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Faculty at the Lola Stein Institute
Director
Gail Baker, B.A. (Hons.), B.Ed, M.Ed.
Gail is our Director and a cofounder the Lola Stein Institute in 2003. Gail's professional expertise is deep and wide with a career long focus on learning through the arts and specialist areas including literature and drama.
Gail is currently Principal of The Toronto Heschel School which she founded with four other educators in 1996. She served as President of the Presidium of Principals, Toronto Board of Jewish Education. 2006-2008.
Before The Toronto Heschel School, Gail already had 20 years experience teaching drama, literature and developing curriculum for developmentally diverse children at public and independent schools.
Gail has also created and established several other inventive educational programmes, such as Learning Strengths, a programme to promote the enhancement of creative learning styles in children and The A.D.A.M. School, an arts-based pre-school.
Gail holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 1982, a B.A. (Hons.) History Major, York University, 1977 and B.Ed. Junior/Intermediate Division; Elementary Certificate in Special Education, York University, 1977.
Gail is co-author with Otto Baruch Rand of The Story of Civilizations for Young People, Volume 1, a text book integrating ancient history and ancient Jewish history, now in development.
- "What Teaching Excellence Looks Like", THINK: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, December, 2008, pp.1-2.
- "To Manage or Micro-manage", Leadership in Education: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, August, 2008, pp.1-2.
- "Self-Esteem Revisited", Leadership in Education: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, June, 2008, pp.1-2.
- "Mission Control", Leadership in Education: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, March, 2008, pp.2-3.
- "Integrating the Arts in Jewish Day Schools," 10 Years of Believing in Jewish Education, PEJE Publications, 2007.
Director of Curriculum and Training,
Gregory Beiles, B.A. (Hons.), B.Ed, M.A.
Greg is our Director of Curriculum and Training, coming to the Institute after three years as Curriculum Director of The Toronto Heschel School where he directed the Middle School (2001-2003) and taught core and Judaic studies since 1997.
Greg earned a Master of Arts Degree at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto in 2006 with a dissertation, in the philosophy of education, entitled, "Revelation, knowledge and ethics: a working theory for Jewish education." During his Bachelor of Arts (Hons.)at the University of Toronto, he was a Jewish Studies Specialist and History Minor and spent one year of study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1995. Greg is currently working on a Ph.D. at the Centre and Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto.
Greg's publications include:
- "Identity and Learning", THINK: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, December, 2008.
- "Shema: the art of listening", Leadership in Education: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, August, 2008, pp.4-5.
- "Learning matters", Leadership in Education: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, June, 2008, pp.4-5.
- "A new vision for Jewish Education", Leadership in Education: The Lola Stein Institute Journal, March, 2008, pp.4-5.
- "A covenant of commitment: lessons and characteristics of Mosaic leadership", Journal of Thought, 2002, 37:1, pp. 37-52.
- "And you shall love your God", Noteworthy Practices in Jewish Day School Education, Volume II: Tefilah, PEJE Publications, 2001.
Curriculum Development
Aviva Silverman, B.A. (Hons.), M.A.
Aviva comes to the Lola Stein Institute with over 25 years experience in the field of Jewish Education. She has worked as a classroom teacher, principal of Jewish Studies and curriculum writer for several educational institutions in Canada, the U.S. and Israel, including the Melton Adult Mini-school and Camp Ramah. Aviva has taught children and adults, formally and informally, as well as those with special needs.
In addition to developing and writing curriculum at Lola Stein Institute, Aviva continues her work as a Bible Curriculum Consultant for the "Standards and Benchmarks Project for TaNaKH Education in Jewish Day Schools" through the Melton Research Centre, New York, funded by the Avi Chai Foundation.
Aviva completed the Senior Educators Program of Melton/Hebrew University in Jerusalem, earned an M.A. in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and an Honours B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Toronto.
Teacher Coach and Editorial Consultant
Ricki Wortzman, M.Ed.
Ricki earned a Master in Education at the Ontario Institute of Education, University of Toronto and is certified as a Facilitator for the New Teacher Academy of Columbia University. Ricki is now completing certification as Professional Coach through the Ontario Institute of Education and Adler Learning.
Ricki has taught children in kindergarten through grade eight, co-authored text books for students and teachers in the disciplines of mathematics, science, language arts and the arts, as well as trade books for young children.
She has created and presented workshops on a variety of topics to teachers, administrators and parents and consulted as a faculty coach for new and veteran teachers.
Ricki's publications include:
- Explorations in Science (Addison Wesley 1992)
- Science and Technology (Pearson Education 2000)
- MathQuest (Addison Wesley 1985), Quest 2000 (Addison Wesley 1996)
- Scott Foresman Mathematics (Scott Foresman 2002)
- Math Makes Sense (Pearson Education 2008)
- Side by Side: Mathematics
- Literacy and the Arts (Gage Learning 2004)
- Reaching Readers (Pearson Education 2006)
- Nelson Literacy (Thomson Nelson 2007)
- 10 Most Memorable Plays; 10 Most influential Women Leaders (Scholastic 2008)
Faculty Lola Stein Roles:
- Lada Azaev Tanakh - Curriculum Development
- Gail Baker - Director
- Greg Beiles - Director of Curriculum and Training
- Eldan Cohen - Tanakh Curriculum Development
- Yael Cohen - Tanakh Curriculum Development
- Marni Dishy - Math Curriculum Development
- Bella Garfin - Tanakh Curricum Development
- Renenah Goldhar - Resource Centre
- Elina Gurevich - Hebrew Curriculum Development
- Avee Helfand - Environmental Curriculum Development
- Ellen Kessler - Project Mishna
- Tamar Kopel - Tanakh Curriculum Development
- Betty Lazebnik - Project Mishna
- Julie Merrick - Teacher Training
- Marlee Pinsker - Tefillah Curriculum Develoment & Teacher Training
- Avivit Ramu - Project Mishna
- Malka Regan - Math Curriculum Development & Food for Thought
- Daphne Rosenwald - Math Curriculum Development
- Drew Rothman - Teacher Training
- Eli Savage - Food for Thought
- Edna Sharet - Hebrew Curriculum Development & Food for Thought
- Aviva Silverman - Co-ordinator of Tanakh Curriculum Project
- Ravid Tahar - Hebrew Curriculum Development
- Ehud Viner - Tanakh Curriculum Development & Food for Thought
- Ronit Tanakh - Curriculum Development v
- Orna Wiegner - Hebrew Curriculum Development
- Ricki Wortzman - New Teacher Academy
- Noya Zaltzman - Project Mishna
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