| Dana Meshulam I was the Administrative Coordinator of the Laboratory for the Study of Pedagogy. I coordinate the administrative activity in the Laboratory, provide support for the Laboratory's researchers and personnel, and assist in the editing of Laboratory and researcher publications.
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| Dr. Wissam Sedawi
I am a post-doctoral researcher in the Laboratory for the Study of Pedagogy, with a Phd in science and technology education from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. In the framework of my doctorate, I studied the dynamics between placed-based learning and the sense of place and connectedness to nature and how the sense of place and connectedness to nature is influenced by various factors, including socio-cultural environment, relationship with natural environment, and political-economic conditions. My research interests focus on indigenous communities and minorities, pedagogy in socio-cultural-political contexts, informal learning in the outdoor environment, and cultural adaptations for research tools. My current research deals with the pedagogic discourse of teachers in Arab education and how the discourse about students' motivation constitutes a resource for professional of teachers.
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| Tali Ben David
I am a middle-school science teacher and coach. My MA research focuses on teachers’ role in educational field trips to a science museum, as part of the inquiry process students engage in at the museum.
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| Dr. Livat Eshchar Netz
I am a doctoral student in the Laboratory for the Study of Pedagogy. My research focuses on the participation of veteran teachers alongside new teachers in team meetings and the impact of the participation on teachers' positioning, the hierarchical dynamics, and the extent to which the discourse is productive and inquisitive. In the framework of my work at the Laboratory, I have coached and facilitated a language arts teacher team and am currently coordinator of the Laboratory's facilitator team. In my previous professional experience, I was a high-school Biblical studies teacher and instructor. I am also an instructor in the teacher training program in the Unit for the Promotion of Professionalism in Education at Ben-Gurion University.
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| Dr. Neta Shaby
I am a postdoctoral scholar at the College of Education, Oregon State University. I have a PhD in Science Education from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
My research interests focus on informal learning environments, particularly science museums. I explore interactions at the museum, with emphasis on physical, social, and emotional interactions. My research is mainly qualitative and includes video analysis. I am a member of a research group in the US that examines Learning Ecosystems in an underprivileged neighborhood in Portland and the way in which students navigate this learning ecosystem in accordance with their areas of interest.
Over the last few years, I have been a member of the Laboratory for the Study of Pedagogy. I have collaborated with Dr. Dana Vedder-Weiss in a microanalytical study of science identity trajectories amongst elementary school students during science museum field trips and the way in which the body participates in different types of interactions at the museum.
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| Dr. Avner Cohen-Zamir
I hold a PhD from the Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. My research focuses on sorting and tracking practices in high-schools. I engage in ethnographic linguistic analysis, focusing on questions of justice and guilt in teachers' decision-making process and the impact of structural factors and micro-politics on teachers' decision-making.
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| Hasia Yakobov
I am an MA student in the Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University in the Negev. My research explores teachers' discourse on student motivation to learn. I have an MA in Technology in Education. My professional experience includes teaching disadvantaged youth, coordinating education centers, pedagogical consultation, and coordinating and instructing on-line learning in schools.
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| Dr. Miriam Babichenko
I have received my Ph.D from the school of Education in the Hebrew University.
In my research I explore processes of teacher professional learning in school-based teacher communities and teacher teams. I focus on teacher professional conversations in these settings, as a potential source for teacher learning and improvement, and employ both quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis.
In my studies I pursue three main directions. First, I aim to better understand what characterizes a productive professional conversation in such settings. Second, I aim to shed light on the conditions that enable productive conversations in teacher communities . Finally, I aim to understand how professional conversations shape teacher decision making and practice in the classroom.
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| Dr. Adi Mendler
I am a doctoral student in the Department of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. My research focuses on face in teacher professional learning communities and the impact of representations and motivational norms. In the framework of my work at the Laboratory, I coach and facilitate a teachers motivation community.
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| Dr. Rotem Trachtenberg-Maslaton
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