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Teacher Training 2024 - 2025 School Year
We are delighted to open registration season for iTaLAM teacher training, anticipating the upcoming school year (2024-2025). With the feedback we have received from the field and a wealth of experience, this year we offer new and updated iTaLAM training programs, which have been adapted to the needs of each and every teacher.
This year no teacher is left behind! Every new teacher will undergo training and year-long guidance from iTaLAM!
Who is the Course For?
- First year teachers
- Shlichim
- Teachers who intend to teach with the iTaLAM program for the first time
- Teachers transferring to a new iTaLAM level in the next school year
- New or experienced teachers who have not attended iTaLAM training in the past (only TaLAM)
- Teachers who spent one year teaching with iTaLAM and want to reinforce their understanding of the program
What does the course offer new teachers?
This new course provides everything you need for a successful implementation of the iTaLAM program, at your own convenience!
We combine our professional course with a personal approach, providing teachers with practical and useful tools for making the best use out of iTaLAM materials.
Course Structure
During Summer Vacation: 4 Concentrated Online Training Sessions
Dates:
ט-י”ב בתמוז
15-18 July, 6-9 p.m. Israel time
The summer sessions will provide teachers with the tools and knowledge they need to begin the school year in a positive and efficient manner. Teachers will learn the principles for teaching Hebrew in Hebrew, and understand the practical tools at their disposal in the program. Teachers will become familiar with the curriculum, and learn how to best utilize it in their classroom.
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
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15 July |
How to teach Hebrew in Hebrew with iTaLAM We will begin with a peek into the program’s structure, in order to understand how iTaLAM can be taught in the best and most exciting way. |
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16 July |
What are language skills, and how can they be reinforced in the classroom? We will examine various language skills, and learn how they can be reinforced in the classroom, to improve the overall level of Hebrew in the classroom. |
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17 July |
How should we begin the year in our classroom? We will address creating an efficient and enjoyable lesson plan with iTaLAM, which will bring meaningful and experiential learning into the classroom. |
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18 July |
How to teach in a fun and experiential way We will learn how to combine games, songs, and stories in the learning process, through practical workshops that will help us prepare to teach Hebrew and Chagei Tishrei in the most exciting and creative way possible. |
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
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15 July |
How to teach Hebrew in Hebrew with iTaLAM
We will begin with a peek into the program’s structure, in order to understand how iTaLAM can be taught in the best and most exciting way. |
|
16 July |
What are language skills, and how can they be
reinforced in the classroom?
We will examine various language skills, and learn how they can be reinforced in the classroom, to improve the overall level of Hebrew in the classroom. |
|
17 July |
How should we begin the year in our classroom?
We will address creating an efficient and enjoyable lesson plan with iTaLAM, which will bring meaningful and experiential learning into the classroom. |
|
18 July |
How to teach in a fun and experiential way
We will learn how to combine games, songs, and stories in the learning process, through practical workshops that will help us prepare to teach Hebrew and Chagei Tishrei in the most exciting and creative way possible. |
Throughout the year: individual guidance sessions + online group sessions
4 online sessions with the course coordinator and participants.
Sessions will take place on Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. Israel time
- 30 October 2024
- 4 December 2024
- 29 January 2025
- 19 March 2025
Group sessions throughout the year will engage in preparation for the upcoming learning period, address study progress in the classroom and the challenges teachers face, and learn how to promote all modes of communication in the classroom: reading, writing, and oral and written expression.
3 focused individual guidance sessions
Each 30 minute session with the course director is based on your individual needs, at your convenience, by appointment. Sessions will take place at the start of the school year, after the Chagim, and throughout November. The sessions will help teachers begin the year successfully, with all the individual support you need.
Access to available and practical sources of information
Access to Google Clasroom – A virtual classroom where you can easily find recordings of sessions and presentations, and communicate with the group and the group coordinator.
WhatsApp Group – iTaLAM has a quiet WhatsApp group intended for teachers in the course, where teachers receive short and professional biweekly instructional videos. The videos include ideas, tips, and advice to help teachers with classroom teaching, assessment, and improving student achievement throughout the year.
Costs and Registration
Regular price – $500
SALE Early registration – By July 1st, 2024 – $400
** New schools and schools adding a new iTaLAM level and/or schools teaching all
iTaLAM levels are eligible to one free course.
To finalize your registration, you will be required to provide credit card information.
“I learned a lot from the principal training, and am left with a flavor for more. I think all teachers should undergo your training, and I am very grateful.”
(Director from Brooklyn)
(Hebrew director from Manhattan)
“Thank you for the principal training. I have been with iTaLAM for many years, and I see your development, and am very impressed with your attention and response to shifting needs. I learned a lot and enjoyed getting to know new principals.”
(Director from Florida)
“You are always full of great surprises! Your content is very interesting, and above all I love hearing principals from around the world and learning from the struggles of other professionals. Here in France the situation is complex, and I felt I received the support I needed from the principal in New York, with whom I developed a friendship.”
(Principal from Paris)
