Catalog of Professional Development Workshops
Explore our catalog of workshops, and find the ideal training for your educator team, and your learner’s needs.
Jewish LearningWorks is making customized professional development training more accessible to you, and your team members. This online catalog includes training programs for teachers, educational leaders and boards at Jewish schools, and educational programs. Each workshop is designed and delivered by vetted colleagues, experts in their fields.
Once you find the workshop you are interested in, contact the presenter to hire, schedule and plan for your training together. In some cases, funds to support the consultant’s fee may also be available through our new 2025-26 Microgrants.
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Would like to add your services to this page? Please contact Jenni Mangel, Senior Director of Impact and Evaluation, at jenni@jewishlearning.works.
Explore the Workshops by Category
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
Participants will learn to recognize signs of sensory overload and stress, and understand how to implement appropriate strategies to mitigate these effects....
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
We will define challenging behavior and its impact as well as understand why children engage in challenging behavior. Participants will learn to identify strategies that will decrease challenging behavior and improve the experience for all children in the preschool classroom....
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Leadership and Team Building
- Teens
In today’s society, children receive daily messages about skin color, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, ability, gender and many other categories of social identities....
- Communication Skills
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Leadership and Team Building
Conversations across lines of social identity differences can trigger worries that negatively impact the exchange. When people who experience marginalization and people with dominant social identities feel the potential for being misunderstood, there is an increase in emotions and avoidance of topics....
- Communication Skills
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Leadership and Team Building
Everyone comes to DEIBJ work from a different place - informed by their lived experiences, education, prior engagement in DEIBJ work, and other factors such as disposition and ways of seeing and being. 1:1 attention will offer a space for processing new strands of knowledge and how best to apply the knowledge in their work with others....
- Communication Skills
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- Leadership and Team Building
We will collaboratively create a workshop about belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion that addresses the specific needs of your organization....
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
In this workshop, educators learn fundamental theories and practical strategies for managing challenging behaviors. Participants engage in interactive sessions exploring the root causes of behavior challenges, environment and individual differences, and techniques for fostering positive behavior....
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Teens
In this highly interactive training, participants embark on a journey of empathy and compassion towards individuals with disabilities. Attendees gain appreciation for the diverse spectrum of abilities and challenges faced by disabled people....
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Leadership and Team Building
- Teens
This dynamic workshop equips managers and administrators with the knowledge and tools needed to foster inclusive environments that prioritize accessibility for all. Participants will explore best practices for integrating accessibility considerations into their leadership approach....
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Teens
This workshop focuses on fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for LGBT and gender-diverse people, from students to families to staff. Participants will gain insights into the unique challenges faced by queer and gender nonconforming individuals and learn practical strategies for creating an atmosphere that respects and celebrates diversity....
- Classroom Management
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
The very idea of change can be very challenging. In order to support participants to better understand what might be getting activated for them when approached with the possibility of a transition, it’s important to identify, explore, and push through assumptions, challenges, and self-doubts that may be getting in the way of their success....
- Leadership and Team Building
The mustachioed Midwesterner turned British soccer coach, Ted Lasso, made his way into the hearts and minds of millions at a time when we needed it the most....
- Leadership and Team Building
Whether planning for a large event, a team retreat, or a one-on-one meeting, being intentional about your desired outcomes across these three different dimensions will set you up for success....
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Given the many competing commitments that you are likely navigating on any given day, it can be challenging to set appropriate boundaries around your time and energy....
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Learning to listen at different levels is a critical component of effective communication that spans all dimensions of the organization. Being able to match the appropriate level of listening to the situation gives leaders more precise tools that will inevitably support them in being more impactful....
- Classroom Management
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Being able to approach situations with solutions that go beyond the either/or, all-or-nothing binary is critical. Cultivating a both/and mindset allows us to think more expansively and creatively about challenges which then become fruitful opportunities to affect change....
- Inclusion
An interactive session for boards or other congregational lay leadership...
- Classroom Management
- Leadership and Team Building
An interactive session for boards or other congregational lay leadership...
- Classroom Management
- Communication Skills
Do you get worn down by dawdling, defiance, or general mayhem? Could you use some alternatives to threats, bribes and punishment? Would you like to learn concrete, effective methods that will make life with children easier and more satisfying?...
- Classroom Management
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
Do you get worn down by dawdling, defiance, or general mayhem? Could you use some alternatives to threats, bribes and punishment?...
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Does leadership ever feel like a series of impossible choices? Should our decision-making be more centralized or distributed?...
- Communication Skills
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- Leadership and Team Building
In a time of war and increasing polarization, many organizations are straining from internal conflict, damaged relationships, and outside pressures....
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Join our interactive DISC session to uncover your unique communication style and those of your team members....
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Transform your managerial approach with coaching techniques that emphasize empathy, active listening, and asking powerful questions....
- Communication Skills
- Leadership and Team Building
Master the essential skills of delivering and accepting feedback with confidence and grace. This session will equip you with techniques to provide constructive criticism that motivates and empowers, as well as strategies to receive feedback openly and productively....
- Judaism and Israel
- Teens
Create an experiential education program where participants can actively learn about and experience Israeli history, politics, culture, and people....
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
How to think about difficult conversations with families regarding classroom support or behavior....
