Exclusif. L'avenir des mathématiques en Israël (JCRME), plus de 200 personnes au Centre Universitaire Lev

[:fr]La conférence JCRME 4 (4ème édition de la Conférence de Jérusalem sur la Recherche en Enseignement des Mathématiques) s’est tenue la deuxième semaine de février sur le campus du Centre Universitaire Lev (Lev Academic Center, anciennement Machon Lev). Elle a réuni un public de 200 personnes, chercheurs et enseignants. Depuis sa création par le Pr Avi Bermann (Technion), le Dr Tali Na’halieli (College Levinski) et le Pr Noah Dana-Picard (Lev Academic Center), cette rencontre annuelle est devenue le plus grand forum israélien dans ce domaine. Des institutions israéliennes prestigieuses comme l’Université de Tel Aviv, l’Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem, l’Université Bar-Ilan, l’Université de Haïfa ou l’Institut Weizmann des Sciences y participent chaque année.

Aujourd’hui, le JCT – Lev Academic Center dont le président est le Pr Chaim Sukenik, compte un effectif de quelques 4000 étudiants et une faculté de plus de 500 professeurs, enseignants et chercheurs. Les étudiants du Lev Academic Center proviennent de tous les secteurs de la société israélienne donc un large segment des villes en développement et des zones périphériques à travers le pays.

Cette année, la conférence a été présidée par le Dr Ilana Naftaliev, du Collège Ahva. Durant deux jours ont été présentées de nombreuses recherches, de la théorie jusqu’aux applications sur le terrain, portant sur l’Education en Mathématiques depuis le jardin d’enfants jusqu’à l’université. Les interventions ont été organisées selon différents formats : conférences plénières, par le Pr Tommy Dreyfus (Université de Tel Aviv) et le Pr Ruhama Even (Institut Weizmann), sessions parallèles, symposium… La formation des maîtres n’a évidemment pas été oubliée. Un sujet essentiel est l’enseignement des mathématiques dans un environnement riche en technologie (systèmes de calcul symbolique, logiciels de géométrie dynamique et autres). D’année en année, le point est fait sur les avancées dans ce domaine, et pas seulement en Israël.

Nouveau thème : la formation en mathématique des orthodoxes

Lors de JCRME 4 s’est ajouté un nouveau sujet de recherche. Des études ont été présentées portant sur la formation en mathématique des adultes de la population orthodoxe vers les études supérieures. Le Pr Noah Dana-Picard, qui dirige la chaire d’enseignement d’Education, Mathématiques et Judaïsme au Lev Academic Center, a indiqué à Israël Science Info : « Les résultats préliminaires de ces études sont très encourageants. Ces adultes, sans aucun bagage mathématique au départ, parviennent en un an à un niveau leur permettant d’entreprendre des études supérieures, y compris en domaine scientifique, comme c’est le cas au Machon Lev. Bien sûr, il ne s’agit que de résultats préliminaires, et il faut poursuivre les observations. Néanmoins, cela permet déjà d’améliorer les méthodes d’enseignement pour ce public. »

Le Dr Ilana Naftaliev a communiqué ses conclusions à Israël Science Info : « La conférence JCRME est devenue une date incontournable pour la communauté des chercheurs en Education Mathématique. Elle permet d’exposer les idées, de débattre. C’est aussi le lieu adéquat pour partager doutes et interrogations. Le niveau très élevé des interventions est source d’inspiration, non seulement pour les jeunes chercheurs, mais aussi pour les vieux routards du domaine, ainsi que pour les faiseurs d’opinion et les décideurs. »

About: The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) –  Lev Academic Center was founded in 1969 by Prof. Ze’ev Lev and has grown into one of Israel’s major academic institutions of higher recognized by Israel’s Council of Higher Education, graduating many of Israel’s high tech engineers and most of its electro-optic engineers each year.
 
