Category: News

Congratulations to Gal Stern for winning 1st place in the Faculty Poster Competition!!

Stern, G. & Tsybulsky, D. Digital curation as a pedagogical approach promoting personalized learning. Technion, Israel, June 2024. Poster presentation. PDF.

We are happy to start our undergraduate/graduate courses and professional development programs! Let’s embark on this journey together and make the most of the opportunities this spring semester has to offer. Welcome back, and here’s to a successful and enriching term ahead!

 

 

Congratulations to Prof. Dina Tsybulsky on her new professional roles!

Starting January 2025, she will serve as Associate Editor for JRST for 5 years. Additionally, she will be Co-Chair for NARST’s ODRA Committee for 2024-25, and then Chair for 2025-26.

 

1. Pshenichny-Mamo, A., Ben-Simon, H. & Tsybulsky, D. Pedagogy of practice approach to teaching nature of science to in-service teachers. NARST2024 Conference. Denver, Colorado, USA, March 2024. Oral presentation. Recorded presentation.
2. Stern, G. & Tsybulsky, D. NARST2024 Conference. Harnessing digital curation for personalized science learning in secondary school. Denver, Colorado, USA, March 2024. Oral presentation. PPT.

Anna Pshenichny-Mamo was invited to lead a specialized training course for museum guides at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History. The course focused on practices of integrating the nature of science into museum tours, drawing on insights from her doctoral research on the integration of the nature of science in natural history museums.

Throughout the training program, emphasis was placed on integrating aspects of the nature of science into guided tours. By doing so, museum guides can empower visitors with a deeper understanding of scientific processes, fostering more engaging, meaningful, and thought-provoking experiences for visitors of all ages. The aim is to ignite curiosity and cultivate a profound appreciation for science and the natural world.

We extend our congratulations to the members of our group for their recent achievements:

• • Dina Tsybulsky has been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.
  • Odelia Schrire has passed her final doctoral examination.
  • Miki Ophir and Remah Haj have successfully completed the doctoral candidacy examination.
  • Leah Yifrach has completed her exploratory research project and has initiated her doctoral studies.

We are celebrating reaching the middle of the semester in our courses! It’s been an exciting journey so far, full of learning, challenges and accomplishments. We want to thank all our wonderful students for their hard work, engagement and contributions to making these courses impactful and meaningful. There is still much more ground to cover and we look forward to Growing Together as we dive into the second half of the term. Keep up the great work!

# Methods for Biology Teaching (course number 214502)

# Science and Technology Education in Digital Society (course number 216151)

 

We are happy to announce the Annual Biology Teachers Conference 2023 entitled ‘Biologists’ Discourse #16′

Please find below the link to the conference website:

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Pshenichny-Mamo, A. & Tsybulsky, D. (2024). Museum guides’ views on the integration of the nature of science while addressing visitors’ experiences: The context of ecological and evolutionary issues. In K. Korfiatis, M. Grace & M. Hammann (Eds.), Shaping the Future of Biological Education Research. Contributions from Biology Education Research (pp. 79-91). Springer, Cham.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44792-1_6

Pshenichny-Mamo, A. & Tsybulsky, D. (2023). Natural history museum guides conceptions on the integration of the nature of science. Science and Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-023-00469-w