Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools

Jonathan B. Krasner is associate professor and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Professor of Jewish Education Research at Brandeis University with a joint appointment in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Jon A. Levisohn is associate professor and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Chair in Jewish Educational Thought at Brandeis University, where he directs the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Sharon Avni is professor of academic literacy and linguistics at Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York.

Introduction
Chapter 1: Learning the Language of Zionism
Chapter 2: Knowledge and Connection as Outcomes of Israel Education
Chapter 3: Intercomprehending in Action: Text-Based Discussion in a 7th Grade Bible Classroom
Chapter 4: Connected but not Con?dent: The Gender Con?dence Gap Regarding Israeli Politics and History
Chapter 5: Understanding Attitudes of Jewish Day School Students: A New Typology of Jewish Engagement
Chapter 6: Responsive Classrooms Meet the Rabbis: The Impact of Delet on Teachers’ Community Building Practice
Chapter 7: What do Parents Want from Hebrew Studies in Jewish Day School Education?
Chapter 8: Three Conceptions of Rabbinics: Understanding Teachers’ Thinking
Chapter 9: Four Approaches to the Instruction of Halakha
Chapter 10: Signature Pedagogy and Constituent Authenticity: A New Model of Authentic Activity in Jewish Day School Classrooms
Chapter 11: Orienting Students to Engage with Pluralism: A Cultural Approach
Chapter 12: Designing Schools Around Five Dimensions of Community
Chapter 13: Sometimes Seen: The Experience of Latinx Students in Jewish Day Schools
Conclusion: What We’ve Learned about Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools, and What We Still Need to Learn