CV | Prof. Abraham Arcavi

Abraham Arcavi

Personal Details
Date of birth	December 7, 1951
Marital status	Married (to Lidia), two children (Dafna, Iair)
Place of birth	Argentina
Immigration to Israel	October 19, 1978
Citizenship	Israeli and Argentinean
Office	Department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) Rehovot, 76100, Israel - Phone: ++972-8-9343825 Email: abraham.arcavi@weizmann.ac.il

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Institution and location: University of California at Berkeley, USA
Period: 1986-88
Field of study: Mathematics Education & Cognition
Advisor: Professor Alan H. Schoenfeld
Institution and location: Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
Period: 1985-86
Field of study: History of Mathematics, Mathematics Education
Advisor: Professor Charles V. Jones

Ph. D.

Institution and location: WIS, Rehovot, Israel
Period: 1981-85
Field of Study: Mathematics Education
Thesis title: “History of Mathematics as a Component of Mathematics Teachers Background”
Advisors: Professor Maxim Bruckheimer, Dr. Ruth Ben-Zvi

M. Sc.

Institution and location: WIS, Rehovot, Israel
Period: 1978-80
Field of Study: Mathematics Education
Thesis title: “Comparison between different strategies to teach multiplication of negative numbers”
Advisor: Professor Maxim Bruckheimer, Dr. Ruth Ben-Zvi

B. Sc.

Institution and location: Centro de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Exactas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Period: 1971-1976
Field of Study: Applied Mathematics
The degree conferred: “Licenciado en Matemática Aplicada” (B.Sc.)

Other

Institution and location: Greenberg Institute for Teachers of Judaism in the Diaspora, Jerusalem, Israel
Period: January - December 1969
Field of Study: Judaic and pedagogical studies
The title conferred: License to teach Judaic subjects in Hebrew Schools outside Israel

Employment History

WIS, Department of Science Teaching, Full Professor, 2010-ongoing
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Full Professor, 2009-10
WIS, Department of Science Teaching, Associate Professor, 2001-10
WIS, Department of Science Teaching, Tenured Senior Scientist, 1996-2001
WIS, Department of Science Teaching, Senior Scientist, 1991-96
WIS, Department of Science Teaching, Scientist, 1988-90
University of California at Berkeley, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1986-88
Ball State University, IN, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985-86
WIS, Department of Science Teaching, Doctoral student, 1981-1985
WIS, Department of Science Teaching, M.Sc. student, 1978-80
Employment prior to 1980 is listed below (under Teaching)

Visiting Positions

University of California at Berkeley, USA, Visiting Professor, 2018 (February-March)
University of California at Berkeley, USA, Visiting Professor, 2015 (August -December)
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, Visiting Professor, 2008 (June and November)
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Invited Visiting Professor, 2007 (September-December)
University of Tsukuba, Japan, Visiting Professor, 2005 (March-June)
University of California at Berkeley, USA, Visiting Professor, 2002 (July)
University of California at Berkeley, USA, Visiting Researcher, 2000 (March-June)
University of California at Berkeley, USA, Visiting Scientist, 1990-91

Academic Administration

Weizmann Institute of Science, Head of the Department of Science Teaching, 2001-05
Weizmann Institute of Science, Chair of the Board of Studies of the Department of Science Teaching, 2001-05
Weizmann Institute of Science, Acting Head of the Department of Science Teaching, 1997-98
Weizmann Institute of Science, Head of the Mathematics Group at Department of Science Teaching, 1996-02

Other Appointments

Mathematics Teaching

Co-teaching with N. Hadas of a 10th grade mathematics course Giv'at Brenner High School, 1992-93
Mathematics teacher (extracurricular course for talented high school students) Youth Activities Center, WIS, 1982-83
Junior-High School, Kibbutz Na'an, Israel, 1979-85
The Israeli School, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1976-78
ISEF (Adult Education), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1976-78

In-service teacher courses

WIS and Davidson Institute for Science Education (1980-ongoing)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2009-10)
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain (June, 2008)
Reykjavik University, Iceland (June, 2007)
Universidad del Amazonia, Florencia, Colombia (October, 2006)
La Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain (February 1997)
School of Education, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia (July 1985)
Ministry of Education, Montevideo, Uruguay (July 1983)

Special courses

Designer and teacher of two courses in a yearlong intensive program for selected primary school teachers specializing in mathematics: “Selections from the history of elementary mathematics”. (with Ron Ofir) and “Graphs and functions” (with Ruhama Even)

