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The Center for Jewish Teacher Education Links
Gratz College
The Center for Jewish Teacher Education will provide incentive grants for on-line or in-person study at this institution. For more information, contact Rolly Cohen at 847-291-7788, ext. 1304
Sefer, So Good
Established by Debbie Colodny, a Chicago area Jewish educator, this site features Jewish books and music for all ages, specializing in teaching Jewish values through literature.
Spertus
The Center for Jewish Teacher Education will provide incentive grants for on-line or in-person study at this institution. For more information, contact Rolly Cohen at 847-291-7788, ext. 1304
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
The Center for Jewish Teacher Education will provide incentive grants for on-line or in-person study at this institution. For more information, contact Rolly Cohen at 847-291-7788, ext. 1304
URJ
The Center for Jewish Teacher Education will provide incentive grants for on-line or in-person study at this institution. For more information, contact Rolly Cohen at 847-291-7788, ext. 1304
General Jewish Education
Class Web Site at Homestead.com
Homestead.com is a web-hosting service that is free for the first month and easy to use. You can use this site to create an end of the year web-site for your class, or have your class create it for themselves. The site might include a list of class e-mail addresses, a suggested summer reading list, a summary of the year’s curriculum, and links age-appropriate Jewish web sites.
Classroom Connect
This site contains general teaching information with a focus on teaching and technology.
End of the Year Resources for Teachers I
This web site suggests a variety of end of the year lessons and activities for you to use in class or have your students work on at home.
Israel21c.com
A fantastic site for keeping up with the latest in health, technology, culture, etc. in Israel.
Jewish Jobs
JewishJobs.com is the first online Jewish communal resource dedicated to providing a service to both job seekers and employers within the Jewish communal job market.
Jewish Virtual Library
Jewish Virtual Library is an on-line "encycopedia" on subjects ranging from Jewish history, Israel, U.S.-Israel relations, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and Judaism.
Memory Book
This web site provides printable templates for an end of the year memory book. Simply print the pages, bind them together, and have the students fill in the book. Using these pages for inspiration, add your own Jewish pages. This is a nice way to tie together the entire year.
The Pedagogic Center
This is the site of the Pedagogic Center of the Joint Authority for Jewish and Zionist Education. The site contains great information, complete lesson plans and new ideas. The ideas can be adapted for use in your classroom.
Jewish Internet Guides & Indexes
Babaganewz.com
The online companion to BabagaNewz will provide students with the opportunity to further explore topics covered in the magazine. Online forums, polling, newsgroups, pen pals, jewish eduational games and virtual tours of Israel provide an engaging supplement. Special areas for teachers and parents provide in-depth background on the subjects featured in the magazine.
ERIC
Search a vast collection of academic articles related to education. Some articles are in full text, others are abstract-only.
Jewish Guide to the Internet
The Jewish Guide to the Internet second edition by Diane Romm connects to online sites on a variety of Jewish subjects. Some topics of interest you will discover are: Academic Jewish Studies, Books, Calendar, Directories, Divrei Torah, Games, History, Israel, Jewish Community, Jewish Holidays and Texts, Genealogy, Hebrew, Yiddish and more.
Maven
This is the "all you ever need to know about Judaism" site. Maven can link you to over 1,500 Jewish/Israel links. Send your students to this site just to browse and see what interests them.
Miscellaneous Resources
Biographies
This site provides biographies for a wide variety of people. Students can use the information found at this site to create end of the year projects. You might have each student choose one person that you have already touched upon in class to explore in further detail.
Jewish Family Life
This on-line magazine has great current articles. This is a good place to "research" any Jewish related subject.
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois is a non-profit organization with open membership.