Teaching
I have extensive experience designing and teaching interactive, learner-centered courses in Israel Studies, Jewish Studies, anthropology, and international development, in person and online. My orientation to teaching is not “What material am I going to cover today?” but “What are the students going to do with the material today?”
Teaching philosophy: Israel Studies
I facilitate analyses of Israel that expose students to multiple, competing narratives. My goal is for students to develop their own perspectives and command of material through individual and group projects and direct interactions with a variety of people living in Israel. I facilitate active learning by helping students find links with their existing knowledge to read, inquire, discuss, write and collaborate.
Get in touch if you’d like to learn more or if you would like support with course development or syllabus design.
Hands down one of the most important courses I have ever taken, not just because of the information I learned but because of the way I learned to handle the information. My analytical toolbelt expanded exponentially with every session. סr. Weinreb gracefully facilitated discussion, cultivating an online learning environment that fostered both connection and ingenuity as we engaged with the well-chosen course material. 10/10 course, 10/10 professor.
Courses Developed and Taught
Israel Studies & Jewish Studies
Israel Studies
“Multicultural Israel”
“Israel: Space, Place, Landscape”
“Qualitative Research Methods, Tel-Aviv”
“Qualitative Research Methods, Jerusalem”
“Gender and International Development” Israel/Palestine Unit
“Cultural Geographies of Israel”
“Contemporary Jerusalem”
“Food, Culture, and Globalization: Tel Aviv”
Jewish Studies
“Introduction to Jewish Latin America”
“Jewish Cuba”
“Introduction to Jewish Studies”
“Spatializing Culture”
Dr. Weinreb facilitated very engaging and nuanced conversations and created a space where people felt comfortable participating The final project and test were very flexible and we were able to help design them to match our interests. I always looked forward to this class and left this class every week feeling like I had learned a lot. This class works very well on Zoom. The weekly assignments were fascinating and interactive.
Anthropology & International Development
Cultural Anthropology
“Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”
“Introduction to Latin American Anthropology”
“Urban Anthropology and Ethnography”
“Anthropology and Space and Place”
“Anthropology of Gender”
“Contemporary Jerusalem”
International Development
“Qualitative Research Methods Marginalized Communities”
“Gender and International Development”
Dr. Weinreb is an amazing professor. I went into this class knowing almost nothing about Jerusalem, and I’m leaving with a good amount of knowledge סח things I had never heard of before…I’ve learned so much, and she supported us through every step of the process. She is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about the subject, and she really cares about making sure we understand the multiple perspectives that surround Israeli issues. She encouraged everyone to participate in discussions and made sure everyone’s opinions were heard.