Change is coming!!

Hello!

The article I have attached is written by Avi Yashchin, an Israeli born American who is an expert in Technology and Education.

The premise is that the inevitable changes that are happening with education is not of the distant future, but is actually happening now.  With this in mind, we need to make sure that we - the Consortium Schools - are ready and fully informed on how WE are going to adapt to this new model.

Yes, classical education is, by definition, timeless but we must be prepared to adapt!

I implore each school take a good hard look at how we are using the tools of 21st Century Education (remember, the idea is "classical" but the tools are changing!!) to the BEST advantage in our schools.  Organizations like AVI CHAI, AJE, and Kohelet Foundation have made a HUGE stake in blended learning (http://www.bolddayschools.org/).  Blended learning comes in so many "different flavors" that it would be a disservice for us not closely examine this now well established educational model and see what "taam" (Hebrew - taste) we want to use.

Please read the article below and, as always, feel free to share this email and your comments are most welcome.

Regards....

Yossie

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/avi-yashchin/will-online-learning-repl_b_4935348.html

Yossie FrankelDirector - Consortium for Information and Academic Technologies
Member Schools:
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy - yfrankel@hillelhebrew.org
Oakland Hebrew Day School - y.frankel@ohds.orgShalhevet High School - y.frankel@shalhevet.org Arete Preparatory Academy - yfrankel@areteprep.org
Yeshivat Yavneh - www.yha.org