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YouthCon - Informal & Experiential Jewish Educators Convention

SCHEDULE

YouthCon is a one-day convention on Sunday, August 21, 2011 from 9:30am to 5:30pm.
*Schedule subject to change
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9:00am -- Registration
9:45am -- Welcome
Rhoda Weisman
Rhoda Weisman Consulting & YouthCon Chair
Rabbi Steven Burg
NCSY International Director
10:15 - 11:15am -- Breakout Session #1
Best Practices Best Practices for Exciting and Interactive Jewish Programming
Dr. Shira M. Berkovits
Jewish Institute of Riverdale
Digital Media Checking In: Using Social Media to Increase Attendance and Engagement at Your Event
Dave Weinberg
Causil & Future of Jewish Non-Profit Summit
Jonah Halper, MPA
NextGen:Charity
Israel Education The Front Lines of Israel Advocacy: Sensitizing the "Me" Generation to Israel's Struggle (panel)
Matthew Ackerman
The David Project
Eric Gallagher
AIPAC
Leah Yadegar
Stand With Us
Moderated by Rabbi Steven Weil
Orthodox Union
Leadership The New Leadership Paradigm: Shattering Common Clichés About Leadership
Rabbi Jonathan I. Rosenblatt
Riverdale Jewish Center
Social Sphere Beyond Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Cruelty and Aggression
Mara Yacobi, MSW, LSW
JLove and Values
Traditional Spirituality Spirituality: The Missing Ingredient
Charlie Harary, Esq.
Milvado
11:30am - 12:30pm -- Breakout Session #2
Best Practices Are you Creating Clones? Predetermination and Self Exploration in Experiential Jewish Education
Shuki Taylor
CJF Experiential Jewish Education
Digital Media Web Tools, Apps, and Strategies for Working With "Digital Natives"
Rabbi Dov Emerson
DRS Yeshiva High School
Israel Education Beyond Pita and Politics: Cutting Edge Resources for Connecting Teens to Contemporary Israeli Culture
Aliza Goodman
iCenter
Leadership Ten Steps to Empowering Your Leaders
Tova Garr
The Jewish Education Project
Social Sphere Powered by YOUth: Developing the Next Wave of Social Entrepreneurs (panel)
Sarah Lefton
G-dcast.com
Amanda Marcus
BBYO
Abbe Marcus
J-Teen Leadership
Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone
NCSY
Moderated by Melissa Frey
URJ Kutz Camp & NFTY
Traditional Spirituality The Problem and Possibilities of Prayer (panel)
Dr. Scott Goldberg
YU Institute for University – School Partnership
Rabbi Yaakov Glasser
NCSY
Rabbi Dr. Noam Weinberg
North Shore Hebrew Academy
Moderated by Rabbi Jonathan Kroll
SAR
12:30 - 2:05pm -- Lunch & Roundtable Discussions (starting at 1:20pm)
Roundtable Discussions Jewish Camp Programming (panel)
Rabbi Avi Orlow
The Foundation for Jewish Camp
Rabbi David Goldfischer
Camp Morasha
Sharon Weiss Greenberg
Camp Stone
Moderated by Erin Cooper
NCSY GIVE
A Career in Experiential Jewish Education
Mr. Mark S. Young, MPA/MA
The Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education
Informal Education in a Formal Enviornment
Rabbi Chaim Hagler
Yeshivat Noam
Work-Life Balance
Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz
SAR
Getting Jewish Youth to Israel Easily
Jared Hakimi
Masa
Overcoming Orthodox Stereotypes
Allison Josephs
Jew in the City
Getting Your Message Out
Yitzchok Saftlas
Bottom Line Marketing Group
5 Ways to Optimize Your Facebook Page
David Yarus
Mr. Youth
Teens as Partners: Creating a Teen BrainTrust
Moderated by Rhoda Weisman
YouthCon Chair
Programming for Tots
Effy Braun
Kehilath Jeshurun & Ramaz
Dr. Shira M. Berkovits
Jewish Institute of Riverdale
2:15 - 3:15pm: Breakout Session #3
Best Practices Behind the Music: Creative Methods for Inspiring the Jewish Soul (a live musical experience)
Matt Barr
The Bible Raps Project
Rabbi Dovid'l Weinberg
The Mishnah Project
Simcha Willig
Jewish Student Union
Digital Media All You Need is "Like": Building and Fostering Digital Relationships (panel)
Rabbi Ben Greenberg
Harvard JLIC
Allison Josephs
Jew in the City
David Yarus
Mr. Youth
Moderated by Josh Broide
jSU
Making History Come Alive: New ideas and Strategies for Teaching Israel
Richard Bass
NCSY
Adam Soclof
JTA Jewish News Archive
Leadership Leaders are Made, Not Born: Cultivating Jewish Teen Leaders
Rabbi Michael Mellen
Jewish Youth Works
Social Sphere Repair The World: Creating Service Learning Opportunities for Today's Teens (panel)
Ari Hart
Uri L'Tzedek
Jim Stein
NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster
Karen Jarmon
The Jewish Lens
Ms. DeeDee Benel
Ramaz
Moderated by Rhoda Weisman
Rhoda Weisman Consulting
Traditional Spirituality Spirituality Breakthrough: Breaking Through the Stumbling Blocks of Spirituality
Lori Palatnik
The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project
3:30 - 4:30pm: Breakout Session #4
Best Practices How Many People Signed Up?: Measuring Success in Informal Education
Robyn Faintich
JewishGPS
Digital Media Do It Yourself Jewish Media: Turning Students into Content Creators
Sarah Lefton
G-dcast.com
Israel Education Practical Programs that will Revitalize the Israel Experience (panel)
Casey Baker
Young Judaea
Rabbi Barry Goldfischer
TJJ Ambassadors
Sharon Weiss Greenberg
Harvard JLIC and Camp Stone
Moderated by Daniel Fast
UJA-Federation of New York
Leadership Leading the Leaders: Best Practices for Developing the Best in Your Staff
Rhoda Weisman
Rhoda Weisman Consulting
Social Sphere Paying it Forward: The Latest Trends in Social Responsibility and Volunteering (panel)
Ilan Caplan
AJWS
Shoshana Bar-David
DoSomething.org
Naomi Skop
Jewish Teen Funders Network
Nili Simhai
The Teva Center
Moderated by Avi Friedmann
The Tribe
Traditional Spirituality Shabbat: A Day of Rest or Text? Fostering Spirituality in the Digital Age
Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl
Margolin Hebrew Academy
4:45 - 5:30pm -- YouthCon Sparks (6-minute presentations)
Robyn Faintich
JewishGPS
David Bryfman
The Jewish Education Project
Sarah Lefton
G-dcast.com
Charlie Harary
Milvado
Moderated by Solly Hess
NCSY
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Mentoring at YouthCon!
During YouthCon, you can set up one-on-one mentoring appointments with some of the most sought out individuals in the Jewish community, including:
Sarah Lefton, G-dcast.com
David Bryfman, Jewish Education Project
Charlie Harary, Milvado
Eric Gallagher, AIPAC
Michael Mellen, Youth Works
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt, Riverdale Jewish Center
Rhoda Weisman, Rhoda Weisman Consulting
Matthew Ackerman, The David Project
Avi Orlow, Foundation for Jewish Camp
Jonah Halper, NextGen: Charity
And many, many more...

Sign up available on a first come, first serve basis at YouthCon.

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