Jewish Court of AllTime

Roots of JCAT

Web-based writing projects, cultural explorations, and simulations at Univ. of Michigan

Bringing students together in challenging & compelling environments

Mentorship…

K-12/University Partnership

Mentorship & ModelingParallel University Courses@JTS, Hebrew

College & U of M

Teaching assistants

Learning relationships

Responsive audience

Imaginative engagement

Reciprocity

Inquiry StanceReflection on Practice

Monthly WebinarsWeekly online discussionsOptional teacher action research JCAT project directors action research, led by

University of Cincinnati Center for Studies in Jewish Education and Culture

JCAT Step-By-StepSimulation/Trial

Character Play

Wisdom of history (Scenario)

Purposeful research & writing (Resume)

Original research (In-Character Discussions)

Evaluating historical evidence

Key IdeasSpirit of Play

Theatricality/Voice & Evolving StoryWork of Actors, Creative Writers

Curiosity & IngenuityPosing Questions & Encouraging ResourcefulnessWork of Intellectuals, Anthropologists

Observation & InquiryMaking Inferences & Conducting Original ResearchActive Engagement with Jewish HistoryWork of Historians

Key Ideas

Observation & InquiryMaking Inferences & Conducting Original ResearchActive Engagement with Jewish HistoryWork of Historians

The Scenario

The Resume My name is Janusz

Korczak.

I was born on July 22, 1878, in Warsaw, Poland. I was born a Jew, and I will always be a Jew.

When the war started in 1939, my orphanage was forced to move away from our own building, and into the Warsaw Ghetto. The children were miserable, but I stayed with them….

Writing for an audience:Public Discussions

Writing for an audience:Public Discussions

Exhibit Rooms: Themes

Exhibit Rooms: Primary Sources

The Courtroom

Let’s think together:Private Conversations

Key Ideas

Curiosity & IngenuityPosing Questions & Encouraging ResourcefulnessWork of Intellectuals, Anthropologists

Thinking About Our Thinking

You are walking alone on a cold downtown street. You notice a homeless man standing outside an abandoned building, wearing a thin, ripped overcoat. The man looks at you, sincerely, and says, "Can you spare some change?”

What impacts your decision about what to do?

Key Ideas

Spirit of Play Employing Theatricality & Developing VoiceWork of Actors, Creative Writers

Let’s Try it Out…http://jcat.icsmich.org/

Follow the link in the welcome post…

jcat.icsmich.org/1) Ariel Sharon arielsharon@demo PW: demo

2) Emma Lazarus emmalazarus@demo PW: demo

3) Theodore Herzl theoherzl@demo PW: demo

4) Rav Kook ravkook@demo PW: demo

5) Irena Sendler irenasendler@demo demo

6) Albert Einstein alberteinstein@demo PW: demo

7) Zeev Jabotinsky zeevjabotinsky@demo demo

8) Erin Gruwell eringruwell@demo PW: demo

9) Abraham Heschel ajheschel@demo PW: demo