Rabbi Reuven Margrett is Associate Director, North America, of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, where he designs and teaches courses, seminars, and webinars for Jewish educators across North America and beyond. Originally from London and now based in Michigan, Reuven is an alumnus of the Pardes Day School Educators’ Program (‘05-’07). He holds an MA in Jewish Education, rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg of Jerusalem, and is currently a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University specializing in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education.
When not talking about tefilah education, gamification, and student engagement, Reuven can be found pretending to be good at disc golf, flaying around playing pickleball, and relaxing from both with a nice craft beer.
There is a lot of renewed talk about technology in the classroom, especially since the SmartMoney Jewish educational technology report came out. As teachers we should be asking two related questions: a) What is the role of technology in the…
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