The commitment to lifelong learning is an essential part of Jewish education, not just for children and teens, but for teachers, program directors, camping and youth professionals. For 125 years, Jewish LearningWorks has served as a wellspring of top-notch professional learning for Bay Area Jewish organizations.
Customized Training Programs
For staff teams and board of directors at Jewish educational organizations
Jewish LearningWorks is making customized professional development training more accessible to you, and your team members in 2024-25. Explore our catalog of professional development workshops for teachers, educational leaders and boards at Jewish schools, and educational programs. In it you will find the highest caliber single or multi-session training programs available, when you need them, in-person or online, presented by a vetted roster of colleagues.
Through this online catalog, you will be able to connect with the presenter of your choice, giving you the opportunity to enter into a relationship, and make further customizations. You will hire, schedule and plan for your training together. Your contractor will invoice you, and you will pay them directly.
Trainings topics include, but are not be limited to:
- Teaching pedagogy
- Curriculum design
- Developmental stages and needs
- Disability inclusion
- Social, Emotional and Spiritual Learning
- Project-based learning
- Classroom management
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Strategic program design
- Leadership and communal development
- Self-care and reflective practice for teachers
- Metrics and evaluation
- Planning for staff development
- Dialogue Across Difference
- Jewish content, themes and ideas
- On the Map, Israel education
Due to the generosity of the Jewish Federation, Jewish LearningWorks is able to reimburse Bay Area organizations for 60% of the cost (up to $1,500) for a single early childhood education training, and/or an inclusion training, during the 2024-25 school year. Subsidies will be processed and granted only after your organization has been billed by the workshop presenter. To learn more, please contact Liora Brosbe at liora@jewishlearning.works.
Frequently Asked Questions
Over our decades of experience in training Jewish educators we have learned that there is not a one-size-fits-all professional development option for all professionals or all organizations. Each congregation, JCC, camp, or independent program has specific training needs to complement the existing talents of your team. Customized training programs suited to serve the unique needs of your staff team, your learners, and your setting.
Jewish LearningWorks is currently curating a catalogue of contractors, trusted colleagues with expertise in different areas who will prepare and facilitate your training.
We have run trainings for as few as three and as many as 50 people. Each training and trainer will specify the minimums and maximums, however you are in charge of identifying who are the right members of your team to participate.
In addition to in-person programs, the team at Jewish LearningWorks has offered on-line training programs for Jewish educators since 2017 led by our staff, and contractors as well. We are proud of the quality our trainers offer both online, and in person.
That said, we know that some things are, truly, better in person. For Bay Area organizations, many trainers are able to do in-person training. Travel fees may apply.
Yes! You may be able to do this. We recommend that you ask the trainer you have chosen for your training.
We love partnership and might even be able to help you identify an organization interested in the same type of training.
Fees are set by the trainer and the format chosen. Some have a flat fee, others an hourly rate. For in-person trainings, some trainers will also have a travel fee.
Subsidies: Due to the generosity of the Jewish Federation, Jewish LearningWorks is able to reimburse Bay Area organizations for 60% of the cost (up to $1,500) for a single early childhood education training, and/or an inclusion training, during the 2024-25 school year.
If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact Liora Brosbe, Senior Educator, at liora@jewishlearning.works.
Professional Development Workshops
For all Jewish educators and professionals
Our year-round training opportunities empower educators in all settings to increase their knowledge, build new skills and explore new tools. They also build a sense of collegial community.
Conflicts of Interest with The iCenter
Four Sessions in September 2024 | ONLINE & IN-PERSON
This program is an adaptation of The iCenter‘s signature training, Conflicts of Interest. It was designed in partnership with their trainers to help Bay Area Jewish educators build their knowledge of one of the most contentious topics today: the Arab-Israeli/Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Through multiple lenses, and with an open heart, we will engage in meaningful education to build your confidence, and core competencies, thus helping you engage your learners with the historical conflict in a respectful way.
Bay Area Jewish Youth Resilience Roundtable
Monthly Roundtable and Workshops | ONLINE & IN-PERSON
Those of us who work with adolescents know that we are in the midst of a youth mental health crisis. And, those of us who work within Jewish education, and engagement are also keenly aware of the protective factors identified by the Harvard Resiliency Study for bolstering resilience, and well-being.
To respond to this crisis, and anchor our shared work in the latest research as well as Jewish wisdom, Jewish LearningWorks is inviting the Bay Area community of professionals who work with Jewish adolescents to gather, connect and learn at a monthly resilience roundtable co-facilitated by network members, and a series of expert-led workshops from September 2024 to May 2025.
Israel LearningLab for Jewish Educators
6-Month Cohort Learning Experience | ONLINE & IN-PERSON
Soul FULL: Unlocking the Neuroprotective Potential of Jewish Education
Conference | IN-PERSON
Following up from our successful Elevate 2020 event, Jewish LearningWorks is delighted to host Soul FULL: Unlocking the Neuroprotective Potential of Jewish Education. This event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Miller, as well as afternoon workshops for educators.
- Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025.
- Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
- Location: The Brower Center (2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704).
- Aimed at: Educators, clergy, and other communal stakeholders who lead Jewish educational programs. This event has limited capacity and is invitation-only.
- Learn more: Further details will be available in fall 2024.
- Sponsorships: If you are interested in sponsoring or endorsing this event, please contact Dana Sheanin at dana@jewishlearning.works.
