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S.E.E.D. 8.0 Program Catalog

2017 Sunday, August 20, 2017 • Temple Israel • West Bloomfield

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S.E.E.D. 8.0 Course Description 2017

8:30 a.m. Registration Opens

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration/ Nosh/School Check-in

9:05 – 10:15 a.m. Session 1

10:20 – 11:25 a.m. Session 2

11:35 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. Lunch Program

1:00 – 2:05 p.m. Session 3

2:10 – 3:15 p.m. Session 4

3:20 p.m. Individual School Sessions (see p. 16 for your school’s room)

AcknowledgementsThe Seminar for Educational Excellence in Detroit (S.E.E.D.) expresses its appreciation to the following individuals and organizations that made this day of study possible:

Our presentersRabbi Joshua Bennett Rabbi Aaron Bergman Heidi Budaj Sarah Casman Leah Gawel Tessa Goldberg Anat Goodman Rabbi Arianna Gordon Gail Greenberg

Allison Gutman Barrett Harr Arthur Horwitz Shoshana Janer Jeffrey Lasday Harvey LevenMarni LiebermanArleen PlattLissie Rothstein

Rabbi Steve RubensteinJulie RuleSue SalingerRabbi Daniel A. SchwartzDr. Melissa SerItty ShemTovAbi Taylor-AbtJulie WohlNina Yahalomi Klevitsky

• Our wonderful hosts: Temple Israel

• The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Jeffrey Lasday, Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Harvey Leven, Senior Director, School Services & Professional Development Shoshana Baruch, Administrative Assistant

• The Hermelin-Davidson Center for Congregation Excellence

• The Metro Detroit Board of Jewish Educators

• The Hermelin O.R.T. Center, Lisa Bahm and Madhura Marathe

• Our S.E.E.D. organizational committee: Elissa Berg, Shelley Meltzer, Melissa Ser and Abi Taylor-Abt.

S.E.E.D. 8.0 Schedule

Room Session 1 • 9:05 – 10:15 am Session 2 • 10:20 – 11:25 am Session 3 • 1:00 – 2:05 pm Session 4 • 2:10 – 3:15 pm

17 The Song of the Trees: Creating the Natural Classroom for Grades 4-6Sue Salinger

The Song of the Trees: Creating the Natural Classroom for Grades K-3Sue Salinger

Praying On Our Feet: “Cultivating Gratitude for Natural Wonder”Allison Gutman

Planning Your Lesson for SuccessHarvey Leven

18 People of the Book Moving Into ActionRabbi Josh Bennett

Is Teshuva Possible? Rethinking Mass Incarceration in the United States Rabbi Steve Rubenstein

Finding Balance in a Chaotic WorldRabbi Aaron Bergman

Simple Truths Itty Shem Tov

19 Educators Panel: Questions Teachers Ask -Rabbi Arianna Gordon-Rabbi Daniel Schwartz-Julie WohlModerator: Jeffrey Lasday

Meaning Making and Midot Barrett Harr

Ideation - Innovation - Imagination: Makers Movement and Design Thinking in the Religious School Classroom Leah Gawel

Teambuilding as a Classroom Management Tool Barrett Harr

21 Teaching Israel in Today’s EnvironmentHarvey Leven

Setting Your Year Up For Success For Teachers of Grades K-3 (Repeat of session 4) Julie Rule

Setting Your Year Up For Success For Teachers 4-7Julie Rule

Setting Your Year Up For Success For Teachers K-3 (Repeat of Session 2)Julie Rule

22 Growing Jewish Heroes with PJ Library Books Gail Greenberg

Being Catalysts For Change in Our Schools Abi Taylor-Abt

Israel - Hands on, for Teachers of Grades K-3Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky

Israel - Hands on, for Teachers of Grades 4-7Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky

23 God and Prayer Through the Creative Arts (Repeats in Session 3)Dr. Melissa Ser

“He Said, She Said”…Adam & Eve Jeffrey Lasday

God and Prayer Through the Creative Arts (Repeat of Session 1) Dr. Melissa Ser

Beyond Popcorn Reading, for Hebrew TeachersDr. Melissa Ser

24 When It Seems That Your Whole Class Has Special Needs Lissie Rothstein

Successfully Planning Your Class For The YearHarvey Leven

Serving All Learners Including Students With ADD Marni Lieberman

Jewish Heroes: Learning From Flawed Role-Models Abi Taylor-Abt

Media Center

Ji Tap Basics - Playing and Editing Anat Goodman

Ji Tap Intermediate - Game Creation (Repeats in Session 3) Anat Goodman

Ji Tap Intermediate - Game Creation (Repeat of Session 2) Anat Goodman

Ji Tap for Hebrew Teachers Anat Goodman

26 Choose Your WordsA.D.L. Staff

Responding to CyberbullyingA.D.L. Staff

Six Simple Strategies To Respond To Anti-SemitismA.D.L. Staff

Concentric CirclesA.D.L. Staff

Korman Atrium

Delving Into the DNA of Jewish Detroit (Repeats in Session 3)Arthur Horwitz and Tessa Goldberg

Delving Into the DNA of Jewish Detroit (Repeat of Session 2)Arthur Horwitz and Tessa Goldberg

S.E.E.D. 8.0 Course Description 2016 2017 S.E.E.D. 8.0 Schedule

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Pre-K–3 = yellow

Grades 4 – 7 = orange

Grades 8 – 12 = light blue

Hebrew teachers = red

Torah L’shma = grey

Special needs = black

Appropriate for Madrichim = green

Music = navy blue

“Newer Teachers” = purple

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S.E.E.D. 8.0 Course Description 2017 Session 1 • 9:05 - 10:15 a.m.

