Early Childhood Educators Annual Conference
Open to all teachers at BJE-affiliated ECE sites, the conference provides a day of learning, networking, and fun. A keynote speaker and breakout workshops connect teachers with one another, drawing on diverse approaches to early childhood education.
Contact Ellen Brosbe, 415.751.6983 x 153.
ECE Directors Mifgash
Directors of early childhood education programs gather monthly to network, learn with and from each other, plan the annual ECE conference, and share successes and challenges with colleagues.
Contact Ellen Brosbe, 415.751.6983 x 153.
The ATID Fellows
A professional development program in family education designed for early childhood educators, the Atid Fellows includes ten educators, representing seven early childhood centers. The fellows become the idea-champions, cheerleaders and designers for family education at each of their sites.
After attending the Conference of the Consortium for the Future of the Jewish Family, a summer immersion in family education, the group meets for monthly seminars.
Atid Fellows:
Congregation Emanu-El: Heather Harrell, Susan Aronow
Congregation Beth Sholom: Jenny Richardson, Tracy Rice
JCCSF: Carol DeNola
Osher Marin JCC: Tamar Foster, Melody Horowitz
Peninsula JCC: Brigitte Hayat
Palo Alto JCC: Debbie Katz Klein
The Shalom School: Marina Lynn
To learn more, contact Vicky Kelman, the director of the program, 415.751.6983 x 105.
The Atid Fellows is funded by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Links
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties Early Childhood Education Initiative
Suffolk Agency for Jewish Education publishes A Sense of Jewish Symbols
Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
JECEI: Jewish early childhood education initiative
URJ: Union for Reform Judaism
The Association of Jewish Libraries
Jewish Everyday Moments in Preschool (JEMS)
JEMS is a selective professional development program for early childhood educators working in Jewish preschools. It recognizes teachers' needs to increase their Jewish knowledge and apply it in the classroom. The group meets monthly to explore the big ideas in early childhood and Jewish education.
5768/2008 participants
Peninsula JCC:
Aimee Juvinsky, Monica Nava, Brie Wolf
Congregation Beth Sholom, San Francisco:
Brandi Bottoms, Chanhthi Ly, Paula Wallace
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa:
Debby Barbose, Michelle Blanc, Caroline Calvert, Sara Chavez, Lauren Kalmanson, Jean Rudy, Robyn Fisher Tachouet, Jill Tager, Anne Varco, Connie Williams, Barbara Whittaker
Congregation B’nai Israel, Petaluma:
Lonnie Breciani, Leslee Lauritzen, Rae Jeanne Mac Donald
Contact Ellen Brosbe, 415.751.6983 x 153.
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