12 courses with the subject JESN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
JESN 600History and Philosophy of Education, Jewish Education, and Special Education3
This course explores the historical and philosophical underpinnings of modern educational theory and practice, dating back to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim writings on education and tracking developments into the present. It specifically examines the forces that have shaped educational policies in the United States, highlighting the current debate around meeting the educational and social-emotional needs of students from varied communities. The role of technology in education and society at large, critical thinking skills, information literacy, and research-based instruction are also featured.
JESN 602Introduction to Teaching Students with Disabilities in Jewish Day Schools3
This course focuses on current approaches to teaching children with disabilities; special education and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; identification for evaluation of students who may have disabilities; current theories and methodologies for working with students with disabilities; the concept of the least restrictive environment; early intervention; special education curriculum modifications, classroom management, and use of technology; educational challenges and instructional approaches for children with cognitive deficits, physical and sensory impairments, language delays, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities; working with children with autism; application of principles of differentiated instruction. Students are exposed to evidence-based instructional methods and critically examine the concept that instruction should be evidence-based.
JESN 620Child Development and Learning in Cultural Context with Emphasis on Jewish Culture3
This course focuses on the nature of physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development from birth through adolescence with implications for learning and teaching; major orientations in the study of child development, including Vygotsky and the neo-Vygotskian theories of child development and learning; periods of child development from birth through adolescence seen from a Jewish perspective, with implications for learning and teaching; integration of theory and research findings from the fields of developmental and educational psychology; and exploration of Jewish contexts for growth, development, and learning with varied student populations. Students are also exposed to evidence-based methods of instruction and critically examine the idea that instruction should be evidence-based.
JESN 675Character Education: Methods in Teaching Jewish Values3
This course will focus on techniques of teaching Jewish values within the Jewish school setting. It will include analysis of classic texts within Jewish values education. Emphasis will be placed on modeling and teaching Jewish values across Jewish studies and general studies classes as well as throughout school culture outside of the classroom. This course includes fieldwork.
JESN 685Methods in Teaching Jewish History and the Holocaust3
This course will focus on teaching Jewish history with an emphasis on modern Jewish history, the Holocaust, and the modern state of Israel. Emphasis will be placed on dynamic methods of teaching Jewish history, and within the context of cross discipline instruction i.e. history, social studies, and Jewish studies classes. This course includes fieldwork.
JESN 691Methods in Teaching Traditional Jewish Texts and Commentary3
This course will concentrate on teaching traditional Jewish texts in both Biblical exegesis and oral law, Mishnah and Talmud as well as analysis of their classic commentaries and methodologies. Child development norms and typical Jewish day school curricular expectations will be examined. Emphasis will also be placed on teaching these texts to a wide range of students with their different learning styles within a given classroom. This course includes fieldwork. Touro University | Graduate School of Education | 2025-2027 Catalog 79
JESN 695Practicum in Special Education in Jewish Day Schools, Grades1-6
Candidates complete 50 hours of observations in a General Education classroom at the grade 1-3 or grade 4-6 level. Students also complete 100 hours of observations in a Special Education classroom (inclusion classes with strong special education components are acceptable) at the grade level not used for the General Education requirement. Certified teachers complete 25 hours of observations in a General Education classroom at the grade 1-3 or grade 4-6 level and also complete 25 hours of observations in a Special Education classroom (inclusion classes with strong special education components are acceptable) at the grade level not used for the General Education requirement. All observations are done in accredited schools with the involvement of appropriately certified supervising or cooperating teachers who submit student evaluation forms at the conclusion of the semester. Cooperating teachers should have a Master’s Degree and a minimum of three years teaching experience. Over the course of the field experience and practicum courses, some work is done in a high-need school or a school serving a high-need community. Students keep time sheets of their hours, maintain logs in which critical incidents are recorded and analyzed, respond to questions about elementary school education, analyze lesson presentations of cooperating teachers observed, and complete two term papers. The course also includes scheduled group meetings. An assigned Touro University faculty member meets with students at their field experience sites and evaluates student work for the course. (Please note: This course must be taken in the last semester of study.)
