• Learning Lenses, a collaboration between Hidden Sparks and The Churchill School and Center, is Hidden Sparks’ core curriculum. This course is designed for faculty members of day schools and yeshivot. We welcome general and Judaic studies classroom teachers, resource room staff, guidance personnel, and administrators.
• Participants need not have experience taking on-line courses. All technology and platforms will be explained and there will be technical support available throughout the course.

• The Hidden Sparks Learning Lenses curriculum helps educators learn how to observe, reflect and plan for all students in their classrooms.
• Using multiple lenses (developmental, temperamental, ecological) and real-life case studies, educators learn to understand student strengths and challenges, and identify strategies for all learners, including those who struggle academically and present challenging social-emotional issues.
• Educators will expand their instructional and conceptual toolboxes to improve student achievement.

• The 5 week course is framed by an in-person training day the first week of the course, followed by 5 weeks of online learning, and culminates with an in-person training day at the end of the course.
• The weekly on-line modules can be completed on the participant’s schedule, and include training videos, readings, and discussion.
• There will be many rich on-line opportunities to connect, share, and discuss the material with other participants and the facilitator, including two live webinars hosted by the course facilitator.
• Participants can expect to dedicate 4 hours a week to on-line coursework.
• A certificate of course completion for 30 hours of coursework will be provided at the end of the course.

Claire Wurtzel, Co-Educational Director, Hidden Sparks: Ms. Wurtzel recently retired as the Director of Faculty Development for the Churchill School and Center in New York. Prior to this position, Ms. Wurtzel was the Director of Faculty Development for the New York City Schools Attuned initiative for All Kinds of Minds. In her capacity as Director, she oversaw Schools Attuned courses, mentor training and facilitator training for over 400 New York City Schools.

Elizabeth Fox, Director of Education, Hidden Sparks: Ms. Fox oversees Hidden Sparks’ External and Internal Coach programs as well as all aspects of training. Prior to her position at Hidden Sparks, she served as professional development advisor for the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) at Columbia University Teachers College, and is currently a doctoral student in English Education there.

$250 for individual registration.
Schools registering two or more faculty will receive a discounted rate of $215/participant.
Colleagues from one school paying independently may also band together to receive the discount.

For further information about the course, please contact:

Director of School Services
212-767-7707
sara@hiddensparks.davisadbeta.com

Hidden Sparks is a nonprofit whose purpose is to help children with learning differences reach their full potential in school and life. Hidden Sparks develops and supports development programs for Jewish day schools to help increase understanding and support for teaching to diverse learners.

Hidden Sparks is guided by a philosophy that every child is unique with individual talents, strengths and challenges. We believe it is important to nurture and celebrate the ‘hidden spark’ within each child and to uncover obstacles when a child is struggling. We also believe that to develop an understanding of a student, one must observe the student’s behavior and analyze it through multiple lenses.