Introducing Gordon College of
Education
Gordon College
of Education,
Haifa
Founded 1953
Urban Campus in Haifa
3,500
Students
250
Faculty
members
Gordon
College is a
microcosm
of Israel’s
multicultural
population
B.Ed.
Degree
M.Ed.
Degree
Each Child is a World : Being a Teacher is a Mission
Gordon
College
Offers
Academic
Preparatory
Courses
Each Child is a World : Being a Teacher is a Mission
Thousands of
educators have
received their
Teaching
Certification,
B.Ed. Degree, or
M.Ed. Degree
from Gordon
College of
Education
2009: 245 students awarded B.Ed. Degree and 25
were awarded the M.Ed. Degree
Druze
Graduates
Hundreds of Israeli Druze
and other minorities
have received their
teaching certification
and B.Ed. Degrees from
Gordon College of
Education
WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT GORDON COLLEGE
Multicultural Educational Resource Center
THE MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
CENTER AT GORDON COLLEGE
• The main mission goal is to train teachers from
different ethnic and religious groups to educate
children to live in the multicultural Israeli society.
• Our staff develops learning programs aimed at
enhancing tolerance and respect among
children.
Member of UNESCO Associated
Schools (ASPnet) in Israel
• 2009: Rapporteur at the 6th National
Coordinators of European Meeting for 10
hours of working sessions on the topic of
Human Diversity Education
• More than 20 countries participated.
Gordon is the
Center for National
Educational
Conferences in
Northern Israel
Preschool Education Conference: Great
Poetry for Little Ones.
Integrative Approach: Involvement
Gordon College of
Education:
Volunteering and
Programs for the
Community
Creating Opportunities for Weaker Populations
English Department
and the Department of
Special Education
• Gordon College’s
Learning Centers
Serve the
Community
Learning Centers in English, Reading, Mathematics
Opening a new
HOLOCAUST CENTER
With new method's of teaching the
young generation
Training Students
and Educators
to Teach About
the Holocaust
Educational Programs for Teacher Training
Innovative Multifaceted Pedagogical
Program
• Courses
• Pedagogical Supervision of Student-teachers practicing to
teach about the Holocaust from kindergarten through junior
high school
• Innovative Methods fo teach about the Holocaust to Children
with special needs.
• Training students of education and in-service teachers to
create educational interactive programs with the school.
• Educational Field Trips that provide teachers with the tools to
teach about the Holocaust through visits to memorial sites
throughout Israel
Yearly Educational,
Interactive Exhibition
during Holocaust
Memorial Week in Israel.
Workshops for Children about the Holocaust
Interactive Exhibitions at Gordon College
During Holocaust Memorial Week included:
• Holocaust survivor artists display their work and
discuss it with children.
• Exhibition of Children’s art work, who read
stories about the Holocaust.
• Visits of hundred of elementary and junior high
school students who have interactive activities
that relate to the paintings.
Involvement in the Community
Enrichment Program
for Gifted Children.
Training
teachers to
educate gifted
children.
INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
Mentoring Ethiopian Children in Pardess Hana
• In partnership with the Federation of Jewish
Communities of Miami, Gordon College of Education
is working in three elementary schools strengthening
the academic learning skills of 40 Ethiopian children.
• Finding jobs for our Ethiopian graduates by
integrating them into this program.
Involvement in the Community
Partnerships with
High-Tech Industries
for Furthering
Education
Environmental Programs supported by INTEL
Involvement in the World
Gordon College
Involvement in World
Issues and Challenges
Bringing our Expertise of Tolerance towards
People with Special Needs to the Ukraine.
Special Educational
Missions in the
Ukraine: Tri-city
Partnership: BostonHaifaDnepropetrovsk.
Boston’s Jewish Children and Family Services-Tufts
University-Gordon College-Beit Channah
Since 2002 Gordon College has
sent 19 missions to the Ukraine
Enabling our Students to Develop an
Understanding of Cultural Exchanges.
Student Exchange
Program in
Switzerland
In this spirit of involvement in the
community and commitment to training
teachers to be educators in Israel’s
multicultural society,
Gordon College is leading a TEMPUS
IV Application unites 26 institutions in 7
countries on the whole issue of cultural
diversity training of Teachers.
Development of an International
Model for Curriculum Reform in
Multicultural Education and
Cultural Diversity Training
(Acronym = DOIT).
Consortium Composition:
17 Universities and Colleges
3 NGO
6 Student unions
Partner Countries Include:
Israeli, Georgian, Germany, Austria, The
Netherlands, Estonia, United Kingdom.
Focus of the Project within Priorities and Subject
area of Israel and Georgia
Aims to enhance the quality of teacher training and
educational programs for multicultural education
and cultural diversity competence through
curriculum reform.
Outcomes
• Professional Educators of Teachers will have
strategic models for multicultural educational
training and developing cultural competency
among students of education and teachers.
• Professional Educators of Teachers gain life-long
skills which they pass on to their students and
teachers (domino effect).
Curricular Reform will be integrated into
participating HEI in Israel and Georgia.
Professional Network will be established
among Professional Educators which will
enable the sharing of knowledge and joint
projects in the future.
Gordon
College’s Vision
for Tomorrow
M.Ed. Wing:
classrooms,
workshop areas,
computers, and
work areas for
educational
discourse and
discovery.