Dr. Yael Furman-Shaharabani

Dr. Yael Furman-Shaharabani

Dr. Yael Furman-Shaharabani

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מחלקה: היחידה להוראה ולימודים כלליים
תפקיד נוכחי: Senior Lecturer

Education :

Ph.D.2009, Science Education. Department of Science Teaching, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

M.Sc.1992, Human Genetics (with distinction). Department of Human Genetics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

B.Sc.1988, Medical Science. Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Research Interests
  • 1. • Pre-service teacher development – Engineering and Mathematical education
  • 2. • Active learning in Engineering courses
Courses
  • 1. The art of teaching
  • 2. Assessment in Education
  • 3. Biotechnology Teaching Methods
  • 4. Micro teaching

Refereed Papers

Furman Shaharabani Y. & Tal T. (2017). Teachers’ practice a decade after an extensive professional development program in science education. Research in Science Education, 47(5), 1031-1053. DOI: 10.1007/s11165-016-9539-5.

Furman Shaharabani Y. & Yarden A. (2019). Toward Narrowing the Theory – Practice Gap: Characterizing In-Service Biology Teachers Questions Asked During an Academic Course. International Journal of STEM Education, 6(1), 1-13. DOI:10.1186/s40594-019-0174-3

Raveh, I. & Furman Shaharabani, Y. (2019). Experienced Engineers Becoming Mathematics Teachers: Preliminary Perceptions of Mathematics Teaching. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 50(8), 1223-1240. DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2019.1626501.
(equal contribution)

Conference Proceedings

Muller, O., Furman Shaharabani Y., & Shacham, M. (2014). Engineers as second-career teachers: The perceived contribution of engineering education and career to teaching“. Proceedings of the 43nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Madrid, Spain. 2506-2510. ISBN: 978-1-4799-3921-3.

Furman Shaharabani Y. (2015). Teaching for Understanding: Pre-service engineering and mathematics teachers’ perceptions and learning.  Proceedings of 7th International conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, EDULEARN15, Barcelona, Spain, July 2015. 6031-6034. ISSN: 2340-1117.

Raveh, I. & Furman Shaharabani, Y. (2016). From engineering to mathematics teaching: Initial perceptions of mathematics, engineering and teaching. Proceedings of 10th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED -2016, Valencia, Spain, March 2016. 7064-7067. DOI: 10.21125/inted.2016.0677.

Furman Shaharabani, Y. & Raveh, I. (2016). From engineering to mathematics teaching: Initial perceptions of mathematical understanding. Conference of the International Journal of Arts & Sciences, Venice, Italy, July 2016, 281-284. ISSN: 1943-6114.

Furman Shaharabani, Y. & Faiger, H. (2017). Teaching for understanding in an academic course: Experienced lecturer’s challenges and benefits. Proceedings of 10th International conference on Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI2017, Sevilla, Spain, November 2017. 4881-4884. DOI: 10.21125/iceri.2017.1294.

Book Chapter

Furman Shaharabani Y. & Zion N. (2016). Learning Performances for Understanding. In: Y. Harpaz (Ed). Understanding Understanding: Theory and Practice (pp. 151-161). Tel Aviv: Mofet (Hebrew).

Academic Appointment

Dates Office Name of Institution and Department
2010-2013 Coordinator. Biology Track, Rothschild-Weizmann Program for Excellence in Science Teaching (M.sc). Weizmann Institute, Department of Science Teaching
2012 – date Committee member. Department Teaching Committee. Ort Braude College, Department of Teaching and General Studies
2012 – date Academic advisor. ORT Braude College, Department of Teaching and General Studies
2013 – 2017

Committee member. M. Teach. Program Committee.

 

 ORT Braude College, Department of Teaching and General Studies
2013 – 2017 Committee member, and sub-committee head. Committee for Promoting Instruction and Lecturer’s Advancement ORT Braude College, Teaching and Learning Center
2017 – date Committee Member. College steering committee of the Teaching and Learning Center ORT Braude College
2017 – date Committee Member. College steering committee “Israeli Hope at Academy” ORT Braude College
2018 – date Member. College Academic Council ORT Braude College
2018 – date Department Head ORT Braude College, Department of Teaching and General Studies

Professional Experience

2007-2009 Professional development program design and teaching:Leading high school teachers – Science for all (MUTAV). Technion, Education in Technology and Science Department, National center for MUTAV teachers.
2009 Pedagogical consultant (Curriculum development for Science for All (MUTAV) students). Technion, Education in Technology and Science Department.
2013-2018 Practicum program developer and coordinator. Teaching and General Studies department, ORT Braude College.
2014-2017 Coordinator and Leader of lecturers’ professional development activities. Teaching and Learning Center, ORT Braude College.
2016-2018 Pedagogical coordinator and program developer, lecturers “Renewal” program. Teaching and Learning Center, ORT Braude College.

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