HATC Professional Development Program
HATC’s expert advisors, in partnership with the institutional leadership, Hebrew coordinator and/or lead educator, design a multi-year program based on the HATC Tools. After auditing the school to determine the current state of the program, the order of the introduction of the tools is decided in order to meet the specific needs of the program and maximize the professional development of the Hebrew language staff. The HATC educational team supports the organization in achieving its goals through a combination of in-person and on-line webinars, long-distance coaching and in-person visits.
Expected Outcomes
- In-school leadership with expertise in Hebrew teaching and learning.
- Custom built, well-articulated curricular framework.
- Well defined assessment tools to measure student progress in all four language skills to clearly track student progress.
- Teacher performance measured against student outcomes.
- Install a culture of transparent teaching and learning within the school.
- Ever-growing collection of resources and learning materials available to teachers.
What’s Different?
The HATC professional development program empowers educators to master the following TOOLS*:
Assessment
Articulation of Goals
Understanding Our Learners
The Lesson Plan
Unit Development
Integration of Technology
Leadership Development
Assessment
Articulation of Goals
Understanding Our Learners
The Lesson Plan
Unit Development
Integration of Technology
Leadership Development
Assessment
Articulation of Goals
Understanding Our Learners
The Lesson Plan
Unit Development
Integration of Technology
Leadership Development
Assessment
Articulation of Goals
Understanding Our Learners
The Lesson Plan
Unit Development
Integration of Technology
Leadership Development
Assessment
Articulation of Goals
Understanding Our Learners
The Lesson Plan
Unit Development
Integration of Technology
Leadership Development
Assessment
Articulation of Goals
Understanding Our Learners
The Lesson Plan
Unit Development
Integration of Technology
Leadership Development
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*Advisors determine the order of the introduction of these tools in accordance with the needs of the site and specific teachers.
Our Approach
Assess Learners
The Proficiency Approach for Hebrew was created through the combined efforts of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), with the help of practitioners and researchers in the field, and Hebrew language experts at Brandeis University. Proficiency is an approach used in teaching a foreign language that aims to assist learners in developing their ability to function in the learned language in all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Each of the four language skills is evaluated for each level and sub-level in terms of content/context, task, text type, and accuracy.
Proficiency
The Proficiency Approach for Hebrew was developed as a result of Hebrew language experts at Brandeis University. Adaptation of second language teaching concepts promoted through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), based on the work of practitioners and leading researchers in the field. Proficiency is an approach used in teaching a foreign language that aims to assist learners to develop their ability to function in the learned language in all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Each of the four language skills is evaluated for each level and sub-level in terms of content/context, task, text type, and accuracy.
Benefits of the Proficiency Approach:
- Supports Language Acquisition
- Creates A Learners-Centered Environment
- Is Goal-oriented
- Allows a Flexible Curriculum
- Provides Tools for Assessing Learners’ Performance
Thoughts on the proficiency approach from Dr. Vardit, former Director of the School of Hebrew and CV Starr Research Professor of Languages and Linguistics at Middlebury College who is one of the language experts responsible for applying the Proficiency Approach to the study of Hebrew:
