Teach Tikkun Olam like you mean it! Presenter: Elliot Vaisrub Glassenberg
Generation Z-ers care about global issues of social justice, but why should they care about Judaism? How can Jewish content relevant to contemporary social justice issues help to engage and enrich our learners? We will explore general questions as well as specific examples and methodologies. This 9:30 am - 10:35 breakout session is designed for teachers working with grades 7 -12
Crash Course in 2nd Language Instruction Presenter: Elliot Vaisrub Glassenberg
Join us for a crash course in Second Language Acquisition and Instruction. What do we know about how children learn language, about best practices for teaching language, and how it all can be applied for the teaching of Hebrew? The class will include basic theoretical guiding principles as well as practical tips and tricks. This 10:40 am - 11:35 am breakout session is designed for all who teach Hebrew.
Elliot Vaisrub Glassenberg is an American-Canadian-Israeli Jewish educator-activist. Elliot is a senior educator and organizer for BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, and a shaliach (emissary) for Habonim Dror. Currently based in Chicago, Elliot leads activities for BINA and Habonim Dror throughout North America. Elliot is an activist for refugee rights, LGBTQ rights and human rights, and his educator-activist approach focuses on the application of Judaism for social change. Elliot is co-chair of Right Now: Advocates for Asylum Seekers in Israel, a blogger for The Times of Israel, and has published in Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Week, and elsewhere. A native of Chicago, Elliot holds a B.A. from McGill University, an M.A. in Jewish Education and an M.A. in Jewish Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Hebrew Language Instruction from Hebrew College. Elliot worked in the field of Jewish education in North America before making aliyah to Israel in 2011, where he served as Director of International Communication for BINA and became a leading activist for refugee rights in Israel.