.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon, Schussler, D., Diez, M. & Murrell, P.. "Swimming in deep waters." Democracy and Education 20. 2 (2013).
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "The role of experience in the education of teacher educators." Teacher Educators as Members of a Unique Profession. Ed. M. Ben-Peretz. NY: Rowan & Littlefield, 2013. 189-210.
Feiman-Nemser, S., & Birkeland, S. "Helping school leaders help new teachers: A tool for transforming school-based induction." The New Educator (2012).
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Beyond solo teaching." Educational Leadership (2012).
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Creating conditions for serious mentoring: Implications for induction policy." National Society for the Study of Education (NSSE) Yearbook. Ed. A. Porter, L. Desimone & T. Smith., 2012
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. Teachers as Learners. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2012.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Preparing teachers for Jewish schools: Enduring issues in changing contexts." International Handbook of Jewish Education. vol. 5 Ed. H. Miller, L. Grant, A. Pomson. London: Springer, 2011. 937-958.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "The Prospect Legacy." The New Educator 7. 3 (2011): 196-199.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon with Eran Tamir, Rebecca Silvera Sasson & Jacob Cytryn. The DeLeT Alumni Survey: A Report on the Journey of Beginning Jewish Day School Teachers. Waltham: Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. 2010.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon with Peter Murrell, Mary Diez & Deborah Schussler, ed. Teaching as a Moral Practice. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2010.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Defining, Developing and Assessing Dispositions: A Cross Case Analysis." Teaching as a Moral Practice. Ed. Peter Murrell, Mary Diez, Sharon Feiman-Nemser & Deborah Shussler. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2010
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Multiple Meanings of New Teacher Induction." Past, Present and Future Research on Teacher Induction: An Anthrology for Researchers, Policy Makers and Practitioners. Ed. J. Wang, S. Odell and R. Clift. Rowan & Littlefield Publisher, Inc, 2010
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Preparing Teachers for Jewish Schools: Enduring Issues in Changing Contexts." International Handbook on Jewish Education. Ed. H. Miller, L. Grant & A. Pomsen. London: Springer, 2010
Carver, C. & Feiman-Nemser S. "Using policy to improve teacher induction: Critical elements and missing pieces." Education Policy 23. 2 (2008): 295-328.
Cochran-Smith, M., Feiman-Nemser, S., & McIntyre, J (Eds.), ed. Enduring Issues in Changing Contexts, 3rd Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Learning to teach." What we know now about Jewish education: Perspectives on research and practice. Ed. P. Flexner & R. Goodman (Eds.). Los Angeles: Tora Aura Publications, 2008. 213-222.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Professional learning communities." Ten Years of Believing in Jewish Day Schools. Ed. S. Berrin. Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, 2008. 63-67.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Teacher learning: A messy problem space." Enduring Issues in Changing Contexts: 3rd Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Ed. M. Cochran-Smith, S. Feiman-Nemser & J. McIntyre (Eds.). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2008
Yusko, B. & Feiman-Nemser, S. "Embracing Contraries: Combining Assistance and Assessment in New Teacher Induction." Teachers College Record 110. 5 (2008): 923-953.
Birkeland, S. & Feiman-Nemser, S. "Building Professional Learning Communities Through Beginning Teacher Induction." Jewish Educational Leadership 6:1. Fall (2007): 9-13.
Carroll, David; Featherstone, Helen; Featherstone, Joesph; Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; Roosevelt, Dirck (Eds.), ed. Transforming Teacher Education: Reflections from the Field. Harvard Education Press, 2007.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Discovering and sharing knowledge: Inventing a new role for cooperating teachers." Transforming Teacher Education: Reflections from the Field. Ed. Carrol, D., Featherstone, J., Featherstone, H., Feiman-Nemser, S. & Roosevelt, D.. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2007. 139-160.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Professional standards as interpretive space." Transforming Teacher Education: Reflections from the Field. Ed. Carrol, D., Featherstone, J., Featherstone, H., Feiman-Nemser, S., & Roosevelt, D. Cambridge, MA:, 2007. 51-68.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "A Teacher Educator looks at Democracy and Education." John Dewey and our Educational Prospect. Ed. Hansen, D.T. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006. 129-145.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Beit Midrash for teachers: An experiment in professional development." Journal of Jewish Education 72. 3 (2006): 161-181.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon. "Beit midrash for teachers: An experiment in professional development." Journal of Jewish Education 72. 3 (2006): 761-181.
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon & Featherstone, H. Exploring Teaching: Reinventing an Introductory Course. New York: Teachers College Press, 1992.