Teachers and principals from Shulamis of Long Island, Magen David Yeshivah High School, Mazel Day School and Bnos Yaakov Pupa came together on November 11th – a traditional professional development day – for a 3-hour Learning Lense Overview workshop. Claire…
(New York, NY) – October 24, 2013 We are delighted to announce that Hidden Sparks has been named one of the nation’s 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in Slingshot ’13-’14. Recognized for its creativity, leadership and impact across the spectrum…
Sara Diament, MA, joins Hidden Sparks as Director of School Services to oversee No Child Left Behind services and national initiatives. Sara comes with a background in Health and Behavior Studies and has worked with at-risk youth for Youth Advocate…
September 2013 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Fox as Director of Education of Hidden Sparks! Elizabeth brings to this position extensive experience in professional development and management. For the past 7 years she has worked for…
About the Internal Coach Program (ICP) The Internal Coach Program is designed to support a school’s long term ability to address the needs of struggling learners by providing training to selected faculty members to be resident Hidden Sparks coaches – trained in…
Hidden Sparks is pleased to announce its partnership with REACH, to implement the Hidden Sparks professional development programs in Chicago’s Jewish day schools. This expansion was made possible with the support of a Covenant Foundation grant. This year the program…
April 2013 – Picture a group of residents as they make their medical grand rounds. Looks like a great learning opportunity? Well, Hidden Sparks has taken that model and adapted it to its work with coaches and teachers. Recently, as part of…
Hidden Sparks has been named one of the nation’s 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in Slingshot ’09-’10, a resource guide for Jewish innovation. Slingshot, now in its fifth year, features organizations, leaders, and programs that have taken an innovative approach…
Working together with The Churchill School, a grant from the Milstein Foundation will underwrite the development of a model pilot to create an innovative and transformational curriculum and training program for teaching struggling students with learning differences and behavioral challenges.…
In Spring 2011, Hidden Sparks will again be offering two workshops through the No Child Left Behind Title IIA program. In July 2010, 32 teachers from 15 yeshivas participated in the Hidden Sparks workshops “Helping Your Students Maximize Their Strengths…