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Royi Hakak

Jerusalem,Israel

Summary

Throughout my educational career, I have focused on learning that integrates creative problem-solving, group work, and fostering creative thinking in a way that enables collaborative learning among students and encourages personal communication that creates openness and compassion for those around us.


As a teacher of agriculture and ecology, I emphasise the importance of global thinking on environmental issues and the need for creative solutions to the complex problems we face in this field, as a means of making the world a better place. In my role as a woodworking teacher, I encourage students to unleash their imagination and creativity while assisting in the development of their motor skills, development of planning and design abilities and integration of mathematical knowledge. Simultaneously, I integrate digital literacy into hands-on activities using design software, laser cutting, and 3D modelling.


Through problem/Project-Based Learning (PBL), I incorporate hands-on activities with tangible and meaningful outcomes for students, the community, and society, alongside digital literacy and knowledge acquisition in various domains. I specialise in creating and implementing game-based learning as a method for delivering educational and social content As part of the learning process, I diversify activities using ODT games to encourage social-emotional learning (SEL).


I have accumulated extensive experience in teaching students of various ages and diverse populations. In addition, I have a lot of experience in the field of outdoor teaching and creating appropriate educational content. I combine all this experience in guiding teachers to develop relevant learning in a way that encourages curiosity, independent learning, collaboration and other skills relevant to students and teachers in the 21st century.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Field Leader

'Ipcha' Jerusalem Municipal Centre for Education
Jerusalem, Israel
01.2021 - Current
  • Guiding and supporting teachers in planning and implementing social, emotional, and physical learning processes inside and outside the classroom, using innovative teaching methods that incorporate 21st-century skills and each teacher's specific needs and goals
  • Planning and leading courses in various fields of knowledge that make use of student's planning, construction, and team-thinking skills, in collaboration with the teachers
  • Conducting workshops and training sessions for teaching teams that combine teaching emotional and learning skills using practical and creative tools.

Teacher

Alonim High School
Jerusalem, Israel
09.2014 - 07.2021
  • Teaching agriculture and plant science, carpentry, bicycle mechanics to students with complex learning difficulties in the middle and high school
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Initiating, establishing, and operating a nationally unique professional training programme in bicycle mechanics for high school and middle school students
  • Teaching agriculture to middle and high school students, preparing for a diploma in agriculture
  • Operating a learning greenhouse and an ecological educational garden based on hydroponic and regular irrigation
  • Teaching social entrepreneurship and leading projects in the field
  • Creating collaborations with numerous schools and leading projects in gardening and Sciences and sustainability.

Teacher

Guatemala and Argentina Elementary Schools
Jerusalem, Israel
09.2014 - 07.2018
  • Teaching agriculture, carpentry, and plant science and botany
  • Worked with students in the areas of agriculture, gardening, sustainability, and carpentry
  • Guiding and supervising student's research projects in plant science
  • Established and led woodworking clubs for parents and children at the school's Parent-Child Centre
  • Collaborated with students and staff to plan and establish a community garden
  • Established projects in collaboration with teachers from different areas of expertise in a project-based learning framework
  • Established and focused on a study program that covered various areas such as carpentry, agriculture, and sustainability.

Teacher & Form Tutor

Middle Division of the Agricultural School
Jerusalem, Israel
09.2010 - 07.2014
  • Form tutor for students in special education
  • Teacher for gifted students in middle school
  • Established projects in collaboration with teachers from different areas of expertise in a project-based learning framework
  • Established and focused on a study program that covered various areas such as carpentry, agriculture, and sustainability
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

Landscape Gardener & Carpenter

Self Employed
Jerusalem, Israel
09.2003 - 07.2009
  • Combined gardening and outdoor carpentry to support landscape gardening projects for private clients
  • Created and maintained gardens using ecological, sustainable, and more standard methods
  • Managed outdoor spaces, ensuring thorough maintenance, upkeep and preservation
  • Building garden pools, pergolas, and garden furniture from wood.

Education

Master's Degree - Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
09.2018 - 06.2019

Postgraduate Certificate of Education -

Hafetz Haim Institute, David Yellin College
Jerusalem, Israel
09.2010 - 06.2012

Carpentry Course -

Ministry of Labour
Jerusalem, Israel
09.2003 - 06.2004

Bachelor's Degree - Sociology and Hebrew Literature

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
09.1997 - 06.2001

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge of working in educational frameworks with populations from diverse backgrounds ranging from preschool to high school ages
  • Pedagogical guidance for teachers by defining and breaking down learning, social, and emotional skills that will contribute to enriching learning
  • Ability to lead and organise working and thinking processes
  • Extensive experience in creating learning processes that integrate real-world activities with academic subjects
  • Extensive experience in planning and creating educational games
  • Extensive work experience through outdoor teaching
  • An ability to listen to students and identify their learning needs, and a belief in the abilities of each student to fulfil their potential
  • Extensive experience in planning and building with students and teachers in fields such as carpentry, agriculture, mechanics, entrepreneurship, and sustainability
  • Construction, operation and instruction in Maker Spaces as a complementary pedagogical approach to classroom learning
  • Establishment, maintaining and operation of educational gardens and active courtyards independently or in collaboration with students and staff

Languages

Hebrew
Native
English
Intermediate

Timeline

Field Leader

'Ipcha' Jerusalem Municipal Centre for Education
01.2021 - Current

Master's Degree - Nonprofit Management and Social Entrepreneurship

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
09.2018 - 06.2019

Teacher

Alonim High School
09.2014 - 07.2021

Teacher

Guatemala and Argentina Elementary Schools
09.2014 - 07.2018

Teacher & Form Tutor

Middle Division of the Agricultural School
09.2010 - 07.2014

Postgraduate Certificate of Education -

Hafetz Haim Institute, David Yellin College
09.2010 - 06.2012

Landscape Gardener & Carpenter

Self Employed
09.2003 - 07.2009

Carpentry Course -

Ministry of Labour
09.2003 - 06.2004

Bachelor's Degree - Sociology and Hebrew Literature

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
09.1997 - 06.2001
Royi Hakak