Why Do We Interview Teachers?
Why is it that when we hire teachers (and most other professions), we interview them? Will the interview process help us understand how they interact with a classroom of students? Will asking questions about practice actually teach us about their practice? A quick google search reveals the “five most common teacher interview questions” are: Why […]
Why Pay Teachers More?
One of the first things we understood even before beginning to research the challenge in recruiting and retaining Jewish educators is that there is no silver bullet. There are multiple reasons that more talented people are not entering the field of education (something we covered in a previous post), but one of the most obvious […]
Not Much and Everything
Often in our initial meetings with people, we encounter the question, “what is TalentEducators doing that others are not?” The answer is: not much and everything. I’ll get to the “everything” in a bit, but let me explain what I mean by “not much.” TalentEducators is intentionally built as a thin organization with few employees […]
Remote Teaching Tips
In recent weeks, we have seen most schools and universities close their doors and begin to offer distance learning. Tech companies such as Google for Education, Adobe Connect, Socrative, Newsela, and OneSchoolHouse are offering free services to help these institutions deal with COVID 19 disruptions and social distancing. These options provide great streaming technology. But […]
Two Countries Separated by the Same Language
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “England and America are two countries separated by the same language.”
Identity Crisis?
“I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.” – Virginia Woolf
Where Have all the Teachers Gone?
At the very early stages of TalentEd, in an effort to understand the lack of educators in Jewish education
