Elana Naftalin-Kelman
Elana has been working at the intersection of special education and Jewish education for over 20 years. She was inspired on this path by her time as a camper at Camp Ramah in Ojai, where she has been directing their Tikvah program for campers and young adults with disabilities for 15 years. These programs include a camper program, a vocational program for young adults, a camp for families that have children with disabilities and a year-round program for job support and placement in the Los Angeles area. Elana is an adjunct professor of Special Education at San Francisco State University where she teaches undergraduate students who are pursuing a career in Special Education. She has consulted with multiple Jewish institutions to aid them in thinking about how to be more inclusive of Jews of all abilities. She has taught professional development courses in differentiated instruction, behavior management and teaching Hebrew. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and three sons.
My Availability
- Days and Times: I am flexible in my availability to teach.
- Travel: I am willing to travel around the country for workshops.
- Online: Available to teach on Zoom.
Contact Me for Rates & Scheduling
My Trainings and Workshops
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
You will come away from this training understanding why and how children act the way they act, with concrete tools to provide support for all types of behaviors....
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Leadership and Team Building
What does it mean to be an inclusive community? At the end of this session, you will have a deeper understanding of what it means to be an inclusive community and you will walk away with tools to increase inclusion at your site....
- Classroom Management
- Inclusion
- Teens
At the end of this session your teachers will walk away with a better understanding of the meaning of differentiated instruction and how to use it in their own classrooms....