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		<title>The sugyot that every Jew should know</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jon Levisohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the Talmudic sugyot (topics or discussions) that every educated Jew ought to know, the most famous or significant Talmudic discussions?  This document, compiled as part of the Bridging Scholarship and Pedagogy in Jewish Studies project, presents a list of 60+ sugyot nominated by a diverse group of instructors of rabbinic literature in various settings. The criteria clearly range widely, with the result that the nominees include both aggadic and halakhic sugyot, and sugyot chosen for their theological and ideological significance, their contemporary practical significance, or their centrality in discussions among commentators.]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from &#8220;Silence as a Form of Classroom Participation&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne Shavelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Mandel Center's recent Teacher Forum, Kathy Schultz presented us with new ideas and practical advice about the role and meaning of silent students and silent classrooms. In this video we share highlights from her presentation.]]></description>
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		<title>At recent Teacher Forum, Schultz urges rethinking of student silence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne Shavelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teachers who think that silent students are not participating in class should reconsider, according to Kathy Schultz, who spoke  recently to an audience of about 100 local educators at the Mandel Center's fifth annual Teacher Forum. There are many ways to think about student silence in classrooms, but all should include an understanding that silence is a form of participation, said Schultz, dean of the school of education at Mills College and author of Rethinking Student Participation: Listening to Silent Voices. Instead of rewarding speech and penalizing silence, Schultz urged teachers to think in a more nuanced way about how students participate in class.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Jewish organizations really work collaboratively? Early lessons from Nadiv</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne Shavelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we hear from Josh Miller, Steven Green, Leah Nadich Meir and Joel Einleger about Nadiv, a collaboration between the Jim Joseph and AVI CHAI foundations. Nadiv is a pilot program to create six senior experiential educator positions to be shared by overnight camps and Jewish day/synagogue schools. Collaboration and partnership have become the buzzwords of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interpretive Experience: The Core of Meaningful Tanakh Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Orit Kent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Translation and personalization are the two major types of student activity in Tanakh study. We propose a third way: interpretive experience.]]></description>
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