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Mar 29, 2019, 6:15 PM

Want 21st century schools? Train 21st century teachers

The education system must equip learners with the tools and skills that will help them work well in the unclear and frequently changing reality

Feb 9, 2017, 3:32 PM

Teachers Will Need to Adjust Their Approach in Order to Educate the Leaders of Tomorrow

In the last decade, there has been a big push globally to innovate our education systems. Education institutions have focused on various new methods, including: project-based learning, research-based learning, flipped classrooms, game-based learning, learning through video, thinking based learning,...

Jan 12, 2017, 5:59 PM

The State of School Climate and Environment Today

Surrounding the core of identity and values of a school, we have identified five additional components, and my upcoming posts will each delve into one of these components. As we go through this process, the bonds and interconnectedness will...

Dec 6, 2016, 7:49 PM

Applying A Common Business Model to Identify Identity and Culture in Education

McKinsey's 7S model, one of the comprehensive models in the field of organizational management, is based on a holistic understanding of the organization, comparing the organization to the human body which can only function when each and every limb...

Nov 14, 2016, 10:33 PM

The Evolution of Academic Innovation

The first schools in the modern world were established in the time of the Industrial Revolution. Prior to this time, parents and children spent time together in the fields. Once work moved to factories, parents had to leave for...

Oct 10, 2016, 4:30 PM

The Connection Between the High Holidays and Education

We are currently deep into the month of Tishrei, the month of Jewish holidays – Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. The goal of this time period is to inculcate values and stir us to introspect and connect, and...

Sep 12, 2016, 4:15 PM

Returning Back to School: Teach Your Students to Dream

One of my favorite quotes from John F. Kennedy is "Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be...

Aug 10, 2016, 12:03 AM

Who Will Talk to Our Students about Hot-Button Societal Issues?

In recent years, there has been much public discussion about the fact that schools often seem to operate in artificial bubbles within a much broader reality. Parents, experts and field practitioners have been asking questions about the role of...

Jul 8, 2016, 9:27 AM

The Need for Top-Notch Teachers in the Educational System

“The quality of an educational system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers,” stated McKinsey & Co. in its 2007 report, How the World's Best Performing School Systems Come Out on Top. But ambitious and successful individuals typically do...

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About Me

Dr. Amnon Eldar is the Director General of AMIT. AMIT is the premier education network in Israel, serving 34,000 students each year in 110 schools in 29 cities throughout Israel. AMIT enables students to reach their fullest potential and become productive members of Israeli society with the skills necessary to build a successful future. For more information, please visit www.amitchildren.org.