XED 520 Professional Learning
This course will explore how to create a culture of professional learning as an essential component for all Jewish institutions. We will discuss the process by which we can support the personal and professional growth of all staff and faculty in various Jewish settings and identify the challenges we face in shifting the present norms and expectations of professional learning and create an action plan for change. The course will also focus on supervision, observation and evaluation as other forms of staff development. Jewish texts will guide our learning as we analyze biblical and rabbinic sources that inform the notion of a professional learning community.