Dream with Darim: Darim Educator Fellows Winter/Spring Cohort Applications Open

Got a Big Idea for Jewish learning and new media? Are you an educator in a North American congregational / complementary Jewish setting? What are you waiting for? Apply now to the Darim Educator Fellows program!

Darim will work with up to 3 individuals through coaching and mentoring over a five month Fellowship. Check out details and the link to the application form here: http://bit.ly/defspring.

Meet our current Fellows:

  • Joshua Altman, Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT Josh is creating an online collaborative newspaper / blog with his religious school students.
  • Lynne Lieberman, Friedman Commission for Jewish Education, West Palm Beach, FL Lynne is developing an online professional development course on differentiated learning for synagogue educators.
  • Rachel Sesser, Temple Sholom of West Essex, Cedar Grove, NJ Rachel is creating an online community resource for students and their families to engage in classroom and extracurricular activities.
  • Viki Shayna, Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor, MI Viki is developing an extension of a community collaborative project that will bring together American and Israeli families online.

Get your creative juices flowing this holiday weekend! Applications are due Friday, December 4, 2009. Questions? Give us a shout at [email protected].

Helpful hint: we posted a preview of the application on the Fellows information page so you can prepare your longer responses in advance and cut and paste them into the online application form.

The Darim Educator Fellows program is made possible by a generous grant from the Covenant Foundation.

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