Undergraduate courses

Designer and lecturer of the course “History of Mathematics", Department of Mathematics, Ben-Gurion University, (1983)

Graduate courses

24 courses at the Feinberg Graduate School, WIS, on issues of cognition in mathematics and science education, 1991-ongoing. (Teaching graduate courses at WIS is not part of a faculty member’s duties - it is offered by the member’s initiative or upon request)
“Mathematics Education - Issues of theory and Research” (with Michèle Artigue and Christer Bergsten). Linköping, Sweden, August-September 2002
“Research and Theory in Mathematics Education” Department of Science Teaching, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009
“Issues in Mathematics Education for Teaching” School of Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2010-11 (with Baruch Schwartz and Ehud De Shalit)

Committees (Israel)

Member of the Committee appointed by the Initiative for Applied Education Research of the Israeli Academy of Sciences to study “Adapting Curricula and Study Materials for the 21st Century” 2017-2020.
Consultant for several programs at the Davidson Institute for Science Education attached to the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, 2010-17
Head of the Committee appointed by the Initiative for Applied Education Research of the Israeli Academy of Sciences to study "An Education System for all and for Everyone" in Israel, 2012-14
Member of the Steering Committee to oversee the administration of the International Comparison Exams in Israel (TIMSS and PISA), at The Israeli National Authority for Research and Evaluation (RAMA), 2010-12
Member of the Committee of the Master Teacher Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Trump Foundation Modi'in, Israel, 2012
Member of the Committee appointed by the Israeli Academy of Sciences to review submitted research proposals, 2010
Member of the Steering Committee of the "Thinking Games" Annual Conference, Davidson Institute of Science Education, 2010-ongoing
Member of the Committee appointed by the Israeli Academy of Sciences to explore the mathematical knowledge needed for secondary school mathematics teachers. Chair Professor Hanoch Gutfreund, 2010-12
Member of the Committee for the new high school curriculum, appointed by the Minister of Education, Israel, 2009-12
Member of the Committee for the new junior high school curriculum, appointed by the Minister of Education, Israel, 2010- 12
Reviewer for the Israeli Council for Higher Education to evaluate the B.Ed. Program in Elementary Mathematics Education at the Sachnin Teachers College, Israel, 2009
Member of the Committee appointed by the Israeli Academy of Sciences to explore Indicators of the Educational System, Committee leader Professor Moshe Justman, 2007-09
Member of the Steering Committee of the Math-by-Mail Program, The Davidson Institute of Science Education, 2007- 2010
Member of the Steering Committee of the SHLAV Program (to advance students not oriented towards mathematics), The Davidson Institute of Science Education, 2007-08
Head of an ad-hoc Committee appointed by the Israeli Council for Higher Education to evaluate the implementation of the M.Ed. Program in Elementary Mathematics Education at the Hakibutzim Teachers College, 2007
Superior Committee for the Teaching of Mathematics, Ministry of Education, Israel, 2003-2006, reappointed 2007-2008, reappointed 2009-12
Head of the Weizmann Institute Branch of the Israeli Science Teaching Center, appointed by the Minister of Education. Israel, 2001-05

Consulting (Israel)

Advisor to the Mathematics Teacher Leaders Program at the Davidson Institute for Science Education (2016-2019)
Advisor to the Knowledge Technology Lab, School of Education, Tel-Aviv University (1988-90)
Advisor to the construction of mathematical exhibits in science museums of the PERACH tutorial project, 2008

Consulting (International)

OECD Teaching Mathematics for Deeper Understanding: Case Study Project (2021-ongoing).
Language and communication in mathematics education. Project led by Professor Magnus Österholm, Umeå University, Sweden (2018-ongoing)
Department of Didactics of Mathematics and Experimental Sciences, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain 2008-2015
Center for research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED), Tsukuba, Japan (2005 – 2014)
Master's Degree Program in Mathematics Education, Universidade Santa Ursula, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1990-96)
Education Faculty, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 1985
The Ministry of Education, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1984.

