Teacher Development Opportunities

• Civics Language and American Studies Seminar

 CLASS is an annual 6-day immersion seminar for high school English teachers from all around the country.  Participants learn pedagogical methods and teaching tools from American experts, and learn to incorporate aspects of American culture in the classroom to make lessons richer and more interactive. The seminar is recognized by the Israel Ministry of Education, which awards credits to participants for in-service training. 

• E-teacher Scholarship Program

These university-level distance learning courses, in coordination with several U.S. institutions of higher learning, offer English educators the opportunity to participate in intensive 12-week university study modules on-line covering a range of English teaching topics such as: Critical Thinking, Business English, Teaching for Law, and Teaching English to Young Learners. 

• Participation of Israeli English teachers at U.S. TESOL conferences

 The office of English Language Programs based in Amman sponsors the participation of English teachers at the annual TESOL conference. This unique networking opportunity offers Israeli teachers from all sectors of Israeli society the chance to learn first-hand cutting edge methodologies and practices and become part of the global community of English language professionals. 

• Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators and scholars

Study of the United States Institutes are designed to strengthen curricula and improve the quality of teaching about the United States in academic institutions overseas. Foreign university faculty, secondary educators, and other scholars spend approximately four weeks at host universities in the United States where they take part in lectures, seminar discussions, and site visits. They learn about American educational philosophies, explore new teaching methods and pursue related research interests. Participants spend the remaining two weeks on a study tour, which complements the academic program and includes visits to sites of interest in another geographic region of the country.