The Song of the Trees: Creating the Natural Classroom for Grades 4-6 - Sue Salinger Room 17 Environmentalist Bill McKibbon from 350.org tells us we must teach our students to fall in love with the planet. This helps students to see enough value in Creation to work to save it. Not coincidentally, many texts from our deep wisdom tradition agree! In this session, we will offer text and contemporary practices to bring Nature into your religious school classroom. We'll explore Sound, Color, Natural Materials and Objects, and how bringing the outside in can contribute to a well-managed, joyful, open-hearted classroom experience.

"Then all the trees of the forest will sing with Joy, to the Source of Life" {I Chronicles 15:33}

People of the Book Moving Into Action – Rabbi Josh BennettRoom 18In this course, we will study classic texts from the Tanach and Rabbinic Literature to understand the framework of Social Justice from the eyes of Jewish Tradition. We will then work to apply these texts to the modern classroom. No Hebrew knowledge is required for this text study.

Educators Panel: Questions Teachers Ask – Rabbi Arianna Gordon, Rabbi Daniel Schwartz, Julie Wohl, Moderator: Jeffrey Lasday Room 19Do you have dilemmas, concerns, or questions about anything relating to your teaching this year? Want to ask about classroom management? Have a question about what you should or should not bring to your director’s attention? Want to know how to resolve an issue with another teacher? Our panel of education directors: Rabbi Daniel Schwartz (Shir Shalom), Rabbi Arianna Gordon (Temple Israel), and Julie Wohl (Sha’arey Zedek) will field all questions and give you helpful feedback.

Teaching Israel in Today’s Environment – Harvey LevenRoom 21 Israel has gone from being a uniting factor in the Jewish community to a divisive one. Disagreement over Israeli policies is rampant: JStreet vs. APAC; pro-BDS vs. anti-BDS; even The Jerusalem Post vs. Ha’aretz. With all of this disunity, what is appropriate to teach in our schools about Israel, and what isn’t? What is the role of the congregational school’s teaching about Israel in this environment? Are there differences in what our approach should be for younger children verses older ones?

Pre-K–3 = yellow







Music = navy blue


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Growing Jewish Heroes with PJ Library Books – Gail GreenbergRoom 22 Who is considered a hero? Someone who conquers their yetzer ha-ra; the impulses to do wrong. Explore ways use PJ Library books to help your Pre-K through 2nd grade students understand heroic traits and ways they can incorporate them into their lives.

God and Prayer Through the Creative Arts (Repeats in Session 3) – Dr. Melissa SerRoom 23God and prayer can feel like very abstract concepts to teach, especially with elementary aged children. In this workshop, we will explore ways to understand prayer and God through the creative arts, including art, music, photography and writing. All activities will be adaptable for different ages and learning challenges.

When It Seems That Your Whole Class Has Special Needs – Lissie RothsteinRoom 24What a joy it would be to have a classroom filled with super organized, eager-to-learn, overly obedient students who cannot wait to get started? Although many students wanting to be successful, learn differently and struggle to perform in the classroom. For educators, it can feel overwhelming, almost as if all our students have special needs. Join us for some tips, ideas, suggestions, and discussion on navigating this new classroom successfully.

Ji Tap Basics - Playing and Editing – Anat GoodmanMedia CenterJi Tap is the leading platform for creating interactive Jewish content for use in educational settings. Combining the world's largest library of Jewish graphics with an easy-to-use interface, both you and your students will love learning using this amazing site! If you have never tried Ji Tap, here is all you'll need to know to get started. We will look at how to adapt the huge library of Jewish games for use in your classroom. Make sure to bring your iPad.

* A generous grant by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has sponsored memberships in Ji Tap for all interested synagogue schools.

Choose Your Words – A.D.L. StaffRoom 26Learn how to help your students:• Increase their understanding of the meaning and manifestations of anti-Semitism.• Increase their awareness of incidents of anti-Semitism in their environment.• Increase their ability to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to address anti-Semitism.

Session 1 • 9:05 - 10:15 a.m.

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The Song of the Trees: Creating the Natural Classroom for Grades K-3 - Sue Salinger Room 17 Environmentalist Bill McKibbon from 350.org tells us we must teach our students to fall in love with the planet. This helps students to see enough value in Creation to work to save it. Not coincidentally, many texts from our deep wisdom tradition agree! In this session, we will offer text and contemporary practices to bring Nature into your religious school classroom. We'll explore Sound, Color, Natural Materials and Objects, and how bringing the outside in can contribute to a well-managed, joyful, open-hearted classroom experience.

"Then all the trees of the forest will sing with Joy, to the Source of Life" {I Chronicles 15:33}

Is Teshuva Possible? Rethinking Mass Incarceration in the United States – Rabbi Steve RubinsteinRoom 18How might Jewish ethics inform the way we understand the way our US justice system operates? What should be the goal of putting criminals in prison? How does the reality match up with our goals? We will use materials from The Jewish Theological Seminary’s The Ethical Life curriculum.

Meaning Making and Middot – Barrett HarrRoom 19Studies have shown that students are seeking to understand how Judaism is relevant in modern world. Introducing text, values, and ritual through the lens of middot opens the door to a conversation for which students are yearning. In this session we will explore the Making Menches Periodic table to explore how this resource can be utilized in religious school classes, youth groups, and families with learners of all ages.

Session 2 • 10:20 - 11:25 a.m.

