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The State of the Obvious

Joel Grishaver Hebrew School is supposed to teach Hebrew. For a short period after the 6-Day war and in sporadic...

Modalities for Teaching Tefillah with PrayerTech

Joel Grishaver has been spending some time on the phone talking to educators who have adopted PrayerTech for their schools....

When Colored Textbooks Were New

Joel Lurie Grishaver This is a reflection on a historical moment in Jewish Education. Originally in 1986 Torah Aura Productions...

When First Base is as Good as a Home Run

Joel Lurie Grishaver It all started with the word “engagement.” As soon as it was on the table—we began adopting...

More Effective “Personalization.”

Joel Lurie Grishaver I get this e-mail from Ira Wise that is titled: “Your Next Topic” with just a web address...

Bubbling Up at JEDLAB

Peter Eckstein Twas the season in the JEDLAB universe to continue to focus on what being Jewish is all about....

Changes in APPtitude

Joel Lurie Grishaver Want technology? Have we got a Hebrew APP for you! We started with a few goals: Improving...

Flipping, Camping, Coviewing and the Future

Joel Lurie Grishaver What’s New? I am just learning about the second round of magic bullets. What magic bullets? The...

Guitar Zero

Joel Lurie Grishaver I saw The Artist this weekend. It is the story of a publishing company in the age...

Tech-i-ya 2.4

Adrian Durlester Pinterest! That’s the latest rage. (Well, as the ads say, that may be so 27 seconds ago.) Pinterest...

Rashi and Executive Function

Joel Lurie Grishaver This article is the logical extension of the work we have done with executive function. We want...

Success in Jewish Education Scares Me

Joel Lurie Grishaver A story about Cuisenaire rods. Cuisenaire rods were a great innovation the teaching of mathematics. These rods...

Learning, Doing, Being

Jewish Education and the Frontal Cortex Part II Joel Lurie Grishaver After I published by blog entry on Jewish Education...

When Jewish Play is More Than Just Fun

David Bryfman Zechariah the prophet writes about peace and prosperity coming to Zion. Thus says the Lord: Old men and...

Jewish Early Childhood According to Rabbi Yishmael Ben Yossi

Worthy Teachers Idie Benjamin and Dale Sides Cooperman Back in March, there was a great deal of buzz in the...