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 Allocation of Hours to Native Speaker Pupils in Elementary School 2012-2013

(posted May 16, 2012)

 Guidelines for Marking the Meitzav English Exams 2012
(posted May 10, 2012)

 Random Sampling of the Logs - Information that English Inspectors are sending to schools:
Letter to Principals about the Random Sampling from Dr. Judy Steiner

Form for Random Sampling of Logs for Each Class

Checklist of Criteria for Evaluating the Logs

Feedback about the Logs     (posted May 9th, 2012)

 Reporting the Grades for the Log on the 9540 Form (posted May 9th, 2012)

 Timetable for Listening Comprehension - Summer Bagrut Examination 2012 (posted May 7, 2012)

 Study Day for Translation Teachers (posted May 2, 2012)

 Hozer Mafmar April 2012 (posted May 2)

 CLASS: Civics, Language and American Studies Seminar for English Teachers, July 15 - 20, 2012 (posted May 2)

 Change in the D and F Literature exams:

Please note the following change in instructions on the D and F literature modules:

In the literature exam, there is a list of six HOTS for students to choose from to answer the justification questions. Students, however, can choose to use a HOTS from the Literature Handbook that is not on the list. (posted Apr. 5)

 Please note:
There was a mistake on the Table of Specifications that has now been corrected.
In module A there is no change: The listening comprehension is worth 30 points and the reading comprehension is worth 70 points. This is the correct version of the Table of Specifications. (posted Apr. 2)

 Dear English teachers,

Wishing good luck to your students on the Meitzav external exam which will be held on March 26th at 10:00.

If there are any problems on the day of the exam, the school should either call RAMA: 03-7632888, fax them: 03-7632889 or email them: rama@education.gov.il
If necessary, they will contact me.

Hope your students enjoy doing the test!

All the best,
Dr. Judy Steiner

 Letter to Principals about Teaching Translation (posted Mar. 21)

 Information about Teaching Translation (posted Mar. 21)

 LD Oral Exam for the Literature Modules - Summer 2012

Based on feedback we received regarding students that took the LD oral literature module in the winter moed, it has been decided on the following format for the oral LD exam for the summer moed:

Module D:  Students will not answer the questions in Part Two.
Module F:  Students will not answer 1 LOTS question and 1 HOTS question without the  justification in Parts One and Two.  
              

The specific instructions, together with the instructions for the other modules, will be posted prior to the date of the exam on the site of the English Inspectorate.

Extension Date for Submitting the Grades of the Log

In the areas where school has not been taking place due to the bombings, it has been decided that schools can hand in the the grades on the 9540 form to the tachanot klita no later than June 7, 2012.  Please notify the English Inspector of your school. (posted Mar.18)

 Meitzav 5th Grade 2011, Hebrew Speakers 
   
 Meitzav 8th Grade 2011, Hebrew Speakers 
   
 ICT tools which can help you write online activities (posted July 15, 2011)

 Dear Teachers,
 
Due to new regulations in the Ministry of Education, only teachers who activate their Yonat Hadoar (online collaborative work environment of all teachers in Israel) will be able to receive our announcements. Please click on the link above to find all the information you need to activate your account.
 
Using Yonat Hadoar will enable you to use for free the latest Office, store online media of up to 25 GB using Skydrive and  access it wherever you are. Also, it enables you to use an online calendar, find emails of other teachers in Israel, see when they are online and chat with them. (posted July 15, 2011)

 Teachers whose computerized teaching units have been approved and are posted in the portal (posted June 22)

 A Call for Proposal of Computerized Teaching Units -  Online Form to Submit the Teaching Units (posted June 22)

 Criteria for Approving Computerized Activities in the Framework of Teaching English in the 21st Century  (posted June 22)

  Teaching for the 21st Century - Tikshuv Portal (posted June22)

 We are very happy to announce our new site for supporting the literature program: Thinking through Literature and Culture (TLC). Click here to read more about the site. (posted Apr. 26)

 Click here to download the updated Teachers' Handbook for Integrating Higher-Order Thinking Skills with the Teaching of Literature (April 2011) (posted Apr. 13)

 Click here to download Guidelines for Teaching the Literature Program to Students with Learning Disabilities (posted Apr. 13)

 Register to Kria Beshetef - a new free site by Matach for students in grades 6-12 to learn how to improve their reading speed. (posted Jan. 25)

 A Sequence of Critical Thinking Tasks, TESOL Journal (posted Dec. 13)
                       

Literature Bagrut Program

 Literature Module F Answer Key - Winter 2012 (posted Mar.11)

 Reminder about Reporting the Grades of the Log

On page 43 of the Literature Handbook it is written:

The red 9540 form with the final grades for the Literature Program for the Log needs to be given to the tachana klita in the summer moed only (a day before the date of the English Bagrut exam or on the day of the English Bagrut exam).  The form also must be sent by fax to the English Inspector of the school no later that the date of the English Bagrut exam.

Please note:  The code for the Log is 16177. (posted February 8, 2012)

 Timetable for Listening Comprehension - Winter Bagrut Examination 2012 (posted January 15, 2012)

 Bagrut Literature Module on the TLC Site (posted January 11, 2012)

 List of Literary Texts for Logs (posted January 5, 2012)

 Literature Bagrut Module - Update for Internal and External Students (posted Dec. 19, 2011)

 Bagrut Literature Examination - MODULE F, Summer 2010 (posted Nov. 23)

  Revised Literature Handbook August 2010 (posted Aug 2010)

  ToolBox

Information and tools that can be used for the implementation of the literature program can be found in the ToolBox in the Matach site. To access it go to: http://top.cet.ac.il

NOTE: The site has just (Oct. 2010) gotten a “facelift”, and the blue button on the bottom that says: סביבות פתוחות has disappeared. Instead, there are orange hyperlinks on the top of the page. One of them says: “ סביבות למידה פתוחות”. If you click on that a list will drop down and you will see the words: "Lit Open Site – 2010-2011". Click on that link and it will take you directly into the environment. Click on the tab on the toolbar marked  "ToolBox". If you have trouble with anything there you can also try clicking the button "Technical Issues". (posted October 18, 2010)

Bagrut Exams

Miscellaneous

  Teaching English in the Israeli School System

Worth Having a Look At

  Performance Tasks (posted May 2009)

  Guidelines for the Teaching of English at the Pre-Foundation Level (posted January 2009) 

  Curriculum for Pupils with Special Needs (posted 2008)

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