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 am the English Language and Literature Department chair. My courses include Teaching English for Young Learners, Techno-pedagogy for Language Learning, Rhetoric Skills and Readers' Theatre, and Dialogue and Thought in Education.
In the Faculty of Education, I teach courses on Hebrew language and literacy teaching at the elementary level. Learning at all levels should be an engaging, active, and creative process that invites learners into significant dialogue with the course content, other students, and the lecturer.
In 2022, I established the "Etnachta" writing community for faculty members at Oranim.
I wrote my PhD about the professional learning of Israeli teachers and the role of writing in that learning. I am a post-doctorate fellow at the Mofet Institute, studying teacher educators as writers and writing communities. My research interests include teacher educators, writing and writing pedagogy, dialogic and relational education, and self-study methodologies.