how funders can shape the future of technology in jewish classrooms
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A presentation given by Rachel Mohl Abrahams of The AVI CHAI Foundation in a Jewish Funders Network panel discussion. Learn more here: http://avichai.org/2013/12/how-funders-can-shape-the-future-of-technology-in-jewish-classrooms/TRANSCRIPT
Instructional Technology - integrating technology to enhance curriculum - smart boards, power points, websites
Gamification – using game design and mechanics to increase motivation
Flipped Classroom – students receive direct instruction at home via video and spend classroom time doing assignments with teacher’s assistance
TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (MEANS TO AN END)
Nationally, there were an estimated 1,816,400 enrollments in distance-education courses in K-12 school districts in 2009-2010, almost all of which were online courses. 74% of these enrollments were in high schools.
AVI CHAI study in 2012 showed that only 23.4% of day schools offer online courses to their students and only a handful of their students (defined as less than 5%) are enrolled in the online courses.
ONLINE LEARNING
Blended Learning:a formal education program in which a student learns:• at least in part through online learning, with
some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace;• at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home;• and the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.- Clayton Christensen Institute (2011)
BLENDED / ONLINE LEARNING
AVI CHAI’S STRATEGY FOR DAY SCHOOLS
http://digitaljlearning.org/
School Location Current and Target Grade Enrollment
Current and Target Numbers of Student Enrollment
Tuition Year Opened
Pre Collegiate Learning Center
East Brunswick, NJ
Current and Target: 9 - 12
Current: 30Target: 145
$5,000
2011
Westchester Torah Academy
New Rochelle, NY
Current: Pre-K – 2Target: Pre-K – 8
Current: 62Target: 600
$9,900
2013
Yeshivat He’Atid (School of the Future)
Bergen Country, NJ
Current: Pre-K – 1Target: Pre-K – 8
Current: 116 Target: 880
$8,500
2012
Yeshiva High Tech
Los Angeles, CA
Current and Target: 9 - 12
Current: 60Target: 150
$9,500
2012
The Binah School (School of Wisdom)
Sharon, MA
Current: 7 – 9Target: 7 – 12
Current: 15Target: 60
$12,000
2012
Students of all ages; in all setti ngs Professional Development Universities Content/Curricula Entrepreneurs School infrastructure Research
FUNDING OPPORTUNTIES ABOUND