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Strengthen the Network
&
Sustain & Expand High
Impact Models
Coalition of Innovating Congregations
Grants for 2013-2014
The Coalition of Innovating
Congregations has
1. 50 congregations connecting to one another
and to resources to fuel innovation
2. 12+ types of High Impact Models to speak to
the needs of today’s learners
3. 3,000 children and 2,300 families experiencing
powerful whole person learning and assessment
4. 1,000 teachers experiencing regularized
professional learning
What We Have Learned
1. Shortcuts to new models (Express Innovation)
2. Any committed congregation is capable of
making change
3. Data accelerates action
4. Educators don’t have to wait years to know if
learning is making a difference
Goals for 2013-14
1. Strengthen the Network
Innovators need innovators
2. Sustain high impact models
The congregation commits to supporting new
models.
3. Expand high impact models
Sitting at desks learning about Judaism is not the
same as living Judaism
4. Time to re-vision
Criteria for Grants to Strengthen
Network and Expand Model
Have the capacity to engage with the network
Offer a developed High Impact Model by 2013-
14 (grants don’t support new pilots)
Be on a trajectory to reach 51% of your
learners in High Impact Models by June 2014
Be able to support the model in the future
Grant Opportunities
Select the appropriate grant based on your capacity
1. Capacity to: engage with the network
Coalition Member Grant:
Participate in Network grant
2. Capacity to: engage with network & a developed
model or reach 51%
Connect & Consult Grant:
Coalition Member and $4,000 Consulting grant
Grant OpportunitiesSelect the appropriate grant based on your capacity
3. Capacity to: engage with network & well developed
model and reach 51%
High Impact Model Grant:
Coalition Member, $4,000 Consulting grant, and
$2,000 grant
4. Capacity to: engage with network and continue to
develop a UNIQUE Model
Unique Model Grant:
Coalition Member, $4,000 consulting grant, and
$4,000 grant
If these statements resonate with you,
then this is the right grant for your
congregation.
We still have desire to reach for new ways of
engaging learners.
We have worked to move beyond
programmatic changes, but have not yet
moved to a model for the majority of learners
that is significantly different from Hebrew
School.
Our congregation benefits from being
connected to other congregations working to
engage learners in new ways.
Coalition Member:
Participate in Network grant
This grant includes:
•Living and Learning
•Summer Institute
•Yachdav
•Online learning
Coalition Member & Consulting Grant$4,000 Consulting Grant
We have desire to reach for new ways of engaging
learners.
We are committed to implementing powerful learning
and professional learning.
We have created a model, but it is still in the nascent
stage.
We are working to engage the majority of learners in
the model.
Our congregation benefits from being connected to
other congregations working to engage learners in
new ways.
If these statements resonate with you,
then this is the right grant for your
congregation.
New Consulting Format:
•4 hrs/month of individual
consulting
•2 hrs every other month
of peer consulting
High Impact Model $2,000 Grant
$4,000 Consulting Grant
New Consulting Format:
•4 hrs/month of individual
consulting
•2 hrs every other month
of peer consulting
We have created a well-developed model.
We are working to engage the majority of
learners in the model by June 2014.
Our congregation benefits from being
connected to other congregations working to
engage learners in new ways.
If these statements resonate with you, then
this is the right grant for your congregation.
Unique Model Grant$4,000 Grant
$4,000 Consulting GrantNew Consulting Format:
•4 hrs/month of individual
consulting
•2 hrs every other month
of peer consultingIf these statements resonate with you,
then this is the right grant for your
congregation.
We have created a cool new model-type that is
still developing.
We are working to engage the majority of learners
in the model.
Our congregation benefits from being connected to
other congregations working to engage learners in
new ways.
Peer Consulting
Moving from indivual consulting to peer consulting.
Expand and intensify Your High Impact
Model in 2013-2014For grants 3-4 ONLY:
Congregations who expand and intensify their
High Impact Model increase:
A. Frequency
B. Connectivity
C. Model Characteristics
D. Enrollment
E. New Language
When imagining your innovations for 2013-2014,
engaging around the following continua can be
helpful. Grants 3-4 are given to congregations
who are boldly moving along the continua.
A. Increased Frequency of learning experiences (for families, community, etc.)
Frequency refers to a model being normative and regularized.
Episodic ------------------------------------------------------- Frequent regularity
(not once a yr.)
Expand and intensify Your High Impact
Model in 2013-2014
B. Connection between structured learning experience
(e.g. pre and post learning for lived experiences)
Isolated learning experiences -------------------- Integrated or highly
connected learning
experiences
Expand and intensify Your High Impact
Model in 2013-2014
C. Model Characteristics: The High Five
Enable experience and reflection
Attend to the individual
Engage the family
Build relationships and community
Redefine the role of teacher (not only a sage on
the stage, a guide on the side)
Expand and intensify Your High Impact
Model in 2013-2014
1. Enable Experience and Reflection
2. Attend to the Individual
3. Engage the Family
4. Build Relationships and Community
5. Redefine Role of Teacher
Learning about Judaism ---------------------------------- Living Judaism
One size fits all ---------------------------------- Differentiated Learning
Learning for children only
----------------------------------Family fully and regularly engaged
Focus on content only
-------------------------------Focus on relationships among learners/ connected to community
Teacher is the sage on the stage
-------------------------------Teacher is the guide on the side
Expand and intensify Your High Impact
Model in 2013-2014
D. Increased Number of families participating
Moving to the 51%
Opt in for a
minority of families ------------------------
a priority for a
majority of families
Expand and intensify Your High Impact
Model in 2013-2014
E. Create a language for defining and communicating
about the model
Uses traditional
school language ------------------------------
Vocabulary used to
name/describe all
aspects of the
model.
All Grants Recipients Have
Leadership Teams (ELT/PLT)
Educational Leadership Team (ELT):
Committed to Directing Resources toward High Impact Model
Participate in Communal Network:
Summer Institute August 2013
Yachdav Gathering May 2014
Share models and perspectives on Social Media Platforms
Professional Learning Team (PLT):
Design whole-person learning with design principles
Assess learning using learner outcomes
Design and deliver ongoing professional learning
Participate in communal network
Summer Institute August 2013
May Yachdav
2 Living and Learning Sessions (online or in-person)
Share Curricular innovations on Social Media Platforms
In Summary…
All Grantees will
Participate actively in the Network of
Innovating Congregations
Open its doors to other congregations (teach
others your innovations)
Share your successes through documentation
(videos, lesson plans, etc.)
Contribute to social media resources
In Summary…
Recipients of Grants 3 or 4 will
Continue to develop, expand, and deepen
their model
Reallocate funds to sustain the model beyond
2014
Document new models (teach others your
innovations)
Identify outcomes for the model and assess
how well those outcomes are met
Leadership Teams take stock
Which grant is best for you?
In LOMED, we to transform the way children experience
Judaism.
Your work ensures that more children
belong, dance, enact, learn, sing, pray…
LIVE JUDAISM
Timeline
Grant Power Point and Application available
February 15, 2013
Grant Application Due: March 15, 2013
Notification: April 17, 2013
Questions