Back-to-School Conferences for Jewish Educators

Each year Education Services offers several professional development workshops for teachers and educators throughout the year, starting with the Back-to-School conferences. This year's Back-to-School conferences will be September 2 at the Seattle Hebrew Academy for all community teachers and September 3 at the Stroum Jewish Community Center for Early Childhood Educators.

Renowned and international lecturer, Diane Ganger, will facilitate the workshops on Reflective Practice: a tool for classroom excellence. Reflective practice involves asking questions and listening to, observing and knowing students, families, colleagues and oneself. Through dialogue, small group discussion, role playing exercises and examples from the field participants will learn how reflection supports learning and why it is key in engaging students and parents.

Diana will also facilitate a special session just for Education Directors and Heads of Schools that will focus on implementation and building support for the teachers to take what they learn in the Back-to-School conferences and apply it in their own classrooms. This special session will be September 2 at the Seattle Hebrew Academy.

Teachers can earn STARS, Clock, and Jewish Teaching Certificate credits for attending the session. To learn more and to register, visit www.JewishInSeattle.org/BackToSchool

For All Jewish Educators & Teachers
Thursday, September 2 ∙ 4:30-7:30pm
Seattle Hebrew Academy
1617 Interlaken Dr E, Seattle, WA 98112

For Directors and Heads of Schools
Thursday, September 2 ∙ 1-3pm
Seattle Hebrew Academy
1617 Interlaken Dr E, Seattle, WA 98112

For Early Childhood Educators & Teachers
Friday, September 3 ∙ 8am-12pm
Stroum Jewish Community Center
3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island WA 98040