Ceremony
On Monday evening, 17th February 2020, 36 English teachers from all over Israel received the Exceptional English Teachers Awards, in loving memory of Rafael Gefen, the first Chief Inspector for English, who passed away last year. The award winners were representatives of all levels of education: Elementary, Junior High and High schools and from all sectors of society. The ceremony was well attended by over 250 at the Hadassa Academic College in Jerusalem and the awards were presented by Mr. Shmuel Abuav, DIrector General of the Israeli Ministry of Education, Dr. Miri Schlissel, Head of the Pedagogical Secretariat, Mr. Moshe Zafrani, Head of Languages, Dr. Tziona Levi, Chief Inspector for English, Mrs. Risa Levy of the American Embassy and Mr. Ran Erez, Chairman of the Secondary School Teachers' Union.
In Stage 1 of the process, teachers were nominated for the awards last June by either their school principals or their regional English inspectors. Those who progressed to Stage 2 were notified and asked to submit a Power Point presentation detailing their commitment to their profession, and of course to their students. Judging was done in two rounds; firstly by the Awards Committee and secondly by an external panel. The 36 winning teachers were invited to attend Monday's ceremony together with their loved ones and their school principals. As Dr. Tziona Levi emphasized in her speech, the awards are not only in appreciation of those who received them, but in appreciation of all English teachers nationwide.
The 36 excellent teachers:
פרטי המורים המצטיינים 5.pdf