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Setting Your Year Up For Success For Teachers of Grades K-3 (Repeats in Session 4) – Julie Rule Room 21Looking for new ideas to update your lesson plans and classroom routine? Come and participate in activities to implement at the beginning of the school year. Develop classroom community by experiencing Morning Meetings. Learn classroom-tested activities for opening and closing lessons to increase student engagement and understanding. Teachers will leave class ready to start your school year.

Being Catalysts For Change in Our Schools – Abi Taylor-Abt Room 22How can we as teachers and educators revitalize our classes, schools and communities? As we live in a time where buildings and communities are no longer the hub of our Jewish identity, how are we able to renew and relay the values Jewish education has to offer. Finding strategies to establish and build enthusiasm along with a sense of belonging and ownership has to be the way forward for our students and their families.

Come and discuss the challenges facing Jewish education and learn how to enhance both our teaching and their learning in the most efficient and effective ways possible. By improving our in service training and aiming high we can seamlessly incorporate engagement and make our lessons meaningful. Learn how to utilize passion and experience to reinvigorate our schools and communities.

“He Said, She Said”.. Adam & Eve – Jeffrey LasdayRoom 23The Torah begins with two very different and at times contradictory versions of Creation. Modeling the use of Biblio-drama, storah-telling, midrash, role play and a touch of Rav Solevatchik’s "Lonely Man of Faith" we will explore four different accounts of Creation. The first two Creation stories will be revealed through the first-hand accounts of Adam and Eve. The third story will be told through the vantage point of the angels and the fourth story, that explains the origins of Tkun Olam, will be presented through the mystical eyes of the Kabbalah. Which is the true story of Creation? Join us and find out! Materials will be provided that will enable teachers to create their own version of “He Said, She Said” to share with their students.

Successfully Planning Your Class For The Year – Harvey LevenRoom 24If you want to fail in teaching your religious school class, then decide Saturday night what you’ll be doing the next day! The way to succeed is to plan out your year from beginning to end before your first class. In this session, you’ll learn the process for planning your year so that by next May, you’ll have succeeded in meeting your goals.

Session 2 • 10:20 - 11:25 a.m.

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Ji Tap Intermediate - Game Creation (Repeats in Session 3) – Anat GoodmanMedia Center Ji Tap is the leading platform for creating interactive Jewish content for use in educational settings. Combining the world's largest library of Jewish graphics with an easy-to-use interface, both you and your students will love learning using this amazing site!

"Learn how to take your Ji Tap usage to the next level by creating interactive lessons for your students, and teaching them to do the same for their peers! Please make sure to bring your iPad and to already have Ji Tap downloaded. (Prior Ji Tap knowledge is helpful but not mandatory.)"


Responding to Cyberbullying – A.D.L. StaffRoom 26This exercise gives participants an opportunity to learn and apply a process for challenging cyberbullying behaviors among youth. Learn how to help your students:• Increase their awareness of bias incidents in their environment.• Develop and use a variety of responses to challenge bias incidents.• Improve their ability to assess the dynamics of specific bias incidents and to select appropriate responses.

Delving Into the DNA of Jewish Detroit (Repeats in Session 3)– Arthur Horwitz and Tessa GoldbergKorman AtriumThe William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History captures more than 100 consecutive years of the community’s DNA in a fast, free, fun and easy-to-use format. Comprising more than 325,000 word-searchable pages from the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Detroit Jewish News (1916-present), discover how you and your students can connect the archive’s smallest pieces of primary-source information into myriad stories about tens of thousands of people – including you and your student’s families – and ways to enhance lesson plans on almost any subject!

Session 2 • 10:20 - 11:25 a.m.

S.E.E.D. 8.0 Lunch Program 2016

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2017 11:35 - 12:50 p.m.

. Bon Appetite - בתאבון . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enjoy your Lunch

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Lasday, Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

Recognition of בוגרי נירים . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey Leven, Senior Director, (Borgrei Nirim) School Services and Professional Development, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

Slide Show Presentation

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Bogrei Nirim בוגרי נירים 5777 / 2017

