Training curriculum for school principals

About the program

The training program for school principals at Bar-Ilan University covers one year, totaling 600 hours. Training is conducted in cooperation and coordination with the Avnei Rasha Institute. Recruitment of candidates for the program is under the responsibility of the Avnei Rasha Institute.

Breakdown of training hours over the year (total 600 hours)

Peer workshop

Personal conversations - individual guide

Personal conversations - school principal

Unique activities:

Simulation day

Field trips

e-Learning

Practical training

Classroom lessons

50 h

15 h

70 h

150 h

300 h

Practical training:

One of the key questions in the process of training of principals concerns the transformation of acquired knowledge and skills into knowledge and skills that gain expression in the principal's work. Practical training is based on active simulation of these processes.

In this context, meaningful learning allows the practical application of concepts and ideas learned in the course. Practical training brings together theory and practice in the work of the principal, with emphasis on identifying, understanding, development, and implementation of moral, pedagogical, and administrative meanings in school and in the community.

Classroom curriculum (300 hours)

Year of study: 2012, Monday 8:30 - 17:30
Summer semester follows the concentrated schedule
Dr. Chen Schechter - Academic Director of the training program school principals

Course number	Course title	Lecturer name
1	Instruction and leading of teams in introducing change	Dr. Orly Shapira
2	Economics of education, financial and budget management of schools	Dr. Iris Ben - David Hadar
3	Development of pedagogical leadership and school vision	Ms. Delilah Ashkenazi
4	School and its ties with the surrounding community - interactions are necessary, desirable, and possible	Ms. Dalit Stauber
5	Systemic thinking and learning as a driving force behind the development and change in school	Dr. Chen Schechter
6	Development of managerial decision-making skills in complex situations	Mr. Arie Arazi
7	Shaping of educational philosophy, development of self-efficacy, and time management	Dr. Yechiel Sherman
8	Educational administration from a legal perspective	Dr. Israel Gilat
9	Development of assessment culture as an engine for school advancement	Ms. Ariela Israeli
10	Development of leadership and administration skills in social-communal education	Ms. Hanna Schwarz
11	Peer workshop	Ms. Shula Manor
11	Peer workshop	Dr. Eyal Kaminka

Last modified: 19/07/2012