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 Los Angeles Campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Receives First-Ever California Certification in Jewish Day School Education from State DeLeT - Day School Leadership through Teaching - named to honor the Hebrew word for an entry into a career in day school education - has been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to offer a Multiple Subjects Credential (i.e. K-8) program. Contact: Adam M. Greenwald (213) 765-2105 agreenwald@huc.edu For Immediate Release DeLeT, a program of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, is dedicated to fostering teaching excellence in Jewish day schools in North America. DeLeT carries out its mission through collaborative recruitment strategies, a 13-month fellowship program that combines academic coursework with mentored experience in Jewish day schools, guidance from a Clinical Educator in the internship experience, mentor teacher institutes, days of study for heads of school, and a program of induction support for DeLeT alumni in their first few years of teaching. DeLeT prepares fellows for a day school career by helping them:
Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