Organizer and/or Coordinator (Israel)

National Meeting of the Israeli Center for Science and Technology Education. WIS, Rehovot, March, 2004
"Skills and (vs.?) concepts, algorithms and (vs.?) meaning" – A national ‘conversation day’ with mathematicians and mathematics educators. WIS, Rehovot, December 2002
"Teaching of Mathematics by Japanese Master Teachers" – A workshop (followed by discussion) led by Japanese teachers teaching two mathematics lessons to Israeli primary school children in front of an audience of teachers and mathematics educators. WIS, Rehovot, May 2011
"Using Videotaped Mathematics Lessons as Resources for Teacher Professional Development" A symposium for Israeli participants with six invited guest lectures from abroad (co-organized with Dr. Ronnie Karsenty). WIS, Rehovot, January 2013
“The 2nd Symposium on Video Resources for Mathematics Teacher Development” A symposium for Israeli participants with six invited guest lectures from abroad (co-organized with Dr. Ronnie Karsenty). WIS, Rehovot, January 2014

Organizer and/or Coordinator (International)

Visualization in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Topic Study Group (with Norma Presmeg) at the International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME-11), Monterrey, Mexico, July 2008.
Algebraic Thinking (WG Chair), 3^rd European Conference of Research on Mathematics Education (CERME-3), Bellaria, Italy, March 2003.
Algebraic Thinking Working Group (Committee member), at the 5th European Conference of Research on Mathematics Education (CERME-5), Larnaca, Cyprus, February 2007.
The Working Group for Action on Mathematics at the Secondary School, (with Michèle Artigue), at the International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME-9), Tokyo, Japan, July 2000.

Academic Committees (Israel)

18 Promotion Committees (Israeli Universities) + 8 Promotion Committees (Israeli Colleges)
12 Ph.D. committees at the WIS
35 Ph.D. and 3 M.Sc. committees for 5 universities (1992-13)

Academic Committees (International)

M.Sc., Santa Ursula University, Rio, Brazil, 1991 (public defense)
Ph.D., University of Granada, Spain, 1997 (public defense)
Ph.D. committee, La Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain, 1999 (public defense).
Ph.D. committee, Melbourne University, Australia, 2005 (written review).
Ph.D. committee, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina, 2007 and 2012 (public defense).
Ph.D. committee, Roskilde University, Denmark, 2009, (public defense).
Ph.D. committee, Roskilde University, Denmark, 2010, (public defense).
Ph.D. committee, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2012 (public defense).
Ph.D. committee, Eindhoven University, The Netherlands, 2012 (public defense).
Ph.D. committee, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, 2014.
Ph.D. committee, Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2014.
Professorial Appointment Committee, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, 2014.
Ph.D. Committee, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, 2016 (public defense).
Professorial Appointment Committee, Universitat de Lleida, Spain, 2020.
Ph.D. Committee, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands, 2020 (public defense, online).

Membership in Editorial Boards (International)

Uno. Revista de Didáctica de las Matemáticas Barcelona, Spain, 1994-2015)
Números (Sociedad Canaria de Profesores de Matemáticas, Spain, 1998-2005)
International Journal for the History of Mathematics Teaching (Teacher’s College, Columbia University, USA)
Educational Studies in Mathematics (Springer, 2006-2008)
Matematicalia. Revista Digital de Divulgación Matemática (ejournal: http://www.matematicalia.net) (2006)
PNA – Revista de Investigación en Didáctica de la Matemática, Granada, Spain (2006-2015)
JRME – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (NCTM, 2011 – 2013)
ZDM – Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik (Guest co-Editor with F. Rivera and H. Steinbring of a Special Issue on Visualization in Mathematics Education, in process, 2013)

Reviewer of Journal Articles (past and/or present)

Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik
Mathematics Teacher
Mathematical Thinking and Learning
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (2006-ongoing).
Journal of Mathematical Behavior (2003 - 2013.
International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning
Educational Studies in Mathematics
Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Journal of Educational Computing Research
Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Reviewer for Publishing Houses

Routledge
Springer (Series Editor for the New ICMI Studies Series)
Mofet Institute, Israel (book).

Reviewer of Foundations and Public Institutions

The Rockefeller Foundation, USA (2006).
The Chief Scientist’s Office (Education Ministry), Israel (2000).
The Israeli National Academy of Sciences. Israel (1993 - ongoing).
The United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). Israel (1989)
The National Science Foundation (NSF). Washington DC. (1987)

Professional Recognition

Awards and competitive scholarships

2019 2015	Award for Interdisciplinary Excellence in Mathematics Education by Texas A&M University. Friedenberg Foundation Prize awarded by the Israel Science Foundation for excellent research proposal.
2005	(March-June) Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development (CRICED), University of Tsukuba, Japan
2002	Travel Award to speak at the Annual NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
1990-1991	Visiting Scientist Position, University of California, Berkeley
1985-1987	The Dr. Chaim Weizmann Post-Doctoral Fellowship for research and study in the United States
1985-1986	Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ball State University Postdoctoral Fellowship, IN, USA

