Short Biography
Ms. Keren Dagan is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion [direct Ph.D. track]. She graduated from Tel-Aviv University in 2018 with an M.A. in Science and Technology Education. Keren has worked as a lecturer and pedagogical instructor in academic institutes, mentoring both pre-service and in-service science teachers and developing materials for teachers and students in science education. Additionally, Keren worked as a national instructor in the field of science and technology education at the Ministry of Education. Her research focuses on practical training experiences of pre-service science teachers and their beliefs and practices in science distance education.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0680-3240
Email: keren.dagan@campus.technion.ac.il
Publications
Thesis
Dagan, K. (In progress). Novice science teachers’ professional identity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Tragedy or opportunity. Ph.D. thesis in science education. Technion, Israel. Supervision: Tsybulsky, D.
Chapters in books
Dagan, K. & Tsybulsky, D. (2024). Teacher education during the Covid-19 crisis: Experiences and attitudes of student-teachers towards leading remote teaching in the emergency. In A. Bronshtein and A. Cohen (Eds.), From crisis to opportunity – learning and teaching in Israeli higher education during the Covid-19 crisis (pp. 130-151). The MOFET Institute. [In Hebrew].
Other publications
Dagan, K. & Erenberg, R. (2015). The movement for STEM education. Eureka: A journal for Teaching Science and Technology in Elementary School, 38, 19-23. [In Hebrew].
Contributed talks and posters
Dagan, K. & Tsybulsky, D. Student teachers’ attitudes, experiences and pedagogical practices during Covid-19 crisis. Virality 2020: Disruptive Innovation in Teacher Education. Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2020. Oral presentation [In Hebrew, via ZOOM]. PPT
Dagan, K. & Tsybulsky, D. Teaching from afar or far from teaching? preservice teachers’ experiences and attitudes during Covid-19 pandemic. ESERA2021 Online conference. Braga, Portugal, August-September 2021. Oral presentation. Abstract. Recorded presentation.
Dagan, K. & Tsybulsky, D. Practice experience in distance teaching of pre-service science teachers in elementary school through the lens of pedagogical beliefs. The 19th Chais Annual Conference. Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2024. Oral presentation. PPT.
Dagan, K. & Tsybulsky, D. Enhancing scientific literacy in distance elementary education: A closeup on pre-service teacher beliefs and practices. NARST2025 conference. National Harbor, Maryland, USA, March 2025. Oral presentation. PPT.
Dagan, K. & Tsybulsky, D. Practical training for remote science teaching: Interrelations between experiences, pedagogical beliefs, and teaching practices. ICER2025 conference. Acre, Israel, September 2025. Oral presentation.