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Researchers from the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education present at a multitude of conferences and events throughout the year in order to share their innovative thinking and work. These professional networks include, but are not limited to:
- Network for Research in Jewish Education (NRJE)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Mandel Leadership Institute (MLI)
Presentation Archives
Presentations: 2007-08
June 24, 2008: Second National Deliberation on the Teaching of Rabbinics of the Solomon Schechter Day School Association, Deerfield, IL
Jon A. Levisohn consulted with Solomon Schechter day school educators at the Second National Deliberation on the Teaching of Rabbinics of the Solomon Schechter Day School Association (SSDSA), on June 24, at Chicagoland Jewish Day School, in Deerfield, Illinois.
June 19, 2008: Seminar: "Preparing Teachers for Urban Public Schools: The University of Chicago's Teacher Education/Induction Program"
Kavita Kapadia, co-director of the University of Chicago Teacher Education Program (UTEP) and a Senior Research Associate of the Mandel Center's "Choosing to Teach: Enacting Values in Practice" Study presented at Brandeis on the University of Chicago's program to a group of 15 teacher educators.
June 2-4, 2008: Consultation on Emerging Jewish Adulthood, Evanston, IL
Jon A. Levisohn presented on "The Meaning and Practice of Vision-Guided Jewish Education" at the Consultation on Emerging Jewish Adulthood, at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois. For more information: www.jewishadulthood.org
June 1-3, 2008: The Network for Research in Jewish Education 22nd Annual Conference, Cleveland
Sharon Feiman-Nemser and Jon A. Levisohn presented two linked sessions on practitioner research in Jewish education, with Joe Reimer, Bradley Solmsen, Judy Shulman and Lee Shulman, at the Network for Research in Jewish Education (NRJE) 22nd Annual Conference. These presentations emerge from ongoing work in the Bridging Initiative and in the DeLeT/MAT program. In addition, Levisohn and post-doctoral fellow Eran Tamir presented individual papers at the conference. Levisohn presented on "A Menu of Orientations to the Teaching of Rabbinic Literature" and Tamir presented on "Becoming a Day School Teacher."
April 25, 2008: Spring Colloquium of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Albany, New York: Keynote address by Sharon Feiman-Nemser
The theme of the Spring Colloquium of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers was "Setting a Course for Success: Induction, Mentoring, Networking." Sharon Feiman-Nemser delivered the keynote address.