Membership in International Committees

Consultant for the OECD project on Math Case Studies (2021)
Elected Secretary General of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), 2013-16; reelected 2017-2020
International Program Committee of the International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-14), 2017-20
International Program Committee of the ICMI Study 25 on “Teacher working in collaboration”, 2018-ongoing
International Program Committee of the ICMI Study 24 on “School Mathematics Curriculum Reforms: Challenges, changes and opportunities”, 2017-ongoing
International Program Committee of the ICMI Study 23 on "Primary Mathematics Study on Whole Numbers”, 2014-17
International Committee of the ICMI 22 Study Group on "task Design in Mathematics Education", 2013
International Program Committee of the International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-13), 2012-16
Advisory Board of the ICMI Affiliated Study Group on the Relations between History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM) 2004-11
International Program Committee of 5th European Conference of Research on Mathematics Education (CERME-5), Larnaca, Cyprus, 2007
International Program Committee of the 5th European Summer University on History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education (ESU-5), Prague, 2007
International Program Committee of the International Conference in Mathematics, Sciences and Science Education (ICMSE), University of Aveiro, Portugal, 2006
International Program Committee of the 4th Panhellenic Colloquium on Didactics of Mathematics, Crete, Greece, 2005
International Program Committee of the of the 4th European Conference of Research on Mathematics Education (CERME-4), Spain, 2005
International Program Committee of the HPM (History and Pedagogy of Mathematics), Uppsala, Sweden, 2004
International Program Committee of the International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-10), 2000-04
International Study Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), elected, 1995-99 for 4, treasurer 1995-1997
International Program Committee of the 23rd International Congress for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME- 23), Haifa, Israel, 1999
International Program Committee of the 22nd International Congress for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME- 22), Stellenbosch, S. Africa, 1998
International Program Committee of the 21st International Congress for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME- 21), Lahti, Finland, 1997

