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Through the STAR initiative, Sulam teachers will be reimbursed appropriately for their excellent work, given access to high level professional development, and certification through accredited institutions. Our goal is to attract and maintain high level professionals who in turn train, mentor, and support those new to the field. This effort hopes to address the teacher shortage while bringing high level educators back into the field of education.
UDL emphasizes that children can only develop into expert learners when they have expert teachers, and where both students and teachers are embedded within expert systems. Schools need to define what that means with regard to religious and spiritual development.
At Sulam, our team of educators is always thinking about how to help students make progress in their academic, social, and emotional lives. We all know that doing well in school is not the ultimate goal. We are looking ahead to our students’ futures as adults, and their ability to not only navigate a complex and forever changing world, but to live deeply fulfilling and meaningful lives.
Dr. Debra Drang and Rabbi Eli Perles collaborate to write an article for The Lookstein Center’s Jewish Educational Leadership Journal. They talk about the barriers to learning Talmudic text that exist for many students, and provide creative methods for both anticipating and breaking down those barriers.
Sulam grad Adam Kupfer was featured in the Washington Jewish Week (article on p7). We are so excited for Adam, who will be swimming for the state of Maryland at the Special Olympics this summer.
