Ohalo College

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Ohalo College
מכללת אוהלו

Motto:	אלופים בחינוך
Motto in English:	Champions of Education
Established:	1964
Type:	State supported
Head:	Dr. Itamar Raban
Staff:	c.30
Students:	c.900
Undergraduates:	c.600
Other students:	c.300
Location:	Katzrin, Golan Heights
Website:	www.ohalo.ac.il

Ohalo College (Hebrew: מכללת אוהלו‎, Mikhlelet Ohalo), also known as the Ohalo College of Education, is a teacher training college in Katzrin in the Golan Heights. The college is supported by the Israeli Ministry of Education and is recognised by the Israeli Council for Higher Education. As a teacher training college it is committed to qualifying teachers of high standards to improve the quality of teaching in the country. According to reports published by the Ministry of Education the college is positioned number 1 in job placement.^[1]

1 History
2 Courses
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Ohalo College was established in 1964 in memory of Berl Katznelson by the Ministry of Education and the Centre of Education and Culture of the Histadrut as a teacher training college near Kvutzat Kinneret by the Sea of Galilee. Since its establishment, the college has been developed and has offered new four-year teacher training courses to include physical education and special education. In 1998 it moved to its current location in Katzrin, and since then students of the college are able to specialise in general education combined with special education. Since 2000 the college has offered B.Ed. courses, and from 2001 it has been recognised as an institution of higher education.^[2]

[edit] Courses

Currently the college offers B.Ed. degree programmes as well as continuing education programmes. There is a proposal to introduce Master degree courses as well in the future depending on the approval of the Council for Higher Education. The current tracks and units of study are aimed at qualifying teachers for all age groups from birth to the twelfth grade in high schools (age 18). The tracks and units are as follows:

Early Years – from birth to 2nd grade in primary school. Specialisations in this track are sound and movement, Judaism, natural sciences, and special education.
Primary School – from 3rd to 6th grade. Specialisations in this track are English, Judaism, sciences and special education.
The Green Track – Sciences and Environment. This track is divided to two: primary school (1st-6th grade) teachers with a specialisation in sciences, and middle school (7th and 8th grades) teachers with a specialisation in biology and environmental studies. The emphasis in this track is on environment preservation and sensitivity to the values of nature. Graduate students of this track can also become qualified tour guides.
Physical Education – from kindergarten to 12th grade in high school. Specialisations in this track are physical education for adults, maritime sports, outdoor sportive activities, and health promotion.
State-Religious Education. Students in this unit take courses in Judaism and one specialisation from the following choices: early years, primary school education, biology and environmental studies for middle school, physical education, and special education.
Physical Trainers. This vocational unit qualifies trainers and instructors in various physical education and sportive disciplines.
Continuing Education and Professional Development. In this unit qualified teachers with a certificate in education continue to study for a B.Ed. degree in any of the tracks offered. Other academics who do not hold any qualification in education continue to study to gain a certificate in education in any of the tracks offered.
Mechina. This pre-academic programme in the college operates under the sponsorship and supervision of the Association for Education Progress of the Ministry of Education in order to prepare post-high school youth for academic studies.
“Excellent for Teaching”. This unique programme of the college grants students who have excellent leading skills and study abilities with financial and curricular privileges in order to nourish the excellence of educational leadership in the education system in Israel.