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| Learning Areas | Learning Objectives |
Teaching Methodology
(70 Hours) |
- Elements of Instruction:
- 7 Elements – Theory and Practice
- Following a lesson plan using the 7 elements
- Differentiated Instruction:
- Rationale, goals and principles of a differentiated classroom
- Strategies and tools associated with differentiation
- Developing a lesson plan using Differentiated Instruction
- An Engaging Teacher:
- Using visual aids effectively
- Promoting discussion and interactive activities
- Building Academic Skills:
- Developing critical thinking
- Chumash and Gemara: Tricks of the trade
- Multi Media:
- Technology in the classroom
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Student Teaching Initiative
(10 sessions) |
Students will be paired with local school teachers for the purpose of student teaching and mentorship. |
Classroom Management
(33 Hours) |
- Setting Up Your Classroom for Success
- Starting the school year on the right foot
- Creating a Learning Environment:
- Structuring a learning-friendly classroom
- The teacher as a role model
- Classroom Discipline:
- A balanced and controlled approach to effective discipline
- Instilling respect instead of fear
- The School Community:
- Engaging peers and superiors
- Parents as partner
- Responsibility & Accountability
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The Learning Process
(40 Hours) |
- The Mind of a Child & its Function:
- Information processing in the child’s mind
- The reading process in the child’s mind
- The learning process in the child’s mind
- Student and Teacher Relationship:
- Developing healthy student-teacher relationships
- Emotional Needs of Children:
- Recognizing emotional needs in children
- Social & domestic pressures
- Building Self-Esteem
- Building Religious Growth:
- Challenges of the 21st century
- Learning Disabilities:
- Working with students’ learning disabilities
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Program Graduation Date:
June 2011 |
Students who have successfully attended the program, completed required projects and received the recommendation of their mentors will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in Educational Training. |
