We have many different options for teacher workshops, some of which are described below. Most importantly, we will speak with you to help identify your most significant challenges so that we can tailor workshops to meet your needs.

This workshop focuses on different learning styles you are likely to encounter in a typical classroom, and addresses the added challenges of an afternoon Hebrew/Religious School setting. The workshop helps teachers examine the ways in which they approach their teaching and how they can help every child in their classroom experience as much success as possible. Teachers will come away with concrete ideas for how to work with different types of learners, and will have the opportunity to share their experiences with other teachers.

Teachers or clusters of teachers have the opportunity to present a lesson plan to the entire faculty, then dissect it with MATAN facilitators to explore the different kinds of instructional techniques that can be incorporated into the lesson to enable more students to succeed.

This workshop focuses on specific learning disabilities teachers are likely to encounter even in mainstream, or regular, Hebrew school classes. These generally include central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), specific learning disability (SLD), dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This workshop will provide explanations of each of these classifications and detail how to best accommodate these children in the classroom while serving all the other students just as effectively.

This workshop focuses on behavior management theory and practical application within an afternoon Hebrew school setting. Highlights include emphasis on the importance of schedules, seating, lesson structure, positive reinforcement, behavior modification, contracts, and parent involvement.

This workshop enables teachers to work together in groups to formulate plans for challenging situations they are likely to encounter in the classroom. Each group then has the opportunity to present their case to the rest of the faculty, with guided facilitation by MATAN presenters who provide additional suggestions.

This is a less structured workshop in which teachers voice challenging issues they are currently facing in the classroom, followed by a discussion of possible solutions by both presenters and fellow teachers. The free form workshop is often conducted in small groups, with large group sharing toward the end of the workshop. We recommend the free form workshop to schools that have already experienced one or more of the structured workshops described above.

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