Name Credits SchoolAriana Mentzel 30.5 Cong. Shaarez Zedek

Sky Brown 30 Cong. Shir Tikvah

Ruthe Levy 28.5 Beth Ahm

Sheryl Lederman 28 Temple Israel

BJ Dworin 27.5 Cong. Shaarey Zedek

Linnea Bassin Devorah Glanz Marsha Levine Monte Schloss

Joshua Berkovitz Julie Goldfaden Lisa McNulty Toby Schlussel

Marci Berlin Linda Goodman Rena Meyers Cindy Schoenbart

Lea Beurer Israel Grinwald Judy Pearlman Fanny Sherman

Julie Bussell Anita Hack Evan Rice Stephanie Strunck

Debra Chutz Orit Hamburger Zoya Rice Shelly Tarockoff

Sheryl Collen Gayle Hirsch Debra Rosenberg Doron Vergun

Audrey Deutch Emily Hollenberg Edna Sable Hadass Zaid

Lisa Dresner Aron Kaufman Amy Scapelliti

Barbara Eskin Cillia Kleiman Marla Schloss

Eva Feuerstein Adina Levin Miriam Schloss

Irene Al-Azem Naomi Levine Marilyn Schelberg

Neil Cantor Laurie Nosanchuk Judy Schreiber

Liz Fallert Jennifer Ostheimer Amy Seidman

Margery Jablin Herschel Poger Abigail Tarockoff

Rochelle Kalski Amalia Poris

Carrie Keough Rina Rosner

Marjorie Benson David Higer Arlene Millman Devorah Leah Susskind

Besty Besl Ruth Hurvitz Rileigh Nielson Laura Williams

Shari Bills David Janer Laurie Piper Marilyn Wolfe

Faye Blatt Donna Katz Naomi Reiter Marilynn Yarbrough

Susan Chalom Linda Klein Sara Ettie Schargorodsky Adi Zachor

Aviva Gardin Nechama Kroll Patrick Smyk Aliza Zachor

Dora Goldstein Pennie Michelin Pamela Spitzer Barbara Zack

Melanie Gorman Rachel Ann Miller Ariel Stollman

Top 5 Nirim Credit Earners

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Praying On Our Feet: “Cultivating Gratitude for Natural Wonder” – Allison GutmanRoom 17An awareness of the complexity of the human relationship to the natural environment has always figured prominently in Judaism literary and legal landscapes. Our Talmud records that Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai understood the language of trees. We, in the 21st century, need to emulate Rabbi Yohanan’s skill for our learning communities.

In this session we will literally get out in nature - yes, be prepared for walking! Walking with an attitude of gratitude is simply not a walk in the woods. A structured nature walk can create sacred time, space, and become a spiritual journey. We will explore our tradition’s text to frame a spiritual walk for our learners integrating the body, mind, and expressing gratitude that integrates what’s all right with our world with what’s wrong.

Finding Balance In A Chaotic World – Rabbi Aaron BergmanRoom 18 It feels harder and harder to maintain our balance and perspective in life. We are pulled in so many different directions. Beginning one month prior to the high-holidays, Jews traditionally recite Psalm 27 daily. It contains deep insights into how to deal with feelings of loss, isolation, anger and frustration. We will look at it depth to gain a better understanding of ourselves and how we can live better and more meaningful lives within a chaotic world.

Ideation - Innovation - Imagination: Makers Movement and Design Thinking in the Religious School Classroom – Leah GawelRoom 19Recharge your classroom(s) with one of the newest educational movements in America and get ALL children thinking, creating, collaborating and engineering within a Jewish context. This class will explain and explore the journey that one congregational school went through to reinvigorate their religious school at zero cost. Bring an open mind and a creative spirit to this session.

Session 3 • 1:00 - 2:05 p.m.

Pre-K–3 = yellow







Music = navy blue


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Setting Your Year Up For Success For Teachers 4-7 – Julie RuleRoom 21 Looking for new ideas to update your lesson plans and classroom routine? Come and participate in activities to implement at the beginning of the school year. Develop classroom community by experiencing Morning Meetings. Learn classroom-tested activities for opening and closing lessons to increase student engagement and understanding. Teachers will leave class ready to start your school year.

Israel - Hands on, for Teachers of Grades K-3 – Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky Room 22Why do we even teach about Israel? How do we decide what to bring to our class? Where do we start? We will be discussing those questions (and many more) but mainly you'll discover and experience some new methods on how to bring Israel education into your classroom and to your students. You'll be taking part in an innovative workshop that will give you ideas, structure and materials that you can use the next day in class. ברוכים הבאים!

God and Prayer Through the Creative Arts (Repeat of Session 1) – Dr. Melissa SerRoom 23God and prayer can feel like very abstract concepts to teach, especially with elementary aged children. In this workshop, we will explore ways to understand prayer and God through the creative arts, including art, music, photography and writing. All activities will be adaptable for different ages and learning challenges.

Serving All Learners Including Students With ADD – Marni LiebermanRoom 24Come and learn strategies to handle distracting classroom behaviors exhibited by some students with ADD and other Learning Disabilities without jeopardizing the learning of others. Learn about easy and inexpensive classroom resources and strategies to help improve classroom engagement, and how to avoid those frustrating power-struggles.

Session 3 • 1:00 - 2:05 p.m.

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Ji Tap Intermediate - Game Creation (Repeat of Session 2) – Anat GoodmanMedia CenterJi Tap is the leading platform for creating interactive Jewish content for use in educational settings. Combining the world's largest library of Jewish graphics with an easy-to-use interface, both you and your students will love learning using this amazing site!

"Learn how to take your Ji Tap usage to the next level by creating interactive lessons for your students, and teaching them to do the same for their peers! Please make sure to bring your iPad and to already have Ji Tap downloaded. (Prior Ji Tap knowledge is helpful but not mandatory.)"


Six Simple Strategies To Respond To Anti-Semitism – A.D.L. StaffRoom 26This activity provides a quick way to demonstrate six easy strategies to respond to incidents of anti-Semitism. By learning these strategies, participants will be better equipped to respond effectively and appropriately to anti- Semitism in the future. Help your students to: • Improve their ability to assess specific incidents of anti-Semitism and to select appropriate responses.• Develop and use a variety of responses to challenge incidents of anti-Semitism.

Delving Into the DNA of Jewish Detroit (Repeat of Session 2)– Arthur Horwitz and Tessa GoldbergKorman AtriumThe William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History captures more than 100 consecutive years of the community’s DNA in a fast, free, fun and easy-to-use format. Comprising more than 325,000 word-searchable pages from the Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Detroit Jewish News (1916-present), discover how you and your students can connect the archive’s smallest pieces of primary-source information into myriad stories about tens of thousands of people – including you and your student’s families – and ways to enhance lesson plans on almost any subject!

Session 3 • 1:00 - 2:05 p.m.

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Planning Your Lesson for Success – Harvey LevenRoom 17If you’re a newer teacher and want to learn what will make for a successful lesson (or even if you just need a refresher), this is the session for you.

