Ruth Schapira2 minIsraeli teens use cell phones in class: What we can learnCell phones: not an opt-out tool for most teeens According to a recent University of Haifa poll, over 94% of Israeli High School students...
Ruth Schapira2 minTeens Report What Really Happens In ClassroomsTeachers and Classroom Behavior Photo credit: tim ellis I read an eighth grader’s blog (!) today that resonated with me, and it triggered...
Ruth Schapira2 minTalking Tech With Jewish TeensBy now, I think most educators have figured out that technology is not something that can be isolated from educational endeavors, but...
Ruth Schapira1 minTeens: Got a bad grade? Work it!Image via Wikipedia Getting a bad grade, especially when you expected something else entirely, pretty much stinks. It’s hard enough being...
Ruth Schapira3 minGuiding teens without a moral compass. Hint: they cheat!Image via Wikipedia Picture this: a class of freshly minted teenagers, not even a year after becoming b’nei mitzvah, who attend an...
Ruth Schapira2 minNews Flash! A Collaborative Model in the Jewish CommunityI’m by nature an optimistic person (I’m a Jewish educator, after all). But, there’s no doubt that when I consider the topics I’ve...
Ruth Schapira1 minWhat Jewish teens want us to knowImage via Wikipedia A panel of teens expressed their opinions in a workshop at a Jewish educator’s conference in Philadelphia called...