Anxiety in Children
BEST FOR: Jewish Day Schools • Early Childhood • Congregational Schools • Summer Camps
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We will work to understand various types of anxiety disorders, the kinds of challenges that children with anxiety may exhibit, and the effect that anxiety can have on their school experience.
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Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Supports
BEST FOR: Congregational Schools • Jewish Day Schools
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This workshop will provide educators with practical behavior management techniques to enhance learning as well as maximize student participation. It will also teach practical planning to enhance positive classroom management.
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Communicating with Families
BEST FOR: Early Childhood • Jewish Day Schools • Congregational Schools • Jewish Camps
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We will explore goals and strategies for communicating with families so that everyone can work together to best meet the needs of the child.
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Designing Inclusive Programs
BEST FOR: Jewish Day Schools • Congregational Schools • Summer Camps • Early Childhood • Synagogues • Federations • Jewish Communal Leaders • Organizations Serving College Students
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Beyond the basics, this workshop provides an exploration of how we can ensure that our programs are intentionally designed through an inclusive lens and understand that inclusive practices benefit all participants.
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Designing Your Ideal Inclusion Workshop
BEST FOR: All Organizations
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Every organization has unique challenges and goals when it comes to fostering inclusive environments. This workshop is completely customizable, allowing you to collaborate with Matan to design a session that best fits your needs.
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Empowering Teachers in Differentiating Instruction
BEST FOR: Congregational Schools • Jewish Day Schools
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While many educators are familiar with the concept of differentiating instruction, creation and implementation can still feel elusive. This workshop will provide teachers with guided, hands-on practice that will give them the confidence to create lessons that meet the needs of every child.
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Fostering Inclusive Communities
BEST FOR: Jewish Day Schools • Congregational Schools • Summer Camps • Synagogues • Federations • Jewish Communal Leaders • Organizations Serving College Students
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A “train the trainer” session that encourages reflection upon where your program, organization or community is on the continuum of disability inclusion and important steps you can take, from planning to marketing and everything in between.
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Infant and Toddler Brain Building
BEST FOR: Early Childhood
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This session will explore what brain development looks like in infants and toddlers and how that shows up in the early childhood classroom. Professionals will walk away with a greater understanding of the needs and abilities of the children in their care as well as strategies to support children throughout different stages of their development.
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Infant and Toddler Social Emotional Development
BEST FOR: Early Childhood
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Children experience significant growth (physical, cognitive, and social-emotional) during the infant and toddler stages of development. This session will equip educators with information and tools to help support their students with their social and emotional development during birth through age 3.
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Observations, Data Collection, and Concrete Strategies
BEST FOR: Early Childhood • Jewish Day Schools
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We will learn how to merge the subjective with the objective in order to best understand each child’s developmental goals, be able to effectively articulate that to parents, and come up with the strategies that will help our students be most successful.
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Reach and Teach All Learners: Tips for Congregational School Educators
BEST FOR: Congregational Schools • Synagogues
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This session will consider the challenges of congregational school settings, and how to meet the needs of each student. You will gain concrete strategies and tools for implementation in your classroom that will help to facilitate greater success for every child.
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Responsive Caregiving & Relationship Building
BEST FOR: Early Childhood
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Educators have an amazing opportunity to make a positive impact on children’s development during the infant and toddler years. This session will explore the impact of responsive caregiving and relationship-building between teacher and child. It will also explore the 5 R’s of healthy brain development for young children: Relationships, Responsive Caregiving, Respect, Routines, Repetition.
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Social Emotional Learning for Neurodiverse Learners
BEST FOR: Congregational Schools • Jewish Day Schools
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This session explores Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and explains why explicit training is vital for neurodivergent students whose nervous systems may be easily activated by sensory differences. It also outlines five core SEL competencies and equips educators with practical strategies to foster emotional regulation and social success.
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Successful Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in a Camp Setting
BEST FOR: Day Camps • Overnight Camps
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Explore different options for both training and staffing as you consider how to accommodate all campers. Go from “Inclusion 101” to in-depth recommendations and concrete tools to enhance your ability to include all children.
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The Case for Short Picture Stories (Social Stories™)
BEST FOR: Early Childhood • Jewish Day Schools • Summer Camps
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Short Picture Stories are an often under-utilized method for helping children understand routines, expectations, challenging topics, and more. In this workshop, we will explore the components of an effective Short Picture Story and even practice writing our own!
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Understanding the Diversity of Needs in the Early Childhood Classroom
BEST FOR: Early Childhood
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This session will explore how diagnosed or as-yet-to-be-diagnosed challenges impact students’ experiences in an early childhood setting.
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