3. I conjecture that by 2018, a student will routinely be judged not only by her ability to write a 5-paragraph essay but her ability to represent her ideas via a 5 minute podcast, 2 minute movie, and level in an educational game.
9. To be literate, we must make meaning from all the information that is available to us - multi-modal information audio graphical visual tactile symbolic/representational
19. What did this globally-minded student have to say? From a Neveh Channah student after receiving peer review from a student from LCC: "Thank you for taking the time to read my paper. I was touched by your warm words and the gentle criticism. Yes, some of the spelling should be edited and I didn't want to burden the reader with too many details and information....I would love to host you here in Jerusalem and to join you personally on a walking tour through the streets of Nachlaot." "Thank you for taking the time to read my paper. I was touched by your warm words and the gentle criticism. Yes, some of the spelling should be edited and I didn't want to burden the reader with too many details and information....I would love to host you here in Jerusalem and to join you personally on a walking tour through the streets of Nachlaot."
23. "From all of the work that we have done with other students, I have learned how to look over other people's work and let them edit my own.”
24. “ From working with other students, I also learned how to be patient and not always want things to happen at the exact moment I would like them to, but rather wait and spend more time on something to make it even better." - Matthew, grade 7 - Matthew, grade 7 - Matthew, grade 7 ( Metacognitive skills built )
25. Karen Guth - teacher at Neveh Channah School in Etzion Bloc, Israel:"I would say that this became a project that engaged the minds, skills, and hearts of our students. It turned the English Bagrut project into an international research, writing, thinking, and teaching opportunity."