How2MOOC

I started my work in education as a youth counselor in various informal education settings. I am a youth counselor first and foremost. In 2008, I established the Sophia Center for Applied Philosophy, out of the conviction that our duty as educators is to stimulate the children’s amazement and wonder, to stoke their natural curiosity instead of communicating information to them or filling their heads with our answers, for “Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher” (Plato) and “Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself” (Piaget).

Currently I am a facilitator in the organization “Education Cities”. For me, this combines the essences of wonder, will and readiness for a challenge, to dare, to dream and to charge forward beyond what is known and safe, thereby creating a connection between that part of me that inquires, wonders and charges forward, and my educational philosophy that sees each child as a perfect creature that requires as little interference as possible in his or her learning process. When I have some time left, I am socially active in several challenges, local and national. I am married and a father of three. I live in Pardes Hanna. I have a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Open University and a master’s degree in organizational consultancy from Bar-Ilan University. Currently, as part of my doctoral studies at Tel Aviv University’s School of Education, I study the link between urbanism, community and informal educational settings.

I am an entrepreneur in the field of educational innovation and a pedagogic administrator of How2MOOC program in Education Cities.
I hold a master’s degree from Haifa University. I deliver lectures and facilitate groups, and mentor teachers and principals through change processes. In 2013, I answered the call by the Director General of Education Cities, Yaakov Hecht, to train and mentor teachers who will teach MOOCs in the classroom according to the model of the Education Cities’ team. Since then, I have been heading the team that develops the model and trains teachers in the education system to become MOOCsters.
Over time, we have renamed the model How2MOOC. The MOOC is a unique and inevitable phenomenon that can change the face of education. However, I believe that the real game changer is by learning MOOCs according to the How2MOOC model.
This way, we can all create a change in the education system, both in the teacher’s role and in the students’ role. The H2M model allows students to become active consumers of knowledge, to express their individuality and to assume responsibility for their learning process. I live in Pardes Hanna-Karkur with my partner Nimrod and our children Yuval and Halleli.