Curriculum Vitae
HIGHER EDUCATION
1991 - Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Science Education (Summa Cum Laude). Supervisor: Prof. Pinchas Tamir
1982 - M.Sc. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Genetics (with distinction). Supervisor: Professor Giora Simchen
1979 - BA Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Philosophy and Biology and teachers’ certificate
APPOINTMENTS AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
2010: Full Professor, School of Education, Hebrew University
2004- 2010: Associate Professor, School of Education, Hebrew University
1998-2004: Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Hebrew University
1995-1998: Lecturer, School of Education, Hebrew University
1993-1994: Research Associate, Dept. of Science Education, Hebrew University
1990-1991: Instructor, Dept. of Science Education, Hebrew University
1985-1989: Teaching and Research Assistant, Dept. of Science Education, Hebrew University
1980-1982: Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Genetics, Institute of Life sciences, Hebrew University
SERVICE IN OTHER PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
2014-2015: Consultant, Israel Ministry of Education.
2010- : Faculty. Mandel Leadership Institute, Jerusalem, Israel.
2009-2010: Member, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ
2006 - 2009: Director of pedagogical affairs, Israel Ministry of Education. Initiator and implementer of the “Pedagogical Horizons” programs designed to foster higher order thinking across the curriculum in all Israeli schools.
2004 : Visiting scholar. Teachers College, Columbia University
1999-2000 : Visiting Scholar. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University.
1994-1995: Lecturer, Dept. of Science and Technology Education, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
1991-1993: Research Associate, Developmental Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
1992-1993: Consultant, ETS (Educational Testing Service), Princeton, NJ
1991-1993 : Post - Doctoral Research Fellow, Developmental Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University. Host: Prof. Deanna Kuhn.
ADDITIONAL SELECTED ACTIVITIES
Professional and Public Services in Israel (To avoid conflict of interests I was required to resign from all the activities I had been involved in when I began my work at the Israeli Ministry of Education on Sept 1st, 2006).
2012: Committee member. Steering committee overseeing the study "Assessment of implementing the National ICT program". RAMA, Israeli Authority for Research and Evaluation in Education.
2011: Knowledge and Information. Research Group in Education, Van-Leer Institute.
2010- Faculty, Mandel Institute for Educational Leadership.
2007 – 2009: Member, Board of Directors, Avnei Rosha (Israeli Institute for the Development of School Principals).
2006-2009: Member, Board of Directors, RAMA (Israel Authority for Research and Evaluation).
2005- 2006: Academic advisor of a new series of 1st -6th grade science textbook. "Reches Educational Enterprises".
2005- 2006: Member of academic committee of "RAMA" (National committee for measurement and assessment).
2005- 2006: Chair: Steering committee "Encouraging girls in science and technology education". Israeli Ministry of Education.
2005- 2006: Chair: Steering committee "TIMSS 2007". Israeli Ministry of Education
2004- 2006: Member of Steering committee for the 2006 PIZA study in Israel. Israeli Ministry of Education.
2006: Member of steering committee for "Education for Gifted Children". Israeli Ministry of Education.
2002- 2005: Chair. Steering committee for designing performance assessment tasks in Science and Technology in elementary schools. Israeli Ministry of Education.
2002- 2006: Consultant for issues of Gender Equity in Israeli Schools. Israeli Ministry of Education.
2001- 2005: Chair. Steering committee for research project “Studying the
status of Inquiry Learning in Elementary Schools". Office of Chief Scientist, Israeli Ministry of Education.
2001- 2002: Member of Committee for “Investigating Gender Stereotypes in Textbooks”. Committee appointed by the Ministeress of Education, Mrs. Limor Livnat.