During our time in Israel, the Fellows and Mentors of the Leadership Institute will be having a Mifgash with a group of Israeli educators in the form of a conference.
The title of the conference is: "Changing the Mindscape and Landscape of Jewish
Peoplehood: New Paradigms for Educational Leaders." It will take
place at Oranim Academic College of Education on February 13,
2012.
The purpose of the conference is to engage Jewish
educational leaders from different parts of the world in a meaningful discussion
around topics of mutual interest to educational leaders. We hope that the
dialogue, the sharing and the thinking will afford all participants the
opportunity both to teach and to learn from one another.
Both in small groups and as a community we will address
the following questions:
- How do we understand Jewish
peoplehood in theory and practice?
- What commonalities and
differences do we experience?
- What leadership dilemmas do we
face in our work?
- What we learn from each other
to address these dilemmas?
- How might we continue the conversation by creating initiatives that foster partnerships and joint learning for our students and faculty?
At the present we have about 100 participants including:
42 Leadership Institute directors of educational institutions from the
United
States, and 40 Israeli educators including
principals of Israeli schools (some of whom are enrolled in an academic program
at Oranim). In addition there will be 15 faculty members from Oranim College, and a number of Israeli rabbis
and practitioners from neighboring communities, who are working to change the
landscape of Israel Engagement and Jewish Peoplehood.
The day after the conference, many of the Israeli
principals who participate in the conference will host small groups of American
educators in their schools, to observe examples of educational innovation. We
will have a chance to see Israeli schools in action and to engage in further
dialogue about Jewish Peoplehood education, change and leadership.
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