Source: The MOFET international Online Academy for Teachers
The MOFET Institute's Online Academy for Teachers has opened registration for the Spring, 2013 semester of online courses. The Online Academy runs two tracks of courses for professional development of teachers: The Online Academy for Teaching Jewish Studies and Hebrew and The Online Academy for Teaching Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Teaching English as a Foreign Language. The spring semester begins on February 24, 2013 and concludes on June 16, 2013.
- The Online Academy for Teaching Jewish Studies and Hebrew - This track focuses on the acquisition of knowledge, teaching techniques, and online technological tools in order to improve instruction in areas of Jewish education such as Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, and so on. It also deals with the acquisition of knowledge, tools, and skills for teaching Hebrew as a foreign language from both the theoretical and the practical points of view, namely, the use and instruction of the language in a variety of age group in Israel and abroad.
- The Online Academy for Teaching Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Teaching English as a Foreign Language - This track focuses on the acquisition of knowledge and skills for integrating advanced information and communication technologies into teaching, as well as familiarizing the student with multimedia tools and online collaborative environments for teaching English as a foreign language.
- Courses in Spanish - In addition to the above tracks, MOFET International offers courses in Spanish for Spanish speaking educators who seek to develop their teaching skills.
Visit the MOFET Online Academy website for course listings and registration information.