How do you plan for a successful class? What elements go into making your lesson successful? What as a teacher should you not do?

This session will focus on successful lesson planning, and will give you the tools to develop your own lessons in a way that will be exciting and valuable for your students.

Simple Truths – Itty ShemtovRoom 18Do you ever find that life is tumultuous, like a ship crashing about on the waves of a roaring ocean storm, with unexpected challenges throwing us about in every which way? Fortunately for us, buried within our tool-chest is an anchor we can cast to restore stability!

Join a discussion where we’ll take to heart life’s simple truths, the ones that empower us to overcome our everyday struggles; not by facing the challenges one by one, but by finding our center and aligning with our inner truth.

It is a spiritual search for Gd, from a cosmopolitan, down-to-earth, and plain-spoken approach. It’s about training ourselves to see Gd in the small miracles of everyday life and about gaining perspective when we’re in the gym, on the road, or in the kitchen.

We'll grapple with fundamental Jewish viewpoints that profoundly shift our perspective. We'll train ourselves to see G-d’s hand in every situation; and, where G-d is discovered, challenge becomes opportunity, negative becomes positive, setback becomes turning point, and vulnerability and weakness become impetuses for growth and connection.

Teambuilding as a Classroom Management Tool – Barrett HarrRoom 19If I told you that investing 10 minutes each class session in building relationships between and amongst your students would result in fewer classroom management challenges, would you be willing to try it? Join in an interactive session where you will learn why this strategy works, do hands on practice, and be provided with a years’ worth of activities that require little or no supplies that you can start using immediately!

Setting Your Year Up For Success For Teachers K-3 (Repeat of Session 2) – Julie RuleRoom 21Looking for new ideas to update your lesson plans and classroom routine? Come and participate in activities to implement at the beginning of the school year. Develop classroom community by experiencing Morning Meetings. Learn classroom-tested activities for opening and closing lessons to increase student engagement and understanding. Teachers will leave class ready to start your school year.

Session 4 • 2:10 - 3:15 p.m.

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Israel - Hands on, for Teachers of Grades 4-7 – Nina Yahalomi KlevitskyRoom 22 Why do we even teach about Israel? How do we decide what to bring to our class? Where do we start? We will be discussing those questions (and many more) but mainly you'll discover and experience some new methods on how to bring Israel education into your classroom and to your students. You'll be taking part in an innovative workshop that will give you ideas, structure and materials that you can use the next day in class. ברוכים הבאים!

Beyond Popcorn Reading, for Hebrew Teachers – Dr. Melissa SerRoom 23Whether you are a new or veteran teacher, you will learn some new Hebrew reading and assessment strategies in this workshop class. We will look at strategies that work for students of different abilities and with learning challenges as well as fun games that can be used with small groups, partners, and whole class reading practice and assessment.

Jewish Heroes: Learning From Flawed Role Models – Abi Taylor-Abt Room 24In a time of enlightenment and equality, how do we reconcile our historical heroes with the ethics and role-models of today? Looking at some of our most beloved historical figures, there is no doubt that their stories teach us. It is up to us to include their flaws in order to make the lessons more relevant.

With errors of judgment and losing their tempers, our heroes are allowed to express themselves. When their actions don't line up with our teachings, we ignore them, brush them aside, or concentrate on something else. Here is an opportunity to make the most of our forefathers and not just acknowledge their shortcomings, but learn how that is what makes them real and relatable. Come and discuss the pros and cons of having human role-models with human foibles and human emotions.

Ji Tap for Hebrew Teachers – Anat GoodmanMedia CenterJi Tap is the leading platform for creating interactive Jewish content for use in educational settings. Combining the world's largest library of Jewish graphics with an easy-to-use interface, both you and your students will love learning using this amazing site! "Learn how Ji Tap can best be utilized to teach Hebrew. We will focus on game creation both for you and for your students. Make sure to bring your iPad.* A generous grant by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has sponsored memberships in Ji Tap for all interested synagogue schools

Concentric Circles – A.D.L. StaffRoom 26The purpose of this activity is to provide a structure for participants to discuss identity, personal bias, prejudice, and discrimination. Help your students to: • Identify experiences that have consciously and unconsciously shaped their identity, assumptions about other people, and their world view.• Increase their understanding of the links between identity and bias

Session 4 • 2:10 - 3:15 p.m.

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Individual School Meeting Rooms3:20 p.m.

School Room Number

Adat Shalom 17

Beth Ahm 18

Beth El 19

Birmingham Temple 21

B’nai Moshe 22

Temple Kol Ami 23

Shaarey Zedek 24

Shir Shalom 26

Shir Tikvah 27

Temple Israel Korman Atrium

Yachad Media Center

Jewish Federation extends its appreciation to all of our teachers for their dedication and

commitment to our Jewish future.

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S.E.E.D. 8.0 Presenter Bios 2017

Rabbi Joshua Bennett

Rabbi Bennett has served as one of the spiritual leaders of Temple Israel of West Bloomfield, Michigan since his ordination from the Hebrew Union College (Cincinnati, Ohio) in 1994. He holds a Masters Degree of Hebrew Letters in addition to Rabbinic Ordination.

Rabbi Bennett has focused his energies on Jewish youth throughout his career. Included in his resume is time spent as the Assistant Director of the Goldman Union Camp Institute in Zionsville, Indiana and as the Director of the North American Federation of Temple Youth – Ohio Valley region. In addition, Rabbi Bennett served for five years as the Rabbinic Dean of Michigan Region of N.F.T.Y.