The fields of study in which our students earn their degrees are:
Applied Physics/Electro-Optical Engineering
Applied Physics/Medical Engineering
Accounting & Information Systems
BioInformatic
Communication Systems Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Software Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Marketing
Nursing
Technology Management & Marketing
Teacher Training in Science (in addition to Bachelor Degree studies
MSc – Telecommunications Systems Engineering
MBA – Business Administration

[:en]The conference JCRME 4 (4th edition of the Jerusalem Conference on Research in Mathematics Education) held the second week of February on the campus of the Lev Academic Center (formerly Machon Lev). It was attended by an audience of 200 people, researchers and teachers. Since its creation by Prof. Avi Berman (Technion), Dr. Tali Na’halieli (Levinski College) and Prof. Noah Dana-Picard (Lev), this annual meeting has become Israel’s largest forum on mathematics. Israeli prestigious institutions as the University of Tel Aviv, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University, Haifa University and the Weizmann Institute of Sciences participate each year.

About: The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) –  Lev Academic Center was founded in 1969 by Prof. Ze’ev Lev and has grown into one of Israel’s major academic institutions of higher recognized by Israel’s Council of Higher Education, graduating many of Israel’s high tech engineers and most of its electro-optic engineers each year.
The fields of study in which our students earn their degrees are:
Applied Physics/Electro-Optical Engineering
Applied Physics/Medical Engineering
Accounting & Information Systems
BioInformatic
Communication Systems Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Software Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Marketing
Nursing
Technology Management & Marketing
Teacher Training in Science (in addition to Bachelor Degree studies
MSc – Telecommunications Systems Engineerin
MBA – Business Administration
The goals of JCT are:
. To supply highly skilled, professional manpower to build Israel’s high-tech industry
· To deepen the Jewish knowledge of our students and provide opportunities for
Jewish learning for those students who lack it
· To educate young people who will be future Jewish leaders in Israel and the Diaspora

The Jerusalem College of Technology’s commitment to provide excellent academic education that meets both Israel’s needs and the needs of the population it serve, has resulted in JCT’s expansion into new areas, reaching out to students who would not otherwise have had the opportunity to enter these academic fields.

The Jerusalem College of Technology comprises four Campuses:

Lev-Naveh Campus – A full academic program combined with Jewish studies for men

Tal Campus– Women’s Institute for Nursing, Technology & Management

Lustig Campus – Women’s Institute for Technology & Management in Ramat Gan

Today, the Jerusalem College of Technology has an enrollment of some 4000 students and a faculty of over 500 professors, instructors and research scientists. JCT students come from all sectors of Israel society with a large segment coming from Israel’s development towns and peripheral areas around the country.

As an institution deeply committed to Israel and world Jewry, the College has been in the forefront of absorbing immigrant students who make up some 20% of the student population at JCT. The College has throughout the years successfully established unique academic programs for the benefit of its immigrant students, allowing them to be totally integrated into the college and Israeli life.

At JCT we consider it is our responsibility and challenge to enable diverse segments of Israeli society to become productive members of Israel’s work force especially those whose families have had no previous exposure to higher education and who otherwise would not have the opportunity to pursue academic studies.

Fifteen years ago, the Jerusalem College of Technology was the first of Israel’s leading institutions of higher education to take up the challenge of helping students from the Ethiopian community by establishing the Ethiopians for Engineers Program. To date, some 250 students have entered the program and of these, 80 students have graduated from the program and most are now serving in the Israel Defense Forces as professional officers working in the fields in which they received their academic degrees.

A similar program for Haredi (ultra-orthodox) men and women was begun some ten years ago. The Jewish environment firmly incorporated at the College is consistent with the special requirements of the Haredi community. In addition, JCT focuses its academic curriculum on those subjects that lead to professional career development. For these reasons, JCT is the ideal academic institution for the Haredi community and this is seen in the growing numbers of Haredi students attending the College.

The JCT is undertaking the challenge to train the next generation of outstanding women, offering training programs in a wide range of technological and managerial subjects. The Tal Campus opened a nursing school five years ago, which has become the largest in Israel, combining the ideal blend of caring and skill to produce the finest nurses.

Research and Development, a critical component of JCT involving scientists, faculty and students, has resulted in major advances in many fields, including medical technology and driving safety. Researchers and developers work both independently and with students on innovative technological ideas, encouraging the aspiring scientists to bring their high-tech projects to fruition. Courses in entrepreneurship aim to give our students the practical knowledge and tools to turn their innovations into commercial success.

The Jerusalem College of Technology – Lev Academic Center is looking forward to continued growth and expansion, helping to provide solutions to Israel’s academic and economic needs.

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