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Congratulations to Efrat Dayan on winning the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Excellence certificate for Ph.D. Students (2022).

We are happy to announce the Annual Biology Teachers Conference 2022 entitled ‘Biologists’ Discourse #15′

Please find below the link to the conference website:

Link 

 

Congratulations to Efrat Dayan for winning the 3rd place Faculty Poster Competition!!

Dayan, E. & Tsybulsky, D.  Designing socio-scientific issues’ teaching:  Models for implementing digital curation in science education.  Student Poster Competition. Technion, Israel, December 2022. Poster presentation. PDF

Dvir, M. & Tsybulsky, D. Re-design technology-enhanced learning trajectories to concurrently nurture young students’ statistical, scientific and nature of science reasoning. ICOTS Conference. Rosario, Argentina, September 2022. Oral presentation. Abstract. PPT.

Pshenichny-Mamo, A. & Tsybulsky, D. Enlightening our visitors: Natural history museum educators’ conceptualize the integration of NOS when addressing ecological and evolutionary aspects of exhibits. ERIDOB2022 Annual Conference. Nicosia, Cyprus, September 2022. Oral presentation. PPT. Abstract.

 

2022-2026 – ‘Integration between non-formal statistics thinking, scientific reasoning and nature of science understanding in a citizen science project’. Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) Research Grant (No. 1345/22).

PIs: Tsybulsky, D. , Ben Zvi, D.

The research is conducted within TCSS Center by a joint team: Keren Aridor, Michal Dvir, and Haya Ben Simon.

Abstract

• Dvir, M. & Tsybulsky, D. Triple authenticity as a means to concurrently introduce novices to the disciplinary cultures of science and statistics. The 6th Conference of the Learning Sciences in Israel. Ben-Gurion University, Israel, July 2022. Oral presentation. PDF. PPT.

1. Tsybulsky, D. & Peretz Halachmi, Y. Developing students understanding of the nature of science via Citizen-Science educational projects. International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching [IHPST] Conference. Calgary, Alberta Canada, July 2022. Oral presentation. Abstract. PPT.
2. Pshenichny-Mamo, A. & Tsybulsky, D. Integration of the nature of science during guided tours of natural history museums. International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching [IHPST] Conference. Calgary, Alberta Canada, July 2022. Oral presentation. Abstract. Recorded presentation.

 

Ben Simon, H., Pshenichny-Mamo, A. & Tsybulsky, D. (2022). Fostering the NOS understanding in the teaching of biology – theoretical and practical aspects. Israeli Journal for Biology Teachers. Link

*The paper was presented at the national conference for biology teachers. PPT

Congratulations to Nadine Atamly Hasan, Anna Pshenichny-Mamo, Arwa Ismail on their graduation – Master of Science in Education in Technology and Science.