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THE GUIDE 2017/2018
Central-Yeshiva University High School for Girls in
New York, to review some of the teaching techniques
Borenstein has gleaned from the program so far.

“In our learning, we’re seeing how a multi-disci-
plinary approach mixes archaeology and the history
of the land into the study of Bible and makes it come
alive,” she said. “When you put it all in context it can
broaden our students’ horizons to experience the
bible as a living text of a living people.”
Having one of her teachers gone for a year is “a
bit of a sacrifice, but we think of it as an excellent
investment,” Neugroschl said. The program is par-
ticularly valuable for a teacher like Borenstein, who
has been in the field for several years, “because she
comes into it with a deep understanding of the chal-
lenges of the classroom…so she’s already thinking of
how she can implement what she’s learning into her
teaching and share it with the rest of the staff,” adds
her supervisor.

“Immersive learning in Israel in a
high-level program gives teachers a
much-needed injection of
intellectual and spiritual depth and
personal growth that enables them
to be more informed and newly
inspired.” ERICA BROWN
This kind of program is a wise investment in the
future, according to Erica Brown, who directs the
Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leader-
ship and teaches at George Washington University’s
School of Education and Human Development.

“Immersive learning in Israel in a high-level
program gives teachers a much-needed injection of
intellectual and spiritual depth and personal growth
that enables them to be more informed and newly
inspired,” Brown said.

“Most of all,” she said, “it gives teachers the
opportunity to be out of the classroom so that they
can return to it deeply re-engaged with Israel, with
text study and with the profession generally. It helps
people fall in love again with Jewish education.”
Bina said she tells Matan graduates “that it’s
against Jewish law to keep the excitement to your-
self,” and reports that she is “already seeing great
growth” in the Eshkolot educators.

“You have to pass it on, to inspire and excite
others … Each of these teachers will leave here ready
to impact thousands of students in the course of
their career and countless other educators they work
with,” Bina said.





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