encounter them? Have you reconciled these difficulties in your personal and professional life and if so how? What is emerging here for you? •
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS: What does it take to be a successful and effective educational leader? What have you accomplished as an educational leader that makes you most proud? What obstacles do you face when you try to achieve your goals? If money were not a factor, would you choose to go back into the classroom or continue in a leadership role? What would it take to create change on this issue?
CONFERENCE INTENSIVES Before and after the conference, some participants and local community members will spend seven hours exploring a myriad of subjects with great scholars. It is still possible to reserve a place at these Intensives – see the Conference Office for sign up information. PRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVES: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 • Revisioning Bar and Bat Mitzvah through a Spiritual Lens: New Principles, Methods & Materials. Faculty: Rabbi Goldie Milgram – Room 2004 • Living the Legacy: Using History to Change the World and Ourselves. Faculty: Dr. Judith Rosenbaum – Room 2006 • Facing History. Faculty: Peter Nelson – Room 2007 • Matan Institute for Congregational School Teachers. Faculty: Orlee Krass and Meredith Polsky – Rooms 2031 & 2032 • Traditional Jewish Attitudes to Modern Warfare. Faculty: Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel – Room 2008 POST-CONFERENCE INTENSIVES: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 • Programming Strategies for Experiential and Family Education. Faculty: Joel Lurie Grishaver – Room 2004 • Facing History. Faculty: Peter Nelson – Room 2012 • Traditional Jewish View on Lying, Snitching and Telling Secrets. Faculty: Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel – Room 2021 • Early Childhood Activities for the Classroom. Faculty: Rabbi Susan Lazev, Jane Negrin, Ellen Allard & Helene Kates – Room 2025 • Five Ways to Approach Parshat HaShavuah. Faculty: Professor Everett Fox – Room 2031 • Deeper Meaning: Kids, Wonder & Parshat HaShavuah. Faculty: Dr. Jen Glaser – Room 2010 • URJ Mitkadem Training Institute An INTENSIVE Professional Development Learning Opportunity for Teachers and Education Directors. Faculty: Marlene Myerson R.J.E. and Joan Carr R.J.E. – Room 2026
THE MINI-MBA TRACK The MBA method of case study is used to help us look at situations that might arise in the course of our work. Sitting with other experienced principals, you will learn new ideas
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