MOFET ITEC Newsletter

Dear colleagues,

This time of year is a wondrous combination of the celebration of the spring season and the celebration of festivals and holidays throughout the world.

In parallel to this celebration, however, the world is undergoing a period of difficulty and upheaval – a period filled with violence, oppression, intolerance, and a lack of forbearance.

In our work as educators, it is our job and our obligation to instill in our pupils the ability to listen, accept, and cooperate. In the words of the well-loved educator, Janos Korczak: "Only through education can the world be changed into a better place."

With this hope in our hearts, we wish you Happy Holidays!

Upcoming Activities

Webinars

May 23, 2012, 7 pm IST
Living in a Print-Rich World: Promoting Young Children’s Emotional and Cognitive Development via Joint Adult–Child Literacy Activities
Led by: Prof. Dorit Aram, lecturer at Tel Aviv University’s School of Education

Participation in the webinar is free of charge, but requires signing up in advance. Instructions for entering the event will follow registration

Webinar recording for those who missed the last session:
Knowledge Integration in Rich Learning Environments: Challenges for Teaching and Learning
Led by: Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon, pedagogical director of the Rothschild-Weizmann Program for Excellence in Science Teaching

Online Academy

Save your spot for the next academic year!
Registration for the current semester is now closed. We congratulate and wish our new students a successful and enlightening semester.
Next semester commences in October 2012. Save a spot now in one of our various courses for the improvement and development of your teaching skills!

Content Portal Items

Transforming Teacher Education to Reform America’s P-20 Education System

Author: Futrell Mary Hatwood

An Evolution of Mathematical Beliefs: A Case Study of Three Pre-K Teachers
Author: Herron Julie

News & Highlights

Books/Journals

The Connection Between Quality of Life at School and the Social Skills of Pupils Belonging to Various Age-Groups and Diverse Educational Streams

Authors: Iris Hacohen and Mati Ronen

This article appears in the Dapim Journal for Studies and Research in Education (edition 52). The findings indicate the existence of a clear connection between quality of life at school and pupils' social skills: the better the quality of life at the school, the better the pupils' social skills.
Click here for full abstract and contact info of the authors

Conferences

July 31-August 1, 2012
Academic Writing in a Changing World
We would like to invite you to the Second International Conference on Academic Writing, that will address current issues in first, second and foreign language academic writing in English, Hebrew and other languages. The conference is held by IFAW

July 1-4, 2013
The Sixth International Conference on Teacher Education: Changing Reality through Education
The conference will be held under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Education, David Yellin Academic College of Education and The MOFET Institute