The Kohelet Prize Database

Database Entries Tagged with: RYNJ

1 Kav in 4 Amos

The students learned a section of the Talmud that deals left over wheat that was left by an owner. The Talmud calculates if the owner would bother and come back for his wheat. We must consider the effort and value before taking someone else's wheat.

By: Rabbi Reuven Hoff from RYNJ

Grade(s): 6, Middle school

Subject(s) of entry: Gemara

Pedagogy: PBL - project based learning

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Differentiation and Newsela.com: A Match Made in Heaven

My entry discusses the need for every teacher and Learning Specialist to use this website in their classrooms or Learning Centers. It can be used for differentiation among students from third grade, all the way through high school.

By: Mrs. Meryl Recinos from Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey

Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Elementary school, Middle school, High school

Subject(s) of entry: Art, Computer Science, History, Ivrit, Literature, Mishnah, Music, Science, Tanach

Pedagogy: 21st Century Skills

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Differentiated Instruction through the lens of Multiple Intelligences

Utilizing a unit study of Nazir, we have created differentiated models of instruction and assessment designed for individual learners included in Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences.

Many of the tools devised can be utilized across grade levels and subject matter. Additionally, the tiered methods enable an opportunity for individual reinforcement resulting in a comfort with the curriculum and a more confident and successful learner.

By: Mrs. Tzippy Staum, Mrs. Hadassah Lax from RYNJ

Grade(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary school, Middle school

Subject(s) of entry: Tanach

Pedagogy: Blended Learning, PBL - project based learning

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