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    HATC in the Community

       עברית במרכז בקהילה

    • News and Information חדשות ומידע 
      • 2022 State of the Field Report
      • HATC Membership Special
    • Member School Highlight בית ספר חבר לדוגמא

    • Upcoming Programs and Events תוכניות ואירועים קרובים



     
    News and Information 

    חדשות ומידע

     






    2022 State of the Field Report




    The State of the Field Report is a collection of data and various resources on Hebrew education within the Jewish educational realm in North America as we understand it today. By aggregating, curating, and identifying evolving trends, we expect to increase shared learning and begin to have a better understanding of the field. Our hope is that this initial report will encourage more collaboration, more sharing, and more robust research.

    To create this report, we scanned resources and literature currently available in the field, identified data and research that pertain to Hebrew in Jewish day schools, and reached out to educational partner institutions and individuals whose contributions became integral to this report. We then reviewed and curated this information into like-categories and further defined materials in each category to represent the information available in a clear and concise manner in order to make this information easily accessible to the field. We focused on data from the field covering information specific to Hebrew and Hebrew teachers in Jewish day schools and student assessment data. In addition, we defined and provided resources for five areas of recent growth in Hebrew initiatives. While we acknowledge that this inaugural document is neither comprehensive nor complete, we have nonetheless identified promising trends worth further pursuit. Click here to read the 2022 State of the Field Report.

     




    Elevate Hebrew Student Outcomes:

    May HATC Member School Sign Up Special

    Whether you use an off-the-shelf curriculum or an in-house program, Hebrew at the Center (HATC) Membership provides a robust package of support, resources, and professional development for your entire Hebrew faculty. Utilizing HATC’s extensive field of expertise in Hebrew language education, a membership includes: Members Only Resource Center, community and learning opportunities, Hebrew and leadership coaching, and onsite visits. HATC membership also includes amazing discounts and other perks including 10% off HATC’s full menu of professional learning and embedded services, 50% discount with AVANT, discounts with partner programs including MaDYK and Hebrew College, and more.

    If you sign up by Friday, June 17, 2022, current HATC Member Schools will pay the ’21-’22 membership fees for the upcoming ’22-’23 school year, and new Member Schools will gain access to all HATC member benefits for the balance of the school year.

    Please reach out if you have any questions regarding HATC membership.



     

    Member School Highlight

    בית ספר חבר לדוגמא

     






     


     

    The Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle (JDS) was established in 1980 by a small group of community leaders who wanted to provide a value-based education in a Jewish environment. 

    Today, JDS, located east of Seattle, serves about 100 children from early childhood to 8th grade. They offer an investigation-based curriculum in a global learning environment that encourages critical thinking, problem solving, self-confidence, cooperation, leadership, innovation, and more. 

      

    JDS started working with Hebrew at the Center (HATC) over eight years ago when the JDS Hebrew staff realized that learning Hebrew as a second language requires different skills and knowledge than they were equipped with at the time. HATC guided the Hebrew teaching team for three years and provided tools and resources for the JDS team to implement the proficiency approach. As a result, when JDS 8th graders travel to Israel they can speak, read, and understand Hebrew. Today, JDS is a HATC Member School and participates in everything membership has to offer. 

      

    “I have been working at JDS for 13 years and because of the partnership with HATC I am proud to share that today at our school there is a strong Hebrew program from K-8. Additionally, the school has a wide repository of teaching units according to levels and age of the students. I have the tools and know-how for creating, changing, and adapting every year the subjects according to the schools and learners needs.” 

    Meirav Levy, JDS Hebrew Coordinator



     

    Upcoming Programs and Events

    תוכניות ואירועים קרובים

     

     


     



    Ensure May and June Hires are Ready for September!

     


    The New Hebrew Teacher Boot Camp מכינה למורים חדשים provides basic preparation for teachers’ first days at school and aims to build a community of educators to share ideas and engage in team collaboration. This virtual, three-day intensive workshop is designed for beginning Hebrew teachers or teachers early in their career who are interested in the Proficiency Approach. Participants will leave the course with the following:

    • Fundamental principles of Hebrew teaching
    • Sample lesson plans for first two to three weeks of school
    • Ideas for additional lesson plans
    • Community of Hebrew teachers for support and collaboration
    • Proficiency Approach concepts and application in the classroom
    • Theoretical and practical teaching tools
    • Certificate of course completion

    Dates are Tuesday, Aug. 2, to Thursday, August 4, 2022, 11:30 AM – 5 PM EDT. Cost is $749 for the entire course; 10% discount for HATC or Prizmah members ($674). Click here to register today.




     

    Hebrew at the Center aims to revolutionize the effectiveness of teaching and learning Hebrew in all educational settings, worldwide.




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    HATC HIGHLIGHTS

    New Hebrew Teacher Boot Camp

    Registration is open for the New Hebrew Teacher Boot Camp מכינה למורים חדשים on Tuesday, Aug. 2 to Thursday, August 4, 2022, 11:30 AM – 5 PM EST. This virtual training provides basic preparation for teachers’ first days at school. This intensive workshop is designed for beginning Hebrew teachers or teachers early in their career who are interested in the Proficiency Approach. Cost is $749 for the entire course; 10% discount for HATC or Prizmah members. Click here to register today.  

     

    State of the Field of Hebrew Language Education Report

     

    Hebrew at the Center recently shared the State of the Field Report with the broader community, a document that captured a wide range of research and findings from the field of Hebrew language education in the day school field. These insights and learnings, collected from a wide range of field partners, greatly inform Hebrew learning, faculty effectiveness, and student outcomes.

    Rabbi Andrew Ergas Welcomes Dr. Esty Gross to HATC

     

    On behalf of the leadership and staff of Hebrew at the Center (HATC), I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Esty Gross will be joining our professional team as Chief of Staff and Director of Education as of May 16, 2022. 

    For the past five years, she has served as the Education Director for Hebrew Studies, Global Division for the Center for Educational Technology (CET), a leading provider of Hebrew curriculum and professional development for the Jewish educational field worldwide. She has worked within academia as a former Associate Coordinator of DeLeT L’Ivrit and currently serves as a Visiting Lecturer at DeLeT Lehoraat Ivrit at Hebrew Union College and as an Adjunct Professor in the MAT-TESOL program for the University of Southern California. Esty has over twenty-five years of field experience… Read the full announcement regarding Dr. Esty Gross

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    January 28, 2021
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