Section archive - In-Service Training

Thirteen directors of Israeli pre-army preparatory academies have been meeting on a weekly basis at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem as part of the B’nei Moshe program, a year-long leadership initiative designed especially for the country’s most innovative and influential educators.

In this free webinar, to be held on Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011 at 19:00 – 20:30 - Israel time, Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli, of Haifa University, will critique the uses of computers and networks in teaching, educating and learning. Actors and stakeholders in the educational enterprise need to make informed, assertive and constructive use of social networks. Networks are where our students spend their time, and where knowledge is constructed, shared and stored. It is the educators' responsibility to infuse the news with content based on sharing and play.

eJewish Philanthropy writes about the Israel leg of the Future Leaders Program. The Ministry of Information and the Diaspora, in conjunction with World ORT and Stephen Muss, launched a new project this year aimed at inspiring and nurturing the next generation of leadership for local Jewish communities across Europe and the Former Soviet Union. An initial cohort of 32 students, representing 18 countries and between 15 and 18 years old, was selected based on the quality of their applications and the dedication that they had already demonstrated to their schools and in their Jewish communities. The three-week summer program in Israel was designed to build on the foundations laid in earlier parts of the program. The Future Leaders participated in classes on developing leadership skills and traveled to many of the historical and cultural sites throughout Israel.

MOFET JTEC, Jewish Teacher Education Community of The MOFET Institute, is proud to present two online webinars without charge to the global Jewish education community at the beginning of the new (northern hemisphere) school year. Dr. Ruth Walfish will speak on 'What Kind of Prophet was Jonah? Lesson for Yom Kippur'. Prof. Yehuda Bar Shalom will present on 'Jewish Peoplehood: Reflections on Teaching an Ambiguous Subject'.