Training

The TaL AM team has designed comprehensive, curriculum-based professional development programs providing teachers and principals with the knowledge and skills essential to the successful implementation of the TaL AM program.

TaL AM 1, 2 , 3, 4 & 5 Training Institutes

TaL AM 1, 2 , 3, 4 & 5 training institutes in parallel tracks are offered in different locations twice during the year:

The part 1 or summer institute presents theory and methodology underlying the program, and introduces the units studied during the first half of the school year.

The part 2 (mid-year or winter) institute is devoted to the units studied during the second half of the school year, while continuing to expand on the pedagogical approach of TaL AM.

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Upcoming Second (Part 2) 2011-2012 Winter Institutes for TaL AM Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5:

Israel, Jerusalem:
Sunday, January 8, 2012 - Wednesday, January 11, 2012
TaL AM Institutes - Part 2

USA, NJ:
Sunday, February 5, 2012 - Wednesday, February, 8, 2012:
TaL AM Institutes - Part 2

Los Angeles, CA:
There will be three 2-day Institutes, as follows:
February 13-14 - Grades 1,2,3
February 15-16 - Grades 4 and 5
February 15-16 - Torah and Parasha Tracks

Upcoming First (Part 1) 2012-2013 Summer Institutes
for TaL AM Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5:

USA, NJ:
June 24-28, 2012

Israel, Jerusalem:
July 15-19, 2012

These institutes enable participants to:
(*) Study the brain-based learning principles of TaL AM.

(*) Learn the methodology of Communicative & Heritage Language and Literacy Development.

(*) Become acquainted with the content, concepts, skills and material of the program.

(*) Observe TaL AM instruction on videotaped lessons of classes studying with the program.

(*) Learn how to assess students' achievements and use results for planned instruction.

(*) Observe alternative teaching approaches and ways of organizing the classroom.

(*) Fine-tune instructional skills to serve students' varied learning styles and needs.

(*) Learn to prepare a classroom portfolio and utilize it to communicate the achievements of each student, the curriculum learned, and its linkage to the next grade.

Webinars

In consideration of the costs that schools incur in sending teachers to participate in the TaL AM Institutes, as well as new the technological possibilities, TaL AM has decided to gradually transition to a new mode of training. In the 2011-2012 school year we will conduct training in a hybrid mode: Face to Face (F2F) and Webinars.

A series of Webinars will replace some of the Winter Institutes.

Please click here for the topics, dates and prices of ththe Webinars.

TaL AM Leadership Institutes

TaL AM offers educational leaders - principals, supervisors and subject matter coordinators - an opportunity to become familiar with the curricula through virtual sessions conducted online.

These sessions enable educational leaders to:
(*) Study the research-based theory, methodology and design of TaL AM.

(*) Become acquainted with the content, skills and material of the curriculum.

(*) Identify effective instructional skills.

(*) Study the curricular links made from one grade to the next.

(*) Receive practical guidance and helpful insights that assist them in their role as facilitators of educational improvement in their schools.

(*) Explore the role of the principal as supervisor in the implementation of the TaL AM curriculum.

(*) Ensure efficient teaching and professional development for teachers.

(*) Learn to communicate the scope, methodology and impact of the curriculum to parents, education committees and boards.