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What Is It, How Do I Understand It, and How Do I Use It?
First Edition—August 2013
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 5
What is the Educational Framework? ....................................................................................................... 5
What is this Guide? .................................................................................................................................... 5
Why do we need an Educational Framework? Why does it matter? ........................................................ 6
What is a meaningful Jewish experience? ................................................................................................ 6
How do I successfully integrate the Programming Folds into the Educational Framework? ................... 8
2. The Outcomes: What They Mean .......................................................................................................... 11
IDENTIFY: Strengthen Jewish Identity .................................................................................................... 12
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Teens feel confident questioning and integrating Jewish principles about God, Torah,
history, traditions and culture into their Jewish lives ................................................................ 13
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Teens respect diversity within the Jewish community and in the world ................................... 15
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Teens help others develop their own Jewish pride, connections and commitments ............... 16
CONNECT: Create Jewish Community .................................................................................................... 17
? Teens care for and have respectful relationships with Jewish peers .......................................... 18
? Teens understand the roles Israel plays for the Jewish people and around the world .............. 18
? Teens promote inclusion of all Jews into a pluralistic Jewish community .................................. 21
IMPROVE: Change the World ................................................................................................................. 24
? Teens understand current social issues ...................................................................................... 25
? Teens use Jewish values to guide involvement in service, philanthropy, and advocacy ............ 25
? Teens mobilize peers around social issues .................................................................................. 26
3. Programming ........................................................................................................................................... 29
Turning Outcomes Into Programming and Habits of Mind ..................................................................... 29
Goal-Based Programming Worksheet ..................................................................................................... 31
SMART goals ............................................................................................................................................ 32
Programming Excellence Training Session .............................................................................................. 33
Training webinar ...................................................................................................................................... 35
CAllahfornia Global Identity Program...................................................................................................... 38
East Coast Kallah BBYO StandUP Shacharit ............................................................................................. 39
What Kind of Jew are You? Identity Quiz and Discussion Guide ............................................................. 42
Jewish Values Matrix ............................................................................................................................... 50
Matbe’ah HaTefilah ................................................................................................................................. 52
4. Measurement .......................................................................................................................................... 55
Metric 7.................................................................................................................................................... 56
Measuring impact overview .................................................................................................................... 58
Sample Evaluation ................................................................................................................................... 59
Exit Survey ............................................................................................................................................... 60
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