- HOME
- Table of Contents
- Resume
- Philosophy Statement
- 1. History of Jewish/General Education
- 2. Assessment
- 3. Curriculum
- 4. Language Development/Hebrew
- 5. Personal Development of Teachers
- 6. Collaboration/Community
- 7. Technology
- 8. Learning and Cognition
- 9. Evidence-Based Practice
- 10. Child Development
- 11. Content Knowledge
- 12. Ethics and Values
- 13. Instructional Methods
- Inspiration/Chizuk
- Post-Observation Reflections
6. Collaboration- Reflections
Collaboration in education reflects an essential understanding that educating children to read, write, and learn does not occur in a vacuum. Students are born and raised within families and communities; schools, especially yeshivot, do not merely impart information but seek to also inspire and instill values. Administrators and teachers must realize the inter-connectedness of learning and development that occurs in different grades, and the effects of culture on their students’ attitudes and behaviors.
Firstly, teachers must respect and value their fellow colleagues. I therefore included a slideshow created via collaboration with fellow Azrieli students, representing the significance, beauty, and efficacy of communication and teamwork in creating a quality school.
Included are two letters for parents that I crafted for the whole grade in my first year of [assistant] teaching; the purpose and message of each is the necessary partnership between home/parents and school/teachers. It is important for teachers to inform parents of what is being taught in school, so that parents can reinforce at-home the learning, skills, and values.
Also included are photographs of bulletin-boards I designed which reflect values of the larger community and our school, of the importance of Eretz and Medinat Yisrael. Parents actualize this value not only by sending their children to our school, but by going on family vacations to Israel, sending children to learn in Israel, and financially supporting Israeli organizations. Children may, therefore, grow to love and care about Israel simply from what they see and hear in their homes, but by having classes and programs about Israel in school as well, it becomes a broader ideal instilled in their psyche in a consistent way.
Collaboration in education reflects an essential understanding that educating children to read, write, and learn does not occur in a vacuum. Students are born and raised within families and communities; schools, especially yeshivot, do not merely impart information but seek to also inspire and instill values. Administrators and teachers must realize the inter-connectedness of learning and development that occurs in different grades, and the effects of culture on their students’ attitudes and behaviors.
Firstly, teachers must respect and value their fellow colleagues. I therefore included a slideshow created via collaboration with fellow Azrieli students, representing the significance, beauty, and efficacy of communication and teamwork in creating a quality school.
Included are two letters for parents that I crafted for the whole grade in my first year of [assistant] teaching; the purpose and message of each is the necessary partnership between home/parents and school/teachers. It is important for teachers to inform parents of what is being taught in school, so that parents can reinforce at-home the learning, skills, and values.
Also included are photographs of bulletin-boards I designed which reflect values of the larger community and our school, of the importance of Eretz and Medinat Yisrael. Parents actualize this value not only by sending their children to our school, but by going on family vacations to Israel, sending children to learn in Israel, and financially supporting Israeli organizations. Children may, therefore, grow to love and care about Israel simply from what they see and hear in their homes, but by having classes and programs about Israel in school as well, it becomes a broader ideal instilled in their psyche in a consistent way.