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YouthCon - Informal & Experiential Jewish Educators Convention

SCHEDULE

Sunday, August 19, 2012


9:00am
Registration


9:30am
Welcome


10:10am – 11:10am (choose a session)

Digital Media – Panel

Going on Air: Using Digital Media to be More Personal than Ever
Jonah Halper
Brian Reich

Organizational Management – 15 Minutes of Fame

Stay In Touch?: The Benefits of Engaging Alumni
Rebecca Voorwinde

Your Best Foot Forward: Developing as a Professional Within Experiential Jewish Education
Willie Hochman

Beyond Boring eNewsletters: Innovative Communications with your Stakeholders
Jeremy Joszef

Spirituality – Panel

Spirituality Crisis: Does it Exist? Can We Fix it?
Zehava Farbman 
Shaul Wertheimer
Shmuel Ismach 
Yaakov Glasser

Social Sphere – Workshop

Thinking Outside the Box with Where you Give: Reimagining Tzedakah for the 21st Century – AJWS Curriculum Presentation
Sasha Feldstein

Synagogue – 15 Minutes of Fame

Age is Just a Number: Tot Shabbat Programming and Strategies
Carmiya Weinraub

Shul Hopping: A Look at the Different Avenues for Synagogue Spirituality
Joe Winkler
  
Leading Your Leaders: Youth Leader Training and Development
Jonathan Ravanshanas



11:20am – 12:20pm (choose a session)

Digital Media – Workshop

It's Not Just for Students: Using Tech to Teach Others and Develop Yourself
Dov Emerson

Organizational Management – Panel

Experiences Without Borders: Experiential Jewish Education and the Process of Jewish Identity Formation
Aliza Abrams
Rebecca Barnett  
Marc Fein
Hart Levine 

Spirituality – 15 Minutes of Fame

Bible Raps: Making The Smart Phone Wiser
Matt Bar

Bringing Heaven Down To Earth: Spirituality Strategies
Judah Mischel

Defrosting Judaism: Making Judaism a Relatable Experience
Dovid Goldwasser

Social Sphere – 15 Minutes of Fame

Building Positivity by Learning the Happiness Skill 
Doni Joszef

What Can we Stand? What do we Stand for?: Confronting Bullying
Rona Novick

To the Best of our Ability: Inclusion Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities
Team Yachad

Synagogue – Workshop

Putting Passion in the Pews: Creating a Warm & Relevant Synagogue Experience for Youth
Jonathan Rosenblatt



12:20pm –1:50pm

Lunch



12:50pm – 1:40pm (optional)

Speed Networking

Brainstorming: 


Digital Media
Miriam Brosseau

Organizational Growth
Daniel Fast

Spirituality
Noam Weinberg

Social Sphere
Tova Garr

Camp Programming
Micol Zimmerman Burkeman

Student Activities
Rivkah Schack 

Synagogue Youth
Penny Pazornick



1:50pm – 2:50pm

YouthCon Plenary
Where are we Headed? A Discussion of Jewish Values, Identity and Community
Richard Joel
Ruth Messinger
Shimon Waronker
Moderated by Steven Burg



3:00pm – 4:00pm (choose a session)

Digital Media – 15 Minutes of Fame

Reimagining Jewish Education in the Digital Age
Aryeh Lightstone

Harness the power of #SocialMedia: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
David Yarus

Jewish Retro Media: Social Media Tools to Make the Past Relevant
Adam Soclof

Organization Management – Workshop

Transformative Leadership : The Power of Relationships 
Shimon Waronker

Spirituality – Workshop

Overflow: How to Access Spirituality and Teach Others To Do the Same
Charlie Harary

Social Sphere – Panel

Does Tikkun Olam Need Tikkun?: The Role of Social Action in Building Jewish Identity
Joel Alperson 
Ilan Caplan
Moderated by Yael Keller

Synagogue – Panel

iProgramming: Synagogue Programming in the Digital Age
Shira Berkovits
Effy Braun
Jason David
Jonathan Ravanshanas



4:00pm – 5:15pm

YouthCon Sparks (TED-style talks)
Yael Buechler
Ami Hersh
Shimon Waronker
Mara Yacobi

 


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Modes of Presentation

15 Minutes of Fame 
Brief 15 minute multimedia presentations of a new idea or practice within the area of focus. 

Debating the Issues: Panel Session
This portion of the conference will assemble leaders within each field to discuss and debate the major issues facing the area of focus, to present a broad spectrum through which to confront the central issues of that area.

Workshops 
A leader in the field will impart latest practices, with attention given to ensure these sessions maximize practical and concrete tools.

Brainstorming 
An open agenda for participants to create their own conversations within their area of interest.  The session will feature a moderator, but the goal of Brainstorming is to allow for informal networking and sharing for the conference participants.

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