The Kohelet Prize Database

Database Entries Tagged with: Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Chumash Skills

Worksheets for students to work on different Chumash skills at their own pace. Each sheet has 6 skills to work on and a self-rating at the end. Some of the skills are worked on individually, some with one other student.

By: Ms. Esther Honig from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

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

Subject(s) of entry: Tanach

Pedagogy: UBD - understanding by design

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Understanding Identity Through Megillat Esther

The goal of the unit was to show how Megillat Esther forces the reader to consider what their own personal identity is, in addition to how they incorporate their religion and nationality into their identity.

By: Rabbi Daniel Bauer from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12, High school

Subject(s) of entry: Gemara, Tanach

Pedagogy: IBL - inquiry based learning, UBD - understanding by design

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Fascism in Megillat Esther

This was a lesson where my history teacher colleague, Barry Kirzner, taught the basic ideas of fascism, and we compared Haman in Megillat Esther to that model. We spoke about the relevance of fascism and of the megillah in modern times and what they mean to us today.

By: Rabbi Dani Bauer from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12, High school

Subject(s) of entry: Tanach

Pedagogy: IBL - inquiry based learning, UBD - understanding by design, 21st Century Skills

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Developing Critical Thinking in a High School Statistics Class

Our submission, “Developing Critical Thinking in a High School Statistics Class,” aims to teach students the necessary tools and help them develop the perspective to critically analyze and evaluate numerical and statistical information. Teaching critical reading and critical thinking and creating opportunities for students to practice and develop these skills are key components of the unit. There are many possibilities for interdisciplinary integration and multi-level adaptations.

By: Ms. Alicia Sussman, Dr. Lea Keil Garson from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Grade(s): K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Elementary school, Middle school, High school

Subject(s) of entry: History, Ivrit, Literature, Math, Science

Pedagogy: Constructivist, IBL - inquiry based learning, PBL - project based learning, UBD - understanding by design, 21st Century Skills

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Yonah and the Jonah Complex

We learned about how Yonah runs away from God and what his different motivations could have been. We spoke about how Abraham Maslow's "Jonah Complex" can be relevant in our lives when we prevent ourselves from success for fear of success.

By: Rabbi Dani Bauer from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12, High school

Subject(s) of entry: Tanach, Psychology

Pedagogy: Constructivist

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Artificial Insemination in Halacha

We learned about the mitzvah of procreation and discussed some of the practical applications with modern medicine such as IVF.

By: Rabbi Dani Bauer from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

Grade(s): 11, 12, High school

Subject(s) of entry: Gemara, Halacha

Pedagogy: PBL - project based learning, UBD - understanding by design, Constructivist

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The Mishkan Project

This project tasked the students to create a scale model of the mishkan using 3D modeling and printing. Attached to the submission is a google doc with a full explanation with additional materials and references hyperlinked to the doc itself.

By: Rabbi Aryeh Wasserman from Kohelet Yeshiva High School

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

Subject(s) of entry: Art, Ivrit, Tanach, Engineering

Pedagogy: PBL - project based learning, 21st Century Skills

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