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Hassenfeld, Ziva R.; Levisohn, Jon A. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2019
This article examines the ways that Jewish studies teachers think about their teaching. It analyzes data from a three month teacher study group in which teachers read educational research articles as a framework for reflecting on their own teaching. The data suggest that Jewish studies teachers take one of two approaches in talking about their…
Descriptors: Jews, Judaism, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Hassenfeld, Ziva R. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2018
Inquiry-oriented pedagogy is a difficult pedagogy to enact in the classroom. By placing students' questions and textual ideas at the center, the teacher opens the door to unanticipated and sometimes off-the-wall comments in text discussion. And yet, research has shown that it is exactly this type of pedagogy that leads to increased engagement and…
Descriptors: Jews, Judaism, Religious Education, Biblical Literature