Rabbi Bennett is a recent recipient of the Rabbinic Action Citation from the Metropolitan Detroit Jewish Federation and United Jewish Appeal.

Recently, Rabbi Bennett has shifted the focus of his rabbinate to include Social Justice as a primary concern. In this capacity, he is engaging the congregation in an effort towards Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World). Among other projects, he has been instrumental in the creation of Project Healthy Community—A Hub of Social Action projects based in the City of Detroit.

Rabbi Aaron Bergman Rabbi Bergman is a Detroit native and a graduate of the University of Michigan. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary and pursued additional graduate work in Jewish Folklore at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was part of the educators¹ program at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Rabbi Bergman previously served as a rabbi at Congregation Beth Ahm and was Rabbi-in-Residence at Hillel Day School. He was the founding Director of Jewish Studies at the Frankel Jewish Academy and has been an instructor in the Melton Adult Education program.

Heidi Budaj - ADL Presenter:After moving through leadership ranks at the Jewish Community Center in Metropolitan Detroit, Heidi Budaj has been Michigan Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League since December, 2012. Prior to working at the JCC as Program Director and Director of Arts, Culture and Education, she was an active volunteer in the Detroit community. She served on the boards of Jewish Federation, BBYO, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood, Jewish Family Service and the PTA’s at her children’s schools in West Bloomfield. Since joining ADL, Ms. Budaj and her team have introduced innovative programs such as ArtWorks ADL and Dance Against Hate.

Heidi graduated from the University of Pennsylvania cum laude with a degree in English Literature.

Sarah Casman - ADL Presenter:Sarah Casman is a facilitator for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Words to Action program. As a “Words to Action” Facilitator, Sarah leads interactive workshops to empower high school and college students to confront anti-Semitism, hatred and bigotry. She educates students on the most constructive and successful strategies to respond to anti-Semitism incidents and also to confront prejudice wherever one may encounter it.

When Sarah is not facilitating Words to action programs, she works full-time at the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit (JFMD) as their Special Events Coordinator. Sarah is responsible for organizing and executing JFMD’s many annual events, which support the organization’s overall mission of building Jewish community, taking care of the needs of the Jewish People, and building a vibrant Jewish future, in Metropolitan Detroit, in Israel and around the world.

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Leah Gawel Leah Silverman Gawel teaches 7th and 8th grade Judaics and Language Arts at Hillel Day School. Leah has taught 6-12th grade English for the past 20 years, and she has taught pre-k and 4-6th grade Torah in several congregational Sunday schools for the past 13 years. Leah has also worked in the local Jewish community as a curriculum writer and NIRIM instructor. In the non-religious sphere, Leah tutors high school reading and writing skills and college entrance preparation; she edits and ghostwrites correspondence, blog posts and professional publications; and she runs the Michigan chapter of the non-profit, Project Night Night. Leah holds her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont, a MA in English Literature and Language from Boston College and her post graduate teacher’s certification is from the University of Michigan.

Tessa Goldberg Tessa Goldberg joined the Detroit Jewish News Foundation as its first administrative manager in October 2015. Well known in the Detroit area Jewish community, she has previously served as executive director at Temple Beth El and Congregation Beth Ahm. She chaired the executive director’s group for several years and initiated annual retreats for clergy and synagogue professionals. She is responsible for managing various aspects of the Foundation’s work, including community engagement. Tessa originally hails from Cape Town, South Africa.

Rabbi Arianna Gordon Rabbi Arianna Gordon, Director of Education and Lifelong Learning, joined the Temple Israel clergy in 2011. It was a return home for Rabbi Gordon, who was born and raised in Huntington Woods, and is a lifelong member of Temple Israel

She graduated from Brandeis University before going on to Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion to become a rabbi and earn her Master’s Degree in Jewish Education. Before coming to Temple Israel, she spent three years working in Cleveland as Religious School Director at The Temple-Tifereth Israel. In addition to earning her RJE (Reform Jewish Educator), Rabbi Gordon recently completed a program through the Davidson School at Jewish Theological Seminary to earn her certificate in Jewish Education Technology.

Rabbi Gordon is passionate about Jewish education, and is dedicated to providing meaningful Jewish learning opportunities for students of all ages.

Gail Greenberg Gail has worked as a Senior Staff Associate at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit for 16 years, focusing on Family and Adult Education and Engagement. She received a B.A. in Music Therapy from Wayne State University, an M.A. in Jewish Educational Leadership from Hebrew Union College and is a graduate of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School.

In her current role as PJ Library Professional for the Detroit community Gail, along with 2 PJ Library Parent Ambassadors, connects families with books, Jewish learning and each other. Prior to this role Gail has been an integral part of the JFamily team (formerly Jewish Experiences for Families) and the Adult Education team at the Federation and a local Religious School Director and educator. She has over 15 years of work with Senior Adults creating fun, interactive therapeutic and engaging programming.

Gail is known for her creativity, strategic thinking and team partnership.

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Allison Gutman

Allison Gutman is the Associate Director of Hazon in Detroit. Prior to joining Hazon, she was the Director of Youth and Family Learning at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, MI. She is thrilled to bring transformative Jewish experiences to the greater Detroit and to grow the presence of the Michigan Jewish Food Festival.

A Michigan native, she is a graduate of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Allison is the recipient of a Master’s Degree in Jewish Education and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Religion and Sociology from Western Michigan University’s Lee Honors College.

Allison, loves being outside, studying Torah, hiking, cooking delicious vegetarian food, and working in the garden with her husband Brian and their sons David and Micah.

