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Venture of the Month: Temple Sinai

Our Venture of the Month features a congregation that has gone through a systemic change process while working with Jewish Learning Venture. This month, we are featuring Temple Sinai's Ann Newman Preschool and Infant Center. Director of Early Childhood Education Beth Rabinowitz talked about the importance of recognizing and appreciating staff, as well as the significant role the Directors' Learning Council has played in her work. JLV: Please describe the change, innovation, or transformation your organization has achieved: TS: In order to create a positive work setting for our teachers, we've initiated some staff appreciation activities. One idea I implemented  took place on the [...]

By |January 17th, 2017|Categories: Ventures|1 Comment

TAP has has improved my teaching ability, communication skills, and understanding of different disabilities.

by Isaac Levy, Germantown Jewish Centre I am a current high school senior and I have been working with students with disabilities for 3 years, shadowing students and providing specialized assistance. I did TAP for the first time this summer, and I have already noticed how it has improved my teaching ability, communication skills, and understanding of different disabilities. Being a TAP Teen makes me proud because I know that it enables me to better educate and assist the students that I am working with. While education is not my main passion, equal access to education and educational opportunities is [...]

By |January 5th, 2017|Categories: TAP|0 Comments