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	Have a question? Ask Judy Steiner Date of the Translation Skills Examination Summer 2010
	Literature Bagrut Program Accommodations for the Hearing Impaired - Literature Modules D and F Teaching the Literature Program to Four-Point Students FAQs about the Literature Bagrut Modules, December 2009 Postponing Commencement of Compulsory Testing of the Literature Program (Log and Exam) A letter to English teachers from Dr. Judy Steiner in response to Ran Erez's letter Strategies for Higher-Order Thinking Report about Educating to Think (Ofek Pedagogi) 2006-2009 This report deals with the implementation of the HOTS program across the curriculum. There is an overview written by each of the Chief Inspectors describing how HOTS were integrated into the different subject areas. Educating to Think - Ofek Pedagogi This is a resource site for integrating HOTS in the different subject areas. It includes resource materials, thinking strategies, recorded lectures, teaching models and much more. 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 Click on the blue button on the bottom that says: קורסים פתוחים When you get in, choose: "Lit open course". Click on the folder called ToolBox. The following are more detailed instructions for accessing the ToolBox. Integrating Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) with the Teaching of Literature Handbook Literature Handbook in Word
	General Announcements Date of the Translation Skills Examination Summer 2010 The U.S. Embassy has opened registration for CLASS, its week long immersion seminar for Israeli high school English teachers. The seminar will take place at the Kadoorie Agricultural High School in the Lower Galillee, July 18 - 23, 2010. For more information and to apply, please click here. Please note the following announcement that was published in 2009 regarding the use of electronic dictionaries: Announcement from the Director-General's Bulletin: Approval of Electronic Dictionaries Letter to Junior High School Principals: Mapping the Number of Native English Speaker Students New Counselors in the Arab Sector in Haifa and the Central Districts Intel® Education Initiative Teachers' Development Program
Bagrut Exams
	Mikud for Summer Bagrut 2010 A Reminder about the Oral Bagrut Exam
	Rubric for Assessing the Literature Bridging Task - Four and Five Points
	Date of the Summer Bagrut Examination
	Rubric for Assessing Oral Social Interaction
	LD Guidelines 2009 - 2010 (updated November 17, 2009) הנחיות לגבי התאמות בבחינת הבגרות באנגלית - תש"ע
	Accommodations for the Hearing Impaired – A Reminder
	Letter from Agaf Habechinot about Bagrut recorded on CD instead of cassette
	Alternative to the Project: Literature Bridging Task
	Announcement from the Testing Dept: Bagrut Exams will no longer be posted online starting from Winter 2009
	Policy about Cheating on Summer and/or Moed Bet English Bagrut Exams
	Apply to mark Bagrut Exams - Application Form
	To Download – Form for Inspector's Approval
	Webcasts - Doing Bagrut Modules
	Webcast - How to Mark Bagrut Examinations
Meitzav
	Table of Specifications of the Meitzav Examination, 2010
	Guidelines for English Fifth and Eighth Grade Meitzav 2009
	Meitzav Examination - Guidelines for School-based Assessment
	Fifth Grade English Test
	Eighth Grade English Test
Miscellaneous
	English Portal I am pleased to announce the creation of a new English portal . The portal provides a wide range of resource material for teachers such as worksheets, links and activities, all searchable from the green toolbar at the top of the page. Teachers who work in the Ministry of Education can actively contribute to the portal. To obtain a user name and password call 02-6593355. For more information about the portal click here .
	Teaching English in the Israeli School System
	Webcast- Meet the Chief
	Links for students
Worth Having a Look At
	Meitzav Examination - Guidelines for School-based Assessment Fifth Grade English Test
	Meitzav Examination - Guidelines for School-based Assessment Eighth Grade English Test
	Guidelines for the Teaching of English at the Pre-Foundation Level
	Curriculum for Pupils with Special Needs
	Performance Tasks
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