Classroom Conversations "Israel at 70": Teachers Sharing with Teachers

April 2, 2018 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Hosted by: ECE-RJ Teacher Members /Israel Experience Participants, Stacey Gabriel (MA), Teresa Bobkowska (TX), & Susan Anderson (IN)

Join teachers who traveled to Israel with ECE-RJ for our FIRST teacher sharing forum that will focus on 'Israel at 70'. They will share their experiences and offer new ways to bring Israel into the classroom. There will be time to share your own ideas and you will bring back new ones to use in your classrooms for Yom Haatzmaut (April 19).

*A certificate of participation will be emailed to those attendees who RSVP using the event link.

*This Classroom Conversation is open to teacher members AND non-member teachers and curriculum specialists.

Hosted by: ECE-RJ Teacher Members /Israel Experience Participants:

Susan Anderson (IN)

For the past 7 years, Susan Anderson has worked at Gan Shalom Preschool in Bloomington, IN as the lead teacher in the 3-5 year old classroom. With an educational background in music performance and religious studies, Susan finds the classroom the ideal place to weave all of her interests together. Susan is passionate about early childhood education and is constantly striving to create a progressive, challenging and supportive environment for all of her students. When not at school, Susan is also a musician and creator of a multi-faith performing arts storytelling church in Bloomington.

Stacey Gabriel (MA)

Stacey Gabriel is Lead Teacher in Charge and Special Needs Coordinator at Temple Beth Avodah in Newton, Massachusetts in the Early Learning Center and Religious School.  Stacey holds a Master’s Degree in Intensive Special Education. She has been teaching in three and four-year-old classrooms at Temple Beth Avodah for the past 14 years. Prior to that she was a Lead Teacher at the May Institute of Early Childhood in Arlington, Massachusetts and Lead Teacher at Dearborn Academy in Arlington, Massachusetts.  Stacey has a passion for integrating Israel into the classroom. Stacey lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her husband Adam and sons Alex and Zachary.

Teresa Bobkowska (TX)

Teresa Bobkowska is a toddler teacher at Temple Emanu-EL in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Poland and graduated from a magnet school for preschool teachers and earned a Masters degree in Pedagogy. She has worked with children all of her life and has spent the last 10 years working with toddlers, the past 5 at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas.

Access to the Zoom Video Conference Call

To join this free online video-conference event, please follow the links in your registration email or join from your  PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://urj.zoom.us/j/7427432203 Or join by phone: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 742 743 2203

*If you don’t have audio/video on your computer, please call in AS WELL AS click on the link so you can view the presentation while listening/participating on the phone.