Barrett Harr Barrett Harr grew up in Dallas, Texas where she was involved in Jewish camping, Temple Youth Group, BBYO, and NFTY. She and her family relocated to Michigan four years ago and now considers herself a proud Michigander. She earned her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas and Certificate in Jewish Education specializing in Adolescents and Emerging Adults, and a Masters of Arts in Religious Education from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She has experience in working with students of all ages as she began her career in Jewish Education as a religious school and pre-school teacher, then moving to specialize in adolescents in formal and informal education settings. In her position as the Coordinator of Jewish Teen Engagement at the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, she was responsible for managing the Jewish Youth Professionals’ Council. Barrett also served as the staff person for JServe and the Community Shabbaton for students in grades 5 & 6. Barrett has just just taken on the new position of Director of Education at Cong. B’nai Moshe, where she will supervise and grow the congregation’s family education and religious education programs.

Arthur Horwitz Arthur Horwitz is the president of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation, an independent, non-profit entity established in 2011 to support the educational mission of the Detroit Jewish News. The William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History is one of the Foundation’s key initiatives. He moved to Detroit from Baltimore in 1986 to head the Detroit Jewish News and serves as its publisher and executive editor. Arthur currently chairs the board of Detroit Public Television/PBS, and is the immediate past chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. He previously chaired Detroit’s Agency for Jewish Education, co-chaired Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education and served as a vice president of Hillel Day School.

Shoshana Janer - ADL Presenter:Shoshana Janer was born in Legnica, Poland, to parents who were Holocaust survivors. At age 6, her family left Poland and settled in Nazareth Illit, located in Israel’s upper Galilee. She served in the Israel Defense Forces following high school and attained the rank of Sergeant.

Shoshana obtained a degree in Photo Arts from Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (now Ryerson University) in Toronto, Canada. She received a Judaic Studies teaching certificate from Toronto’s Jewish Board of Education, and has been a Judaic educator for more than 35 years, currently teaching at Frankel Academy high school in Michigan. Shoshana is married to Roman Janer and they have three young adult children.

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Jeffrey Lasday Jeffrey Lasday serves as the Chief Operating Officer at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Jeffrey’s professional accomplishments include serving as Senior Director, Community Development for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Executive Director for the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), Executive Vice President of St. Louis’ Central Agency for Jewish Education and founding director of the Columbus Commission on Jewish Education. Jeffrey earned his B.S. in Psychology and Judaic Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and Ed. M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Jeffrey is also a graduate of the Senior Educators Fellowship Program in Israel at Hebrew University’s Melton Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora. Jeffrey is married to Lori Serbin Lasday and is the proud father of David and his wife Melissa and Ilana.

Lori Serbin Lasday Lori Serbin is a nationally recognized motivator and “teacher of teachers” including, early childhood, elementary, teen, adult, and senior citizen students in formal and informal settings. Lori is passionate about Judaism, Israel and experiential education. She possesses cross denominational experience as a dynamic Jewish educator and curriculum writer for students of all ages.

Harvey Leven Harvey Leven served as Senior Director of School Services & Professional Development with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit since, and currently serves in the same capacity with the Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit.

Previously, Harvey served for 23 years as the Religious School Director at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C.

He had also served as educational consultant for Toronto’s Board of Jewish Education and as Educator/Youth Director for Congregation Ahavath Chesed in Jacksonville, Florida.

Harvey holds a M.A. from Brandeis University in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, and a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He is also a graduate of the Senior Educators’ Program of the Melton Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Harvey holds the title of Reform Jewish Educator (RJE) as well as a Principals’ Certificate from the Reform Movement. In 2011 Harvey was awarded the Innovation Idea Award at the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit for his work with the Congregational School Initiative (CSI) program.

Marni Lieberman Marni Lieberman graduated from Michigan State University with an undergraduate degree in elementary education with a specialization in mathematics and special education and a focus in learning disabilities. Marni is completing her Master's degree from Michigan State University, in K-12 Administration and school leadership. She has been teaching for 4 years at Lamphere High School. She previously taught in general education classes grades K-5, and self-contained elementary and high school classes. Her passion lies in meeting all learners at their individual levels and implementing strategies and resources that are financially reasonable to help all students succeed together.

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Arleen Platt – ADL Presenter:Arleen’s responsibilities as the Words to Action Education Coordinator is to facilitate customizable and educational workshops and programs at the Junior High and High School level and on college campuses. She focuses on educating students on the most constructive and successful strategies to respond to anti-Semitic incidents and also to confront prejudice wherever one may encounter it. Her main objective of the Words to Action program is to educate, empower, and prepare the students and our future leaders with the influential and profound knowledge of how to address anti-Semitism, anti-Israel, anti- Zionism, prejudiced comments and philosophies, hate speech, bias in the classroom and on campus, anti-Semitic vandalism, and Holocaust denial.

Arleen was born and raised in Michigan. She attended a combined program at The University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, where she received a Bachelors Degree in Social Work.

Lissie Rothstein Lissie is currently the Director of Special Education for the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Schools, as well as Adjunct Professor at Wayne State University in Special Education, and Early Childhood Education. She also has a private practice serving children and adolescents with behavioral and social disorders. Lissie’s professional background also includes; early childhood center director, classroom teacher for Head Start Inclusion Programs, classroom teacher in Center Based Classrooms for Children with Autism, school district coordinator for programs for children with autism. Lissie was an integral part of all of the decision making for professional development and technical supports offered within Wayne County, as well as working with very challenging problem solving for students, placements, and staff education.

