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The role of Pedagogical Leader is valuable in elevating the quality and learning for both adults and children in an early childhood setting.

We invite anyone working in the role of Pedagogical Leader, Pedagogista, Curriculum Coordinator, Atelierista/Studio Teacher, or Mentor Teacher to join us in a Community of Practice. By bringing together a group of committed and motivated educators of educators, we hope to create a supportive and inspiring culture of thinking and reflecting.

​This CoP will be an opportunity to study pedagogy and pedagogical leadership based on constructivist theories of learning and rooted in values through a Jewish lens. Participants will bring examples from their own work and research to our discussions of the dispositions, skills, and understandings necessary for this unique role.
About the Facilitators
Sandy Lanes is an educational consultant and thinking partner, specializing in early childhood progressive education, working with many schools locally and nationally. Pre-covid, she was a faculty member for the JCCA Sheva Center for 4 years, facilitating learning for JCC educators around the country, both online and in person. Until 2019, she was the Curriculum Director/Pedagogista at the Bender JCC Preschool in Rockville, Maryland for 13 years, which she helped to transform from a traditional preschool to a Reggio-inspired program. In her tenure, the school was chosen as a lab school site for JCCs across the US. She has her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in early childhood education from the University of Maryland, and her teaching career began as a teacher in a Head Start program. Over the past 25 years, Sandy has keynoted and presented at many conferences and preschools, as well as taught early childhood courses at Montgomery College in Maryland. She attended Study Institutes in Reggio Emilia, Italy in 2012, 2016, and 2019, and is currently serving on the steering committee of the DC Reggio Alliance. You can hear Sandy interviewing experts in ECE on her podcast, “Awakened to Reggio.”​

​Judi Morosohk is the Pedagogical Director of The Efshar Project in Colorado. She holds an MA in Educational Psychology with Early Childhood/Special Education certification from the University of Colorado at Denver and a BS in Elementary/Special Education from the University of Delaware. Judi has worked in the ECE field for 40+ years, as a teacher, director, consultant, coach and trainer. She began her career as a therapeutic preschool teacher and from 1989-2002, worked at the Boulder JCC Preschool, as a teacher and for 10 years, as director. She went on to become the 1st Professional Development Manager of Boulder County’s Early Childhood Council. Judi has been in her present position since 2008, supporting Jewish ECE educators in the Denver/Boulder area in their thinking around teaching and learning and supporting centers in seamlessly weaving Jewish values into everything they do.  She is also a member of the JCCA Sheva faculty, coaching, training, and mentoring educators and leaders in JCC’s across North America.
Dates & Times
The Community of Practice will meet on Sunday mornings from 11:30am-1pm ET/ 10:30am-12pm CT/ 9:30-11am MT/ 8:30-10am PT.

Dates:
  • October 24
  • November 7
  • December 12
  • January 9
  • February 6
  • March 6
  • April 3
  • May 1
Cost
$375