by drdan | Apr 5, 2019 | Drash, Lead Design
Well yes, but actually no. Do traditional schools need dramatic changes to improve the learning experience? YES! Do students need better opportunities for learning in the school context? YES! In light of recent announcements from Queen’s Park, are we on the right... by drdan | Mar 25, 2019 | Drash, Lead Design
tl;dr, Vol. 6: Canada 1, USA 0 In their report of their study of Canadian Jews, Robert Brym and Rhonda Lenton found that Canadian Jews are doing much better than their counterparts to the south in every category of “assimilation indicators.” However, they expressed... by drdan | Mar 20, 2019 | Drash, Lead Design
tl;dr, Vol. 5: The ADRABA Mindset Dr. Bill Robinson has been running a series of think pieces at eJewishphilanthropy, exploring “Big Ideas” in Jewish education. This week’s hot take is the kabbalistic concept of tikkun olam. I don’t want to reproduce the title here... by drdan | Mar 12, 2019 | Drash, Lead Design
Schrodinger’s School at Prizmah Imagine a sealed box with a cat and a small tube with potentially radioactive material inside. If the material is indeed radioactive, the tube is shattered, releasing the poison. According to one take on this situation, the cat... by drdan | Feb 26, 2019 | Drash, Lead Design
ADRABA can. Rabbi Harry Pell is the Associate Head of School at Schechter Westchester. In his piece in yesterday’s eJewishPhilanthropy, he reminisced about a particularly hot take offered by his high school Talmud teacher. His Talmud teacher argued that of all the... by drdan | Feb 20, 2019 | Drash, Lead Design
tl;dr, Vol. 4: Five Myths about Blended Learning BUSTED! This piece from Education Elements lays out the seven common models used by educators. ADRABA is designed from the ground up to maximize learning with Models #5, #6 and #7. At ADRABA, students will take at...