The National Prize for Excellence in the Integration of ICT into Teaching

It’s official. I am one of the winners of the Israel Ministry of Education National Prize for Excellence in the Integration of ICT into Teaching.

I have two things to say:

1. To quote Isaac Newton, “If I have seen farther it is only because I have stood on the shoulders of giants”.

My giants were my parents, who taught me the importance of being true to myself and believing in my abilities; my giant was my professor and mentor, Ruth Katz (who, last week, was awarded the National Israel Prize in the field of cultural studies, art and musicology ), who taught me the importance of the powers of the mind and to follow my own intellectual curiosity; and my giant is my principal of the last 9 years, Chava Gilai, with whom I’ve carried on discussions both on pedagogy and life in general.

2. I regard this prize as an obligation – not as a bed of laurels on which to rest. The obligation is to carry on, to help others develop their own curiosity in whatever field interests them, regarding ICT as the ultimate tool with which to do it.