Hello! My name is Joey and I am a professional experiential educator, consultant, and trainer that has reached thousands of teens and young adults in over 40 countries on 5 continents. I specialize in social and emotional learning, identity development, motivation, and immersive programs (in-person and virtually).

My current research focuses on the influence and emergence of emotions in identity, motivation, and creativity. Through this work I aim to produce practical resources, where I marry theory and practice. This manifests as recommendations for teacher self-regulation, improved historical empathy perspective-taking tasks, development of prosocial empathy, and more.

Want to chat? Please email me at josepheisman@gmail.com or joseph.eisman@temple.edu. I would love to discuss your project. Or, just want to talk? Let’s get an e-coffee!

Education

Temple University | PhD in Educational Psychology, August 2024

Teachers College, Columbia University | MA in Cognitive Sciences in Education, May 2020

University of Michigan| BS in Neuroscience, December 2011

M2: Institute for Experiential Jewish Education | Certificate in Experiential Jewish Education, June 2017

Experiences

Temple University | Adjunct Professor, 2023-Present

Temple University | Research Assistant, 2020-Present

Ramah East Great Lakes | Assistant Director, 2021-Present

I Am, We Are | Curriculum Developer, 2019-2022

MASCLab, Teachers College | Research Assistant, 2019-2020

BBYO | Senior Program Manager, Global Engagement, 2012-2018

JDC | Roslyn Z. Wolf JDC-Cleveland International Fellow, Jewish Service Corps, 2011-2012

Selected Publications

Chang, Y.K., Literat, I., Price, C., Eisman, J.I., Chapman, A., Gardner, J., & Truss, A. (2020). News Literacy Education in a Polarized Political Climate: How Games Can Teach Youth to Spot Misinformation. The Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-020

Chang, Y.K., Literat, I., Price, C., Eisman, J.I., Chapman, A., Gardner, J., & Truss, A. (2020). News Literacy Education in a Polarized Political Climate: How Games Can Teach Youth to Spot Misinformation. The Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-020

Hammerman, S., Eisman, J., & Star, S. (2020, May 7). Social and Emotional Considerations for Remote Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Web log post]. Retrieved form https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/social-and-emotional-considerations-for-remote-learning-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Eisman. J. (2020, March 26). Reframing conversations at Auschwitz: A social and emotional learning approach to the march of the living. Retrieved from https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/reframing-conversations-at-auschwitz-a-social-and-emotional-learning-approach-to-the-march-of-the-living/

Eisman, J. & Friedman, J.S. (2019, December 15). Motivation and social and emotional learning: Tips for group-building for birthright Israel and beyond [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/motivation-and-social-and-emotional-learning-tips-for-group-building-for-birthright-israel-and-beyond/

The Impact of Values-Based Education, by Joey Eisman

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