introducing gordon college of education
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Gordon College Offers
Academic Preparatory
Courses
Each Child is a World : Being a Teacher is a Mission
Thousands of educators have received their
Teaching Certification,
B.Ed. Degree, or M.Ed. Degree from Gordon
College of Education
2009: 245 students awarded B.Ed. Degree and 25 were awarded the M.Ed. Degree
Druze Graduates
Hundreds of Israeli Druze and other minorities have received their
teaching certification and B.Ed. Degrees from
Gordon College of Education
THE MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER AT GORDON COLLEGE
• The main mission goal is to train teachers from different ethnic and religious groups to educate children to live in the multicultural Israeli society.
• Our staff develops learning programs aimed at enhancing tolerance and respect among children.
Member of UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet) in Israel
• 2009: Rapporteur at the 6th National Coordinators of European Meeting for 10 hours of working sessions on the topic of Human Diversity Education
• More than 20 countries participated.
Gordon is the Center for National
Educational Conferences in Northern Israel
Preschool Education Conference: Great Poetry for Little Ones.
Gordon College of Education:
Volunteering and Programs for the
Community
Integrative Approach: Involvement
• Gordon College’s Learning Centers
Serve the Community
Learning Centers in English, Reading, Mathematics
English Department and the Department of Special Education
Creating Opportunities for Weaker Populations
Educational Programs for Teacher Training
Training Students and Educators to Teach About
the Holocaust
Innovative Multifaceted Pedagogical Program
• Courses• Pedagogical Supervision of Student-teachers practicing to
teach about the Holocaust from kindergarten through junior high school
• Innovative Methods fo teach about the Holocaust to Children with special needs.
• Training students of education and in-service teachers to create educational interactive programs with the school.
• Educational Field Trips that provide teachers with the tools to teach about the Holocaust through visits to memorial sites throughout Israel
Workshops for Children about the Holocaust
Yearly Educational, Interactive Exhibition
during Holocaust Memorial Week in Israel.
Interactive Exhibitions at Gordon College During Holocaust Memorial Week included:
• Holocaust survivor artists display their work and discuss it with children.
• Exhibition of Children’s art work, who read stories about the Holocaust.
• Visits of hundred of elementary and junior high school students who have interactive activities that relate to the paintings.
Enrichment Program for Gifted Children.
Training teachers to educate gifted children.
Involvement in the Community
Mentoring Ethiopian Children in Pardess Hana
• In partnership with the Federation of Jewish Communities of Miami, Gordon College of Education is working in three elementary schools strengthening the academic learning skills of 40 Ethiopian children.
• Finding jobs for our Ethiopian graduates by integrating them into this program.
INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
Partnerships with High-Tech Industries
for Furthering Education
Environmental Programs supported by INTEL
Involvement in the Community
Special Educational Missions in the Ukraine: Tri-city
Partnership: Boston-Haifa-
Dnepropetrovsk.
Boston’s Jewish Children and Family Services-Tufts University-Gordon College-Beit Channah
Bringing our Expertise of Tolerance towards People with Special Needs to the Ukraine.
Student Exchange Program in Switzerland
Enabling our Students to Develop an Understanding of Cultural Exchanges.
In this spirit of involvement in the community and commitment to training
teachers to be educators in Israel’s multicultural society,
Gordon College is leading a TEMPUS IV Application unites 26 institutions in 7 countries on the whole issue of cultural
diversity training of Teachers.
Development of an International Model for Curriculum Reform in
Multicultural Education and Cultural Diversity Training
(Acronym = DOIT).
Consortium Composition:17 Universities and Colleges 3 NGO 6 Student unionsPartner Countries Include:
Israeli, Georgian, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Estonia, United Kingdom.
Focus of the Project within Priorities and Subject area of Israel and Georgia
Aims to enhance the quality of teacher training and educational programs for multicultural education and cultural diversity competence through curriculum reform.
Outcomes• Professional Educators of Teachers will have
strategic models for multicultural educational training and developing cultural competency among students of education and teachers.
• Professional Educators of Teachers gain life-long skills which they pass on to their students and teachers (domino effect).
Curricular Reform will be integrated into participating HEI in Israel and Georgia.
Professional Network will be established among Professional Educators which will enable the sharing of knowledge and joint projects in the future.
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