59: Creating "Engineers" of Jewish Education with Rabbi Evan Weiner

Rabbi Evan Weiner is the Judaic Studies Instructional Coach at Ohr Chadash Academy in Baltimore, MD. Rabbi Weiner holds a BA in Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, MO as well as a Masters of Jewish Education from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli School of Jewish Education. He also serves as the Educational Director of NCSY Camp Sports. Through his involvement with JNTP (The Jewish New Teacher Project), he mentors other Jewish educators. In his teaching and his work as educational director, Rabbi Weiner has demonstrated a strong sense of leadership with a track record of inspiring both students and fellow teachers to perform on the highest level.          

Gems:

• What students are taught and how they’re taught has tremendous impacts on our students’ identity.
• Invest in professional growth.
• Embrace the challenge and work around it. 
• There’s more than one way to do things.
• Expect the best from your students, but also recognize what they need.
• Think deeply about the choices you make as an educator.
• Teach your students that we can have a deep relationship with G-d.
• Speak about G-d.
• Talk about our own relationship with G-d.
• Davening/prayer can become a conduit for developing mindfulness and fostering connection with G-d.
• Foster a sense of dedication to learning Torah.
• The lessons taught will be applied to their lives.
• Mentorship is so important.
• Find a mentor who can help you explore the things deep inside of you.
• Reflect on your experiences.
• Every day can be the first day of the rest of the year.
• You can always reset.
• Remember that we work with other educators and administrators to teach students.
• Involve your students.
• Foster greater commitment and Jewish identity.
• Empower your students the skills to deeply and meaningfully engage with Judaism.

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