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Israel as a Resource for North American Educator Recruitment, Training & Enrichment

Developed by JAFI's Education Department in partnership with JESNA and on behalf of JERRI, The Jewish Educator Recruitment and Retention Initiative

Organization
Description
Professional Development Programs
Topics/Themes/Areas Covered
Target Group
Date & Duration
 Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education
http://www.amhsi.com/
 Programs in Israel for learners of all ages
 Educator Training
 Sessions in the community, in Israel or both to instruct teachers on how to best “teach Israel” to young students
 Jewish Educators
 Flexible,
Tailored to community
 Programs to develop future educational leadership
 ATID Fellowship
 Deals with problems in the philosophy of education, and education in an ideologically charged Jewish world
 Young professionals from all fields, with a rich background in Torah study
 2 years starting September 2005
 Hartman Institute Jerusalem
http://www.hartmaninstitute.com
 A leading innovator in pluralistic Jewish thought and education
MA Program for Judaic Teacher Training
TICHON

 
Mastery of Judaic sources, pedagogic skills, and curriculum development
New approaches to teaching Jewish studies & designing Judaic curricula for community high schools
 
 BA in Judaic studies

Principals, Jewish Studies directors and senior teachers

 2 years, from
September 2005

Multi-year program in Israel and NA

JCC Association – Israel Office
http://www.jcca.org/
 
 Represents North American JCCs in Israel
Israel Seminars 
Contemporary Jewish issues in Israeli contexts and in relation to North American Jewish life, with strong people-to-people emphasis 
Professionals in JCCs and other Jewish communal service agencies; graduate programs in Jewish communal service 
Flexible; generally two weeks but flexible 
Jewish Agency For Israel – Education Department
http://www.jafi.org.il/education/index.html
 
Development of programs, materials, experiences and resources for the educational engagement with Israel in Jewish educational institutions around the world. 
Professional Development

MASA

The Contact Center

Hebrew Language Teaching

Building a Jewish World

 

 
 Programs tailor-made to the needs of each group.

Educational semester to year long programs

Educator training via numerous on-line courses and web conference
Joint Program with Tel Aviv University

Educator training based on the various web-based educational programs offered including: Roots, Home and Community, Tzedaka, Holocaust, etc

 

Educators at all levels


18-30 year olds


Jewish Educators

Hebrew teachers

 

 

 
Flexible

Ongoing

25/12-30/12, 2005 at TAU

7-10 days on request

 
 Helps make quality Jewish education available to all
Lainer Interns for Jewish Education 
Recruiting students for careers in Jewish education 
NoAm students studying in Israel 
Semester & years programs 
Jewish National Fund is the caretaker of the land of Israel, on behalf of the Jewish People  
Educator and Training Programs 
Experiential tours of the land of Israel 
Jewish educators 
10 day tours, by prearrangement 
Levinsky College of Education
http://ww.levinsky.ac.il/
 
Academic college (BEd/MEd) 
 Educator and training programs
Jewish studies and teacher training
Professional enrichment
Pedagogic skills and curriculum development
Teaching Hebrew as a second language
 
 Educators of all levels; Hebrew teachers; young leaders
Academic year or flexible 
 Livnot U’Lehibanot
http://www.livnot.com/
 Explore, challenge, empower, inspire, connect
 Jewish Educators Program
Professional enrichment and personal growth 
Young Jewish educators, formal & informal 
 July 18-31, 2005
Lokey International Academy of Jewish Studies
http://www.lokey.org.il/
 
Provides liberal Jews with a meaningful Jewish education 
Ofakim (Israel Horizons): Jewish Educator Trips to Israel

Zimrat Ha'Aretz

 
 Aims to inspire Jewish educators to enrich their educational arenas with Jewish- and Israel-oriented content, experiences, spirit, and values

Aim to inspire educators to create a more Jewish and Israel-oriented educational environment

Groups of North American Jewish educators


Jewish Educators

 
1-3 week program

1-10 days in Israel/ abroad
(There is a NATE program in July 2005 in Haifa)

 
Lookstein Center
http://www.lookstein.org/
 
Virtual Resource center to meet the needs of the Diaspora Jewish educator 
 Principals' Seminar Program
J-WIT 2005
 School philosophy & policy, core educational programming, instructional issues

Creating web-based educational materials

Educational leaders of Jewish Day Schools
All who work in this field
 
 July 11-21, 2005 Ramat Gan/Jerusalem

June 19-June 30, 2005 in Chicago

Mandel Leadership Institute
http://www.mandelinstitute.org.il/

 
Independent institution of higher learning in Jerusalem  
 Mandel Jerusalem Fellows
 Jewish Education and Philosophy of Education, Humanities and Judaic policy & leadership studies
Educational leaders, in mid-career  
 2 years
Begins Fall or Winter
Melitz - The Centers for Jewish Zionist Education
http://www.melitz.org.il/
 
 Contractors for programs in informal education, including staff training
Educational tours & seminars, in Israel and abroad 
 Contemporary Israel as a reflection of one’s own Jewish commitments
 Adults, Educators, Teens,
Family Groups
Flexible 
 Melton Centre for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University
http://www.melton.huji.ac.il/
Degree courses, teacher training programs, research endeavors and educational projects worldwide 
 Senior Educators Program

MA in Jewish Education
 Innovative approaches to Jewish education
Wide range of fields
Educators with a BA + experience


BA with background in Jewish education

 
11 month program in Jerusalem

2 years

 
 Oranim College – Project Oren
http://www.oranim.ac.il/
 Academic College of Education of the Kibbutz Movement
Alon International Teacher Education Program 
 Academic degree and a teaching diploma for Jewish studies and Hebrew
 Open to 30 participants aged 20-30
 Fall 2005
 Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
http://www.pardes.org.il/
A co-ed yeshiva with a variety of educational programs in an open environment 
 Pardes Educators Program
 Certificate of Advanced Jewish Studies from Pardes and MA in Jewish Education from Hebrew University, Jerusalem
 Future day school teachers
 Two-year graduate program
in Jerusalem
 Schechter Institute
http://www.schechter.edu/
 Institute for Jewish studies
Israeli TALI Curriculum for North America 
 Workshops for teachers employing innovative materials being used in Israeli TALI schools.
 Jewish Educators
4 hour programs 
 Non-profit Educational Center where modern Hebrew is taught
 Schachaf
 New approaches to teaching Hebrew language + acquiring new Hebrew language skills
 Hebrew teachers
 July 18-Aug 11, 2005
Yad VaShem, Holocaust & Martyrs Memorial
http://www.yadvashem.org/
 
International School for Holocaust Studies 
 Teacher Training Seminars
 Lectures by top experts +
educators develop their own educational materials
Hebrew University credit
 Jewish Educators
In Jewish Day Schools
(preference for high- and middle school teachers)
 3 week seminars in Jerusalem
Summer & Winter

 

The Department for Jewish Zionist Education
The Pedagogic Center
Director: Dr. Motti Friedman
Web Site Manager: Esther Carciente
Sub Site Editor: Dr. Chani Hinker


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