Rabbi Steve Rubenstein Steven Rubenstein has been the rabbi of Congregation Beth Ahm since 2005. He is part of the Steering Team for Limmud Michigan which is in its 3rd year (join us on March 11, 2018). He is married to his wife Robin, and they have two children, Ari and Tali. Steven used to be a New Yorker, but with a wife from Chicago, 5 years in Kansas City, MO and 12 years in Metro-Detroit, he is almost a Midwesterner.

Julie Rule Julie Rule is a teacher consultant for the Waterford School District. She has worked with special education and at-risk students for over 20 years. She received her B.A. from Eastern Michigan University in special education with a concentration in cognitive impairments and earned her master’s degree from the University of Michigan in educational technology. She has experience teaching in general education classrooms, resource rooms for special education students and also students at-risk. Julie has received numerous awards, including Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year and grants for facilitating outstanding education for special education and at-risk students. She has also been an enthusiastic and exciting teacher in the Nirim program for many years.

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Sue Salinger

Sue Salinger is a Jewish educator and the Director of Hazon Detroit. Hazon builds healthier, more sustainable communities in the Jewish world, and a healthier, more sustainable world for all. Sue is interested in 4-Worlds pedagogy - the neo-Hasidic model for bringing body, emotion, intellect and spirit into classrooms to awaken and enliven Jewish educational experiences.

Sue holds an MFA degree in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University, and aM.A. degree in Communication and Critical Theory from the European Graduate School. She is a master gardener and no matter how hard she tries, she has way too much kale. She'd be happy to give you some.

Rabbi Daniel A. Schwartz Rabbi Schwartz has been part of the Temple Shir Shalom family since 2007. He earned a Master’s in Hebrew Letters in 2007 and was ordained in 2008 in Cincinnati, OH by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Rabbi Schwartz has worked extensively with youth. He was a ten year staff member at the Union for Reform Judaism - Goldman Union Camp, a regional advisor for NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth) and a local Temple youth group advisor. He has received numerous commendations and honors acknowledging his commitment to Jewish camping and youth work as well as awards for outstanding contributions in community service.

Prior to seminary, Rabbi Schwartz served as the rabbinic intern at Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany, OH. While at HUC, he served pulpits in Beckley, WV; Laramie, WY; Seminole, OK and Cincinnati, OH. He also served as the rabbinic intern at Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany, OH.

Dr. Melissa Ser Melissa serves as Director of Education at Adat Shalom Synagogue, having joined the professional staff in July 2012. She earned a BA from Florida State University and an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, and she studied Rabbinics at Hebrew Union College. Melissa is currently pursuing a second MA in Jewish Educational Leadership from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Melissa spent almost a decade in Jerusalem, as the Academic Coordinator for the Ramah Jerusalem High School and the Director of the Ramah Jerusalem Day Camp. She previously served as the Youth Director and Interim Education Director at Temple B’rith Kodesh in Rochester, New York.

Itty Shemtov Itty Shemtov serves as Director of Education and Programming at The Shul, In West Bloomfield. She is an experienced teacher, director and principal of a variety of children’s, teen, and adult programming, with for over 25 years of experience. Itty attended and graduated from Yeshiva Schools and Teachers Seminary in New York and Israel. She is married to Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, and has a family of 9 children, ka”h , and makes her home in West Bloomfield, MI.

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Abi Taylor-Abt Abi Taylor-Abt has worked in the field of Jewish Primary and Secondary Educational Curriculum Development for over twenty years. Abi is co-author of the Sinai School Hagaddah, author of both the TLC and Jewish Journeys Curricula and has recently published her book Lessons in Jewish Learning.Originally from North West London, Abi moved to Israel at the age of 14 and has since spent time living in Israel, South Africa, England and the United States. Abi studied Business, Leadership and Management at Anchor College, Johannesburg and received her teaching credentials in London. Abi worked as the Community Programs Director for Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel in Boise, Idaho and recently spent five years back in Israel teaching in her community. This past year, having been awarded the status of Outstanding Educator in the field of the Jewish Curriculum Development, Abi moved to Metro Detroit to be the Director of Yachad School a joint educational venture between the Conservative Congregation Beth Shalom and the Reform community of Temple Emanu-El.

Julie Wohl Julie Wohl is the new Director of Youth and Family Learning at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Originally from Detroit, she has spent the past 15 years as a Jewish educator in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Julie received her Master’s Degree from the Davidson School at the Jewish Theological Seminary and has worked in synagogue schools, Jewish camps, the AJE and a children’s gallery for Jewish culture. She is the author and illustrator of several books for Jewish schools and families, including Siddur Mah Tov and Simply Seder (Behrman House) and a curriculum writer who has written extensively for Etgar Yesodi and JTeach.org. She is very excited to be moving home and to learn and work with the amazing educators in the Detroit area!

Nina Yahalomi Klevitsky Nina is the new Jewish Agency Shicha (emissary) at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.

Nina has extensive experience working both with children and with teens. She has also worked with children who have developmental disabilities.

Nina was the Director of the Israeli Northern Region for the "Young Business Leadership" program and was also Rosh Machane (2010) at the "Havurah" project that combines Jewish-American youth with Russian background at Tel Yehudah camp in upstate NY.

Before completing her teaching diploma, Nina ran the National Child and Youth at Risk program in Tel Aviv while completing three degrees: a BA in Government and Diplomacy and a MA in Public Policy from IDC Herzliya as well as an MPH in Emergency and Disaster Management from Tel Aviv University. For the past five years, Nina has been a teacher and a teacher supervisor in youth-at-risk high schools junior highs.

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