The time has come to use Israel’s dizzying success in technological innovation and entrepreneurship to promote the Israeli education system!

The time has come to Reinvent Education

Vision

To revolutionize the Israeli educational system by turning classrooms into hubs of innovation using technology and cutting-edge pedagogies so that students are ready to lead and face down the complex challenges of our modern world.

To engage in research, development, and implementation on the most socially-relevant, innovative, and effective forms of teaching and learning for our modern society given the real constraints of class size, school conditions, testing requirements, and more, that Israeli schools and their educators face.

Mission

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What's Happening

TCSS institute is one of the
5 finalists for the Triple E Awards

We are happy to announce that TCSS institute (Taking Citizen Science to School) has been selected as one of the 5 finalists for the “Community Engagement Initiative of the Year” category of the Triple E Awards. The subject of the entry was “Taking citizen science to school: Connecting university scientists with teachers, students, and their communities in the co-creation of scientific research”. The Triple E Awards are a global recognition of efforts towards the quest for entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education.

Dr. Sharit Barzilai and Prof. Linor Hadar won a research grant

We congratulate Dr. Sharit Barzilai and Prof. Linor Hadar, from the Department of Learning and Teaching Sciences, for winning a research grant from the Ministry of Education. Their research is focused on promoting teaching and assessment of digital information literacy by implementing a professional learning model. The purpose of this research is to implement the model that will allow teachers to integrate teaching and evaluation of cognitive skills and connect the model with the teaching of cognitive skills identified in the graduate skills document by the ministry of education.

Dr. Yotam Hod won a research grant from the Ministry of Education

We congratulate Dr. Yotam Hod, from the Department of Learning and Teaching Sciences, for winning a grant of half a million NIS from the Ministry of Education. The subject of the research is the effect of the humanistic knowledge-building communities method on the development of Graduate skills model which the ministry of education intends to promote. The purpose of this research is to examine the results of learning in an innovative educational model, called "Humanistic Knowledge Building Communities" (HKBCs) within the state education system in Israel. This model builds heavily on some of the new theories of learning around the world that help meet the needs of today's society.

Makers workshop at a highschool in Natanya for research students

On Feb 1, 2023, a group of research students attended a workshop led by Yuval Segev, leader of the Reinvent Maker Education Program at the "Handisiya" - a maker space located in a highschool in Netanya. The purpose of the trip was to observe Making-in-action as a way to learn more about this promising approach to revolutionalize education and to gain inspiration for the University of Haifa Maker Education Lab. The workshop participants engaged in several activities organized by Segev, including the creative construction of noise-making machines using a combination of technologies. A new course on Maker Education will begin in the Spring semester (2023), to be co-led and designed by Yuval Segev and Dr. Yotam Hod.

Our Innovations

Future Learning Spaces

Supporting schools as they redesign their learning spaces for active and collaborative learning Our Future Learning Space can serve as a training ground for schools.

Maker Education

Fostering the Next Generation of Maker Educators in Israel with the promise of preparing students for the modern technology-rich workforce.

School Participation in Citizen Science

Advancing and democratizing education in natural, social, and human sciences through school participation in citizen science projects. Around 100 school have already joined!

Statistical Literacy in an Era of Big Data

Creating pedagogical designs using innovative software to teach young learners how to be data literate and develop statistical literacy.

We have conceived and field-tested an educational model that reconfigures classrooms into learning communities that prepare students for the challenges of the modern world.

Innovative pedagogical designs and technologies Cultivating students’ competence to evaluate (mis)information as well as how to share it responsibly.

Navigating a Post-Truth World

Classroom Learning Communities

Empowering students to act responsibly to mitigate global warming and adapt society to its consequences.

Climate Change Education

Augmented Reality Sandbox

Designing, testing and implementing an augmented reality platform that helps students develop their spatial thinking and navigation skills.

Empowering students by developing their understanding of complex systems in an increasingly interconnected world.

Understanding Complex Systems

Augmenting abilities- new assistive technologies

Harnessing AI to develop assistive technologies to provide support for children with disabilities.