January 2020: Assessment and Data

by ADAM Z. COHEN At the start of the 2015 school year, The Moriah School in Englewood, NJ (“Moriah”) started a series of parent and employee surveys.  The purpose of the survey was to generate real […]

by PAUL S. OBERMAN, PH.D. Each summer we send an anonymous parenting survey to all of our parents. We encourage parents at every grade level to answer the questions, to open up conversations about parenting decisions […]

by DR. SARAH LEVY and MARK PARMET The 21st century skills (1) of communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking are all skills that are essential to the study of Jewish text and have been part of […]

by RABBI ELIEZER Y. LEHRER, M.ED. We had a problem.  The Geometry Regents examination was in two weeks and the girls were ill-prepared.  Their recently returned marks on practice exams were in the 50s and 60s.  […]

by RABBI TZVI DAUM A little over ten years ago, Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster penned an article in “The Commentator” (a Yeshiva College student newspaper) titled “The Illiteracy Epidemic — Is there a Scandal of Orthodox […]

by RABBI DR. JOSHUA WISE Malcolm Gladwell, a journalist and author, has looked at data trends in innovative ways which have helped uncover many patterns in the way we think about the world around us. He […]

by RABBI AHRON LOPIANSKY This article originally appeared in the summer 2014 issue of The Klal Perspectives Journal When addressing the subject of challenges and possible improvements to the American chinuch system, the first challenge is […]

by MRS. MIRIAM GETTINGER We have all been there. In the midst of a hectic day overloaded with myriad teaching and administrative responsibilities, we are compelled to watch a 90-minute webinar on some esoteric topic or […]

by RABBI DR. JEFFREY GLANZ School leaders play an important role in schools.  While effective teachers contribute most to student learning, effective leaders have been identified as having the second greatest impact on student achievement (Blase […]

by RABBI DR. JEFFREY GLANZ Despite the erroneous assumption of many that almost anyone can teach, teaching is a sophisticated craft that requires professional development (training), mentoring, and experience.  What specifically makes a good teacher?  What […]

by JONATHAN M. CASSIE ED.D. and JILL QUIGLEY Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School (TVT) admits students of other faiths, provided those students were drawn to and inspired by the opportunities afforded to them by being in […]

by RABBI SHMUEL CHAIT In every professional realm, businesses are increasingly moving toward real-time data to help their effectiveness. Due to its dramatic results, colleges are offering degrees on using data effectively. The world of education […]

by DR. LAYA SALOMON The myth that school is meant to nurture only our cognitive selves has long been disproven. With our understanding that school is a place to prepare our children for life, and life […]

by RABBI DR. YERACHMIEL GARFIELD and MRS. MELISSA TRUELOVE Few initiatives in the field of education are as promising as using data to improve learning. Data provides the necessary information to evaluate and advance initiatives in […]