Hebrew at the Center

Hatc has developed an in-depth in-service professional development program for early childhood through high school program includes workshops in the areas of assessment, methodology,goal setting, lesson planning and differentiated instruction based on more than 20 years of research and experience in Hebrew and second-language acquisition. Almost 700 Hebrew language educators,representing over 200 schools and serving more than 16,500 students,have participated in these workshops and multi-year mentoring programs tailored to their institutions' missions goals and needs. In the last few years, hatc has expanded its work into the informal jewish education space with the development of a new approach to Hebrew engagement. Developed jointly with the jewish agency for israel, this pedagogic approach, innovative materials, and effective training have brought Hebrew into more than three dozen camps, israel experience programs for teens and young adults, and is now being rolled out to year-round settings. the outcome of this work aims to demonstrate what is possible, raise expectations, and to bring increased effectiveness, joy, and excitement to Hebrew teaching and learning.