Gordon Academic College leads Israeli colleges of education in integrating technology and pedagogy, and in building international academic alliances around urgent contemporary issues.
Pedagogy meets technology
Innovative Technology & Curriculum
Our students acquire a comprehensive education that includes up-to-date and innovative technological methodologies relevant to the 21st century. Our goal is for them to become ambassadors of innovation and change in the schools where they will work.
Gordon provides B.Ed. students with iPads as a learning tool, and offers many courses combining innovative technologies including hundreds of applications, augmented and virtual reality, sensors, 3D printing, and an immersive room especially suited for special education.
Innovative Curriculum
Strategic collaborations with Apple, Google, Microsoft and others expose our academic staff to the latest technologies, with training to implement them in their teaching.
The Simulation Center
Simulation-based learning is integrated into academic courses, where students experience authentic situations through classroom simulations and group analysis.
Futuristic Learning Environments
Our learning spaces include animated clip creation, augmented reality, 3D printing and an immersive room that expands the classroom to a world without limits.
Center for Learning from Mistakes
Mistake-based learning invites students to investigate their mistakes and reach deeper understanding as part of the Center for Excellence in Teaching.
21st Century Teaching
New Learning Methods
Our vision is to prepare teaching students for the challenges of teaching in the 21st century, promoting excellence and training high-skilled teachers who integrate advanced technologies with innovative teaching strategies in their classroom practice.
Sample courses
Social & Ethical Issues of the Virtual World
Prepares student teachers for data protection, cyber-bullying, informed consuming, copyright and privacy.
Digital & Information Literacy for Academic Use
A first-year course exploring teaching theory, collaborative technology tools, intellectual property dilemmas and media creation.
Integrating Technology into Disciplinary Teaching
Students explore online learning environments and design technology-integrated lesson plans for real classrooms.
Social Media in Educational Service
A third-year course building deep understanding of digital media to promote teaching and learning through social networks.
Industry collaborations
Learning with global technology leaders
As part of our vision to promote excellence and innovation, we collaborate with leading technological organizations to offer further specialization.
Gordon Seeds for Education
A collaborative course between Gordon and Google for staff to experience Google tools and bring innovative resources back to colleagues.
Concentrated Days of Learning
In partnership with Google Israel, students join focused learning days on journalism, media, photography and digital branding.
iGordon Program, with Apple
Courses across disciplines where students and teachers use 1:1 iPads for mobile, hands-on learning experiences.
External Studies for In-Service Teachers
A two-year professional development course for experienced teachers focused on integrating technologies in teaching.
When Math Meets Art
An interactive group exhibition created from the natural encounter between mathematics and art in the course developed and taught by Dr. Liora Nutov at Gordon Academic College.
The Research Authority of Gordon Academic College of Education supports research and academic activity, encouraging faculty members to conduct publishable research, engage in writing, and pursue meaningful academic work.
We support research through resource allocation, ongoing refinement of research skills, and collaborations both within and beyond the college.
Three core channels
Encouraging & nurturing research
Skill development, publication opportunities, grant support, research consulting and post-research assistance.
Co-funding research for publication
Seed-money grants, conference participation, journal publication support, editing support and academic event backing.
Rav-Gvanim Journal
A peer-reviewed academic platform publishing empirical and theoretical articles on education in Israel and abroad.
Research resources
Research Authority
Research Support Package
Support Package Details
Procedures & Forms
Academic Promotion
Our publications
Gordon Academic Journals
Rav-Gvanim, Research and Discourse
A multidisciplinary journal on education and teaching.
Childhood, Studies and Research in Children's Culture
A peer-reviewed academic journal published biennially.
Multicolors
The international edition of Gordon College's Rav-Gvanim peer-reviewed journal.
Active & Engaged Learning Journal
A scholarly journal dedicated to active and engaged learning.
GACE & Katho's Joint Center of Countering Anti-Semitism
Past, Present and Future, Through Education
Within the bilateral partnership between Gordon College of Education and Katho, the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia, both institutions combine their efforts to counter contemporary anti-Semitism through research, education and training.
Background
Experts attest to an unprecedented increase in anti-Semitism globally over the last decade. The partnership between GACE and Katho aims to address this challenge through research, teaching and research-based practice.
The Joint Center
Both institutions established a joint research, education and training center dedicated to making a scientific contribution to countering contemporary anti-Semitism.
