{"id":234,"date":"2016-10-27T16:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T13:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2020-09-24T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:27:13","slug":"the-rothschild-weizmann-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=234","title":{"rendered":"The Rothschild- Weizmann Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Rothschild-Weizmann Program<\/strong><br \/>\nThe program grants an MSc without thesis degree in Science Teaching to active teachers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Framework<\/strong><br \/>\nThe program lasts two academic years (four semesters). Students attend course on campus two days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>About the studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The program aims to empower teachers by providing them with opportunities to expand and update their knowledge of science and science teaching, and to be involved in innovative professional activities. The program is operated collaboratively by the staff of the science teaching department and by scientists in the relevant disciplinary faculties. The Weizmann faculty is actively involved in teaching courses; in addition, they mentor teachers in the preparation of final projects. Special courses adapted to the needs of the teachers in the various disciplines have been developed. In the scientific fields, scientists and graduate students host the teachers for several weeks in their labs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fields of studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each student admitted to the program must focus on one of the following teaching disciplines (in accordance with his\/her undergraduate background): Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuition fees<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents admitted to the program are exempted from tuition fees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monthly fellowship<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents admitted to the program are entitled to a modest monthly fellowship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further details<\/strong><br \/>\nFor further details concerning application academic requirements etc. \u2013 please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/feinberg\/admissions\/Rothschild-Weizmann-Program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for program website (in Hebrew)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"nivut3\" href=\"http:\/\/stwww.weizmann.ac.il\/teachersacademy\/maagar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rothchild Weizmann Resource Center <\/a>(in Hebrew)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"nivut3\" href=\"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wrbooklet1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Graduating Class<\/a>, November 2011<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"nivut3\" href=\"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wrbooklet_complete-18.12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second and Third Graduating Classes<\/a>, December 2012 (in Hebrew)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/163540837\/46fccffa06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Clip of the Program, 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/st-moodle.weizmann.ac.il\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moodle &#8211; Department of Science Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rothschild-Weizmann Program<br \/>\nThe program grants an MSc without thesis degree in Science Teaching to active teachers.<br \/>\nFramework<br \/>\nThe program lasts two academic years (four semesters). Students attend course on campus two days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).<br \/>\n\u00a0About the studies<br \/>\nThe program aims to empower teachers by providing them with opportunities to expand and update their knowledge of science and science teaching, and to be involved in innovative professional activities. 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