March2016

InthisNewsletter:
DJLNEducatorSpotlight
10LunarScienceResourcesforRoshChodesh
8DigitalToolsforCreatingPurimShpielVideos
FormativeisTransformative
TheChallengesandTriumphsofMovingToward1:1
Show,Don'tTell:AGreatPhilosophyofProfessionalDevelopment
FeaturedResourcesforWomen'sHistoryMonth
ConnectWithUs

DJLNEducatorSpotlight
EmpoweringTeachersbyEmbeddingPDwithHannaShekhter
Inthismonth'sEducatorSpotlight,Hanna
Shekhterprovidesaglimpseinto
embeddedprofessionaldevelopmentand
whyteachersarenowjumpingatthe
chancetointegratetechnologyintotheir
classrooms.Reactionshavebeenpositive
fromeveryone,andtheexcitementaround
technologyisspreading.Findouthow
Hannahasmadeitallpossible.

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10LunarScienceResourcesforRoshChodesh
Greatwebsitesforlearning,justintimeforAdarII
Thoughyourstudentsmightbefamiliar
withRoshChodesh,theymightnotfully
understanditsconnectiontothelunar
cycleandthephasesofthemoon.We've
foundgreatscienceresourcesforevery
agethatwillhelpstudentsunderstandthe
biggerpicturebehindthisspecialmonthly
holiday.

EXPLORERESOURCES

8DigitalToolsforCreatingPurimShpielVideos
ThebestEdTechforbringingtheMegillahtolife
EveryonelovesagoodPurimshpiel,and
nowyourstudentshavethechanceto
maketheirownoriginalone!Inadditionto
havingatonoffun,they'llbelearning
importantmediacreationskillsthatarevital
tosucceedingintoday'sdigitalworld.Take
alookandfindthevideoproductiontool
that'srightforyourclassroom.

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FormativeisTransformative
TheEdTechtoolthat'satotalgamechanger
MathteacherShiraTeichmanneededa
moreefficientwaytodoformative
assessment.That'swhenshefoundthe
websiteFormativeandeverything
changed.Trackingherstudents'progress
hasneverbeeneasier,andeveryoneis
excitedaboutthebenefitsofrealtime
assessmentintheclassroom.

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TheChallenges&TriumphsofMovingToward1:1
Bumpsintheroadonthewaytosuccess

AfterdiscoveringthepowerofEdTech,
GeraldLazarmadeithismissiontobring
hisschoolto1:1thisyear.Therewere
definiteups(studentsarealotmore
organized!)andalsosomedowns.Gerald
discusseswhathe'slearnedfromthe
wholeexperienceandhowheplanson
movingforward.

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Show,Don'tTell:AGreatPhilosophyof
ProfessionalDevelopment
Thisapproachismakingadifferenceforteachers
AsMiddleSchoolDirector,Tamara
Grunbergerneededawayforherteamof
teacherstolearnaboutthegreatpotential
ofeducationaltechnology.Shelearned
abouttheconceptofmodelingata
conferencelastsummerandranwithit.
Nowshecanwalkintoclassroomsandsee
theresults.

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MarchisWomen'sHistoryMonth
Celebrateallmonthlongwiththeseteachingresources
Women'sHistoryMonthcelebratesthe
manycontributionswomenhavemadeto
history,culture,andsocietyaroundthe
world.It'sagreatopportunitytohighlight
theaccomplishmentsofwomeninavariety
offields.Seebelowforsomeideasand
resourcestogetyoustartedonlesson
planning!

EverythingatJewishWomen'sArchive isawesome,butinparticular
you'll wanttocheckouttheWomenofValorseries,whichhighlightsthe
accomplishmentsof16trailblazingJewishwomen.
HeadovertoNOVA:TheSecretLifeofScientistsandEngineersforaneat
videoseriesonwomenwhohavemadeanimpactinSTEMcareers.
TheHistoryChannelhasanentirewebsitesectiondevotedtoWomen's
HistoryMonththatincludesvideos,pictures,speeches,andmoreforyour
studentstoexplore.
Ifyou'relookingtoincorporateprimarysources,checkoutthemany
resourcesoverattheofficialwebsiteforWomen'sHistoryMonth.

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