iJED Conference
by Rabbi Ariel Cohen, [email protected]
The IJED (Innovation in Jewish Education) conference was held in Uniondale, NY this week. The three day conference (Sunday-Tuesday) featured a wonderful array of leaders guiding and coaching Jewish Day Schools in teaching practices. Featured speakers included Lord Jonathan Sacks, Dr. Tal Ben Shahar and Dr Heidi Hayes Jacobs.
Rabbi Besser, Rabbi Ribalt, Rabbi Cohen and Daniel Solomons represented MDS among the hundreds of teachers and lay leaders. We gained knowledge and strategies in an array of topics including 21st century learning, financial sustainability and supporting diverse learners. We were pushed to think, create, design, and share ideas to raise the bar. We returned to MDS inspired and motivated with concrete plans to implement and share with our team at MDS.