CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL HEBREW & LASHON HAKODESH INSTRUCTION
in Tora based institutions
מרכז הכשרה וליווי מקצועי לקידום הוראת עברית ולשון הקודש בבתי ספר תורניים
ב''ה
HOW WE WORK?
We LISTEN
to your goals and desires for your students Hebrew proficiency.
EVALUATE
your learners proficiency in Hebrew on-site or remotely.
DESIGN
a training and implementation program to your Hebrew teachers to understand second languge acquisition prosses based on the functional proficiency approach and HOW to apply it in their classrooms.
SHARE
ready to use study units
SUPPORT
your teachers and team as they acquire the new approach.
MEASURE
results and refine the curriculum as needed.
COMMUNICATE
clearly with educators and administrators throughout.
TRAINING
“While I'm always looking for opportunities to enhance our school, this course felt like a world of possibility opening before me.“
Doba Rivka Weber, Director
Gan-Chabad, a Montessori-Inspired Preschool, Philadelphia, PA
"TEACHING HEBREW AS A SECOND LANGUAGE WITH THE ACTFL FUNCTIONAL PROFICIENCY APPROACH"
or
"EXPERIENTIAL LIMUDEI KODESH WITH A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH"
Learn essential language acquisition and pedagogical principles in our Foundational Courses. Follow up with focused and ongoing PD, which, together with classroom application hours, could lead to a degree through our affiliated institutions.
SUPPORT
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"I have to thank you for putting me on this teaching track! I have a great lesson planned, and I am thrilled to go into the classroom today."
Esther Tarkieltaub, MA. Ed., 1-5th grades, Midwest Academy for Gifted Education, Chicago, IL
We’re here to hold hands and solve problems as you integrate the powerful principles of second language acquisition -- in a way that serves your own unique population -- via on-site or remote consultations, guidance in planning lessons, organizing curriculum, and designing assessments, with love and encouragement for you and your learners.
TOOLS
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"HOW taught me a new sensitivity to measuring learner needs."
Hadassah Buchwald
5-8th Ramaz School, NYC
& Adjunct Professor of Hebrew, Connecticut College,
New London County, CT
Our expanding selection of diagnostic, planning, tracking and assessment tools guides HOW educators in designing clear functional, linguistic, and cultural objectives – measuring where students are and where they need to go next.
MATERIALS
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"My students respond to the more relevant units and the wider variety of activity types and exercises, and I see them building skills over time."
Mrs. Leah Yarmush, 11th grade
Beth Rivkah, Brooklyn, NY
Whether you’ve invested in a curriculum program or you’re starting from scratch, HOW’s collections add a new dimension to make your lessons more interactive, more relevant, and more effective. We also work with curriculum designers to include the language-based approach in their products.
COMMUNITY
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“Being part of the warm and welcoming Hebrew Our Way community
is useful and encouraging.”
Osnat Chiprot, K-5 grades
CJA, Myrtle Beach, SC
Our down-to-earth community of educators keeps everyone in touch sharing questions, answers, mazal tovs, ideas, materials and links. This group of dedicated, like-minded teachers, counselors and other teaching colleagues are here for mutual support and guidance.