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Daniel serves as the curriculum development director for the Tikkun Project at The Leo Baeck Day School, where he mentors teachers in the implementation and evaluation of social justice education anchored in Jewish values, texts and tradition. Daniel has been a teacher to students and young adults in classrooms, summer camps and communities across North America. He has published articles about best pedagogical practices in science, visual art, and environmental education and has experience creating, improving and assessing curricula. Daniel earned his master’s degree in education at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

Engaging the World to Strengthen Jewish Educational Excellence

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I believe we all share a very similar vision of the outcome of an excellent Jewish education. We hope students will gain the knowledge and skills required to solve complex problems and develop the inclination to help shape a better future for all.

One important way to achieve this vision is by considering how a scope-and-sequence of learning might be created to emphasize engagement with the world beyond the walls of the classroom. Learning that challenges students to apply their learning to engage with authentic issues like accessibility, sustainability, or diversity can help foster a greater sense of confidence in our students’ ability to create a fairer and more sustainable world.

Thinking critically about how best to achieve their own vision for a better world requires students to consider not only how to accomplish the task, but also why they should strive to do so. This inquiry into the “why” opens the door wide for Jewish educators to bring wisdom and insights from Jewish texts to the center of teaching and learning.

Integrating authentic action, critical thinking, and Jewish wisdom into everyday learning through tasks that challenge students to take their learning beyond the classroom is something every educator can do to achieve our vision for Jewish education that is transformative for learners, today and in the future.

In these pictures, students are planting healthy produce to combat food insecurity with Action Against Hunger Canada, and learning about our responsibility to care for others by preparing a meal for clients at Ve’ahavta. 

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Tikkun Project
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Tikkun Project