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All of our professional development offerings are grounded in the Granite Ivrit ðŸ”„ PIR Cycle™ — Plan – Implement – Reflect

Our effective model helps educators design meaningful instruction, apply practical tools, and reflect intentionally to promote long-term growth. 

We offer:

- Professional Development & Support for Hebrew Educators:  Granite Ivrit is proud to offer ongoing pedagogical support, and professional development for Hebrew teachers—whether or not they currently use our curriculum. Our services are designed to strengthen and elevate Hebrew language instruction as a second language, providing educators with the tools, insight, and confidence to teach effectively and meaningfully.

- Ongoing mentoring and coaching for teachers, coordinators, and principals.

- Pedagogical consulting for schools seeking to advance Hebrew instruction.

- Full- and half-day in-service sessions, PD seminars, and interactive workshops. 


Below are just a few sample topics from a much broader range of workshops we offer:

  • Wickedly Effective - Strategies to Empower Oral Communication skill for All Levels.
  • Teaching Reading with Purpose – Combining accuracy and comprehension through meaningful texts and tasks.
  • Expanding the Second Language Toolbox – Practical strategies for varied, effective instruction.
  • From Passive to Powerful learning – Implementing active, student-centered learning.
  • Differentiated Instruction with Intention – Reaching diverse learners through flexible approaches
  • How Students Acquire a Second Language – Understanding the process and its instructional implications
  • Turning the Hebrew Class into a Space for Active Learning – Connecting language with identity, motivation, and student engagement
  • Proficiency Approach for Teaching Second Language and ACTFL Benchmarks
  • Authentic Texts and Tasks – Why and how.
  • Promoting Learner Autonomy in the Second Language Classroom
  • Summative and Formative Assessment in the Second Language Classroom
  • And more…
- Lesson observation and video analysis as a reflective and practical tool for growth. 

- The Granite Ivrit Mechina Program
A year-long professional learning track for Hebrew teachers seeking to deepen their expertise in teaching Hebrew as a second language. The program meets twice monthly via Zoom from September 2025 to June 2026 and combines theoretical and practical knowledge for meaningful classroom impact.

👉 Interested in joining the Mechina Program? Contact us today or Click here to register today!