Dr Nikki Aharonian
I have been a teacher for 30 years, working in elementary schools as a homeroom teacher, an L1 Hebrew teacher, and an English teacher. I was vice-principal for over ten years and Head of Pedagogy at the school. For over 20 years, I have coached teachers in schools and taught in-service courses.
At Oranim I lead the one-year retraining program for English teaching and have taught: “Elementary Didactics for the Pre-Foundation and Foundation Levels”, “Technology Enhanced Language Learning”, and “Dialogue and Thought in Education”, a course which focuses on narrative writing.
In the Faculty of Education, I teach courses on L1 language and literacy at the elementary level and I accompany students in their practicum as a pedagogical advisor.
I believe that learning, at all levels should be an engaging, active and creative process which invites learners into significant dialogue with the course content, other students and the lecturer.
My PhD deals with the professional learning of Israeli teachers and the role of writing in that learning. My research interests include teacher learning, writing, writing pedagogy, literacy, dialogic education and qualitative inquiry,