professionnal development

Professional Development for In-Service Teachers

  •   Mashav launch an International Course on : Professional Development for In-Service Teachers, May 5th - May 26th 2017.
  • 1/20/2017
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    ​Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV) launches an international course on: Professional Development for In-Service Teachers.

     

    Aims
    - To promote professional development teaching in such a way as to prepare personnel for the future in a systematic yet flexible manner
    - To train future-oriented pre-service and in-service teaching staff to meet the needs of the urban education environment 5, 10, and 20 years down the road
    - To transform the Teaching Development Center into a proactive, innovation-based organization
    - To facilitate progressive thinking, leading to educational breakthroughs
    - To prototype, develop, and implement new teaching paradigms, methods, and tools
    - To create a lively, warm, and stimulating professional home for teaching staff
    - To provide space, context, process, and incentive for an ongoing community- wide conversation concerning education in general and teaching-staff development in particular
    - To encourage relevant stakeholders—including teachers, parents, the business sector, senior citizens, artists, municipal officeholders, and children themselves—to play an active role in creating a better education system
    Main Subjects
     -Presentation of diverse forms of in-service training and methods of adaptation to changes occurring in the education system
     -Exposition of the latest concepts, methods, and tools in educational-staff training
     -Analysis of different modules for in-service teacher training and defined training goals
     -Training facilitators to support teachers in the field
     -Curriculum design based on developmentally-appropriate practices
     -Design of integrative teaching/learning units
     -Elaboration on additional resources for self-development and enrichment
     -Examination of the educator’s role as school leader, including discussions regarding teamwork and formulation of school visions
    - Exercises for motivating and empowering teachers: self-reliance, self-learning, and self-evaluation.
    Methodology
     -Lectures and discussions led by experts in various fields.
     -Workshops.
     -Analysis of educational planning through written material and professional visits.
     -Meetings with institutional administrators and acquaintance with projects at the national and regional level.
     -Simulations, panel discussions, and group work.
     -Preparation of final projects by individuals or groups, based on the professional interests of participants.
     -Study tours at: different types of schools at all levels, educational centers (science, art, etc.) and teacher training institutions and pedagogical resource centers
    Social Activities and Tours
    The seminar includes organized tours of holy sites and locations of general and historical interest.
    Social and cultural activities will be arranged.
    Application Requirements
    Higher education staff: Lecturers, Rectors, Curriculum designer, Professional education developers, Lecturers at teacher training institutions.
    Application forms should be sent to the relevant Israeli Mission and to the Ofri Center by or before 19.3.2016
    Application forms
    Application forms and other information may be obtained at the nearest Israeli mission or at MASHAV’s website: http://mashav.mfa.gov.il/MFA/mashav/Courses/Pages/default.aspx.
    Completed application forms, including the medical form, should be sent to the relevant Israeli mission in the respective country.
    General Information
    Arrival and Departure
    Arrival date: 7.5.2017
    Opening date: 8.5.2017
    Closing date: 25.5.2017
    Departure date: 26.5 2017
    Participants must arrive at the training center on the arrival date, and leave on the departure date. Early arrivals/late departures if required, must be arranged by the participants themselves, directly with the hotel/center, and must be paid for by the participant him/herself.
    Location and Accommodation
    MASHAV awards a limited number of scholarships. The scholarship covers the cost of the training program including lectures and field visits, full board accommodation in double rooms (two participants per room), health insurance (see below) and transfers to and from the airport. Airfares and daily allowance are not included in the scholarship.
    Health Services
    Medical insurance covers medical services and hospitalization in case of emergency. It does not cover the treatment of chronic or serious diseases, specific medications taken by the participant on a regular basis, dental care and eyeglasses. Health authorities recommend that visitors to Israel make sure they have been inoculated against tetanus in the last ten years. Subject to the full binding policy conditions. Participants are responsible for all other expenses.
    The course will be held at the A. Ofri International Training Center, situated in the Ramat Rachel Hotel on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Participants will be accommodated in double rooms (two participants per room).
    LAST DATE FOR APLLICATIONS
    The lastest date forr the submission of application forms is March 26th 2017.