- Judaism and Israel
- Teens
On the Map is Jewish LearningWorks' curricular framework for teaching Israel in middle and high school programs. Created in 2016 by beloved Israel educator Vavi Toran,...
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
This workshop is a hands-on and presentation type workshop that explores the importance of provocations and environments as developmentally appropriate practice, with a whys and the hows, all seen through a Jewish Lens and values....
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
This workshop explores how Jewish Values can be brought into the classroom in easy and practical ways so that children, families and educators can understand and enjoy. This is an interactive workshop....
- ECE/Preschool
This workshops explores the difference between process and product art and explorations. We will touch on the what process looks like, the benefits and how the how to....
- ECE/Preschool
Need a workshop on pedagogy, documentation, open-ended materials and more? Let's collaborate!...
- Classroom Management
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
- Leadership and Team Building
We will explore exemplar models of Parent Engagement, taking into account the image of the Parents, Social-Emotional Learning, and training in Belonging. We will examine how this is situated in a Jewish setting with diverse families and staff....
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
We will investigate Jewish curriculum beyond Shabbat and holidays, exploring how to bring Jewish values to life in a developmentally appropriate manner....
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
We will examine classroom design to understand and magnify the role of the classroom as the third teacher in a Jewish setting. How does your classroom look, sound and feel like a Jewish environment when it's not a holiday?...
- 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....
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
- Leadership and Team Building
I have a variety of offerings for Directors and Assistant Directors. (These also work well for teacher leaders) Some sample topics are: Director/Assistant Director Coaching Leadership Creating Successful Systems Teambuilding Working with Lay Leaders/Parents...
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Leadership and Team Building
I offer professional development trainings and workshops for educators on a variety of topics. Sample topics include: Teaching Pedagogy: What does it mean in my classroom? Ages and Stages: What to expect in your classroom and what to do when you need help!...
- ECE/Preschool
I offer coaching and mentoring for Directors, Assistant Directors, Teacher Leaders and teachers. This kind of training takes place over the school year, and enables educators to get to the next level in their work, to feel more confident and to find the joy in their work...
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Teens
This training presents an overview of the types of challenging behaviors that we see in educational settings—how they show up, what underlying challenge(s) they are communicating, and how to respond effectively....
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Teens
This training provides an overview of up to three diagnoses that you may be seeing in your educational environments — what the diagnosis means, how it might manifest in your program, and how to accommodate it....
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Teens
A more advanced version of Special Needs 101: A deeper dive into one or more diagnoses which is suitable for educators who have some background knowledge already....
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Teens
Did you know that we actually have 7 senses? This is an overview of sensory processing and integration challenges and how to respond to them — with concrete strategies that adults can use to create sensory environments that allow children to thrive...
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Teens
We've all been there: a child is demonstrating some worrying behaviors, and it is time to have a difficult conversation with their parent or guardian. This is a stressful situation, but there are ways to make it easier for both you and the adults concerned. ...
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
This training focuses on building a working or deeper understanding of the language and terminology Jewish educators will encounter when serving children with disabilities and unique learning needs...
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
This training brings current research on temperament and personality and connects it to the practical: social/emotional environment, physical environment, and learning environment....
- Classroom Management
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
This training explores how Circle of Security principles can strengthen preschool classroom dynamics by creating secure, supportive, and nurturing teacher-child relationships....
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
- Teens
Gone are the days when rules are posted on the bulletin board the first day of class and, the next day, students return with a form indicating that they have discussed these rules with their parents....
- Judaism and Israel
- Teens
We want students to live Jewish values, not just study them. Project Based Learning (PBL) is all about learning in the context of real life: Integrating PBL into Jewish Education is an opportunity to curate an environment where asking meaningful ...
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
Introduction to the practice of Torah Godly Play and access to stories and materials....
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
We will learn methods of exploring Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Ancestors that have contemporary meaning and purpose. We will re-purpose Talmud Study for Early Childhood Education, resulting in authentic and rich experiences for children and adults. ...
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
In this workshop we will focus our intention on how to create classrooms that speak to both Jewish values and developmentally appropriate practice. ...
- 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....
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
So you want to do a better job of including neurodivergent kids and their families in your programming, but aren't sure how to do it?...
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
- Leadership and Team Building
- Teens
So you want to do a better job of including neurodivergent kids and their families in your programming, but aren't sure how to do it?...
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
This training provides an overview of typical and atypical child development, terminology and phrasing for discussing development and developmental concerns with colleagues and families, and resources for monitoring children’s development for planning and potential referral purposes....
- Classroom Management
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
This training builds on educators’ existing knowledge of children’s senses and sensory processing, in order to support them in turning theory into practice....
- DEIB/Anti-racism
- ECE/Preschool
- Teens
This in-depth workshop offers educators comprehensive guidance on supporting LGBT and gender nonconforming students...
- Communication Skills
- ECE/Preschool
- Inclusion
This workshop builds on the skills and knowledge taught in Behavior Management 101. Participants learn strategies to effectively manage extreme and dangerous behavior....
- ECE/Preschool
- Judaism and Israel
We will explore Loose-parts through a hands-on experience making connections to the child, family, educator and Jewish values while focusing on the importance ...