Invited Conference/Workshop Presentations (International)
2021	“Soluciones alternativas de problemas matemáticos” Plenary Lecture (in Spanish, online) at the XI Simposio de Matemática y Educación matemática, Bogotá, Colombia, February.
2020	“Lo que entra por los ojos…” Plenary Lecture (in Spanish, online) at the Encuentro de Educación Matemática, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Los Polvorines, Argentina, Noviembre.
2019	“Teaching and learning of algebra in Secondary School” Plenary Lecture (in Spanish) followed by a 10 hour workshop at IX Escuela en Didáctica de la Matemática 2019, Departamento de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, September.
2019	“Visualization in mathematics education” Plenary Lecture at the 8° Congreso Uruguayo de Educación Matemática, Montevideo, Uruguay, May.
2019	“Making sense of sensemaking in mathematics education” Plenary Lecture at Die 53. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik (GDM), Universität Regensburg, Germany, March.
2017	“Revisiting school algebra through visualization and sense making” Plenary Lecture at an International Symposium on Teaching and Learning Algebra. Geneva, Switzerland, June.
2017	“Mathematics lessons from another world” Plenary Lecture at the 7th Congreso Uruguayo de Educación Matemática (CUREM), Montevideo, Uruguay, April.
2016	“Construir, compartir, aprender – una terna eterna: El caso del desarrollo profesional del docente de matemáticas” Plenary Lecture at Congrés Català d'Educació Matemàtica de Catalunya (C2EM), Barcelona, Spain, July.
2016	“Promoting teacher discussion around videotaped mathematics lessons” Plenary Lecture 6th Congreso Uruguayo de Educación Matemática (CUREM), Montevideo, Uruguay, April.
2015	“Promoting teacher discussion around videotaped mathematics lessons” Plenary Lecture, XIV Interamerican Conference on Mathematics Education, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, May.
2015	“Mathematics in the real world, its many appearances and its hidden nature” Invited Lecture, University of Macao, June.
2014	“The challenge of learning to listen when teaching math” Invited Lecture, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, October.
2014	“Probing and assessing students during student-teacher interactions” Plenary Lecture, AME-SMS Conference (Association of Mathematics Educators and Singapore Mathematical Society), Singapore, July.
2014	“Uses of video in teacher professional development” Invited Guest Lecture, Department of Didactics of Mathematics, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, May.
2014	“Looking at the world with a mathematical lens”. Plenary Lecture at the APEC Conference on Innovation of Mathematics Education through Lesson Study (VIII), University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan, February (delivered via video-conference)
2013	“Reflections on school algebra and its teaching" Plenary Lecture (In Spanish) at the Conference in Honor of Encarnación Castro, University of Granada, Spain, October.
2012	"Learning to see: the viewpoint of the blind" Regular Lecture (jointly with Lourdes Figueiras) at the 12th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-12), Seoul, Korea, July.
2012	"Towards a dialogue between traditions and approaches in mathematics education" Panelist at the International Conference Didactique des Mathématiques: Approches et Enjeux – Hommage to Michèle Artigue, Paris, France, May.
2011	"Technology at the service of Learning algebra" Plenary Lecture at the Mini-Symposium Algebra and ICT, Utrecht, The Netherlands, December.
2011	"The teaching of algebra and geometry" Panelist at the 1˚ Seminário Internacional de Educação Matemática, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October.
2011	"Research in mathematics Education" Plenary lecture at the 15th Anniversary of the Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
2011	"The role of history of mathematics in the mathematics teacher knowledge", Plenary lecture (delivered via video-conference) at the Seminario de Matemática Educativa, Bogotá, Colombia, (delivered via video-conference).
2010	"Reflections" Panelist at the workshop "The challenges of Scale: Improving mathematics learning through institutional design". Organized by Anna Sfard. University of Haifa, February.
2010	"Learning to listen: From the Rhind Papyrus to Classroom Practice" Plenary lecture at the IV APEC-Tsukuba International Conference, Tokyo, Japan, February.
2010	"Reading mathematical texts; a forgotten skill" Plenary lecture at the Symposium on the Use of Scientific Texts for Promoting Scientific Literacy Among High School Students, WIS, Israel, March.
2010	"From the mathematics of the reality to the reality of mathematics classrooms" Plenary Lecture, (In Spanish) at the V Escuela de Educación Matemática Miguel de Guzmán organized by the Real Sociedad Matemática Española (Royal Mathematical Society of Spain), Burgos, Spain, July.
2010	"Why history of mathematics?" Plenary Lecture at the 5th History and technology on Mathematics Education Colloquium, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, July.
2009	“Formal & informal reasoning in mathematics” Workshop for science and mathematics leaders and curriculum developers (9 hours), The State Education Center, Riga, Latvia, December.
2009	“Mathematics as a school subject in the XXI century: trends, promises and dilemmas” Plenary Lecture at the International Conference on Didactics of Mathematics as a Mathematical Discipline (a XXIst century Felix Klein’s follow up), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, October.
2009	“Representations at the service of mathematical competencies” Lecture at the Conference on Mathematical Competences in the Curriculum, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, July.
2009	“Curriculum design & mathematical competencies” Panelist, Conference on Mathematical Competences in the Curriculum, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, July.
2009	“The languages of mathematics” Plenary Lecture at EpiSTEME3, 3rd International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai, India, January.
2008	“Communication and mathematical language” Plenary Lecture at the IV Escuela de Educación Matemática Miguel de Guzmán organized by the Royal Mathematical Society of Spain, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain, July.
2008	“The Role of visualization in mathematics education” Lecture at Creamat, Center for Resources for Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Government of Catalonya, Barcelona, Spain, June.
2008	“Towards the development of sense-making classroom practices” Plenary Lecture, 5th International Colloquium on the Didactics of Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece, April.
2008	“The educational potential of alternative solutions to mathematical problems” Keynote lecture at the International Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation “Exploring Connecting Tasks for the Development of Mathematical Understanding”, Haifa, Israel, February.
2007	“Symbol sense” and “Towards an integrative view of mathematics education” Two Plenary lectures at a Teacher’s Conference, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, November.
2007	“Symbol sense” Lecture at the Faculty of Exact Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, November.
2007	“Taking theoretical ideas into the practice of professional development” Lecture, Conference on Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers – Research and Practice from an International Perspective, Mathematische Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Germany, November.
2007	“The development and use of Symbol sense” Plenary Lecture, Mathematics Teacher Conference Forum for Matematikkens Didaktik, Nyborg, Denmark, September.
2007	“Mathematics Thinking in Japanese Classrooms” Plenary Lecture, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (APEC) at the Khon Kaen University, Thailand, August.
2007	“What do we integrate in mathematics education and how do we do it?” Plenary Lecture at the 13th JAEM - National Conference of Teachers of Mathematics, Granada, Spain, July.
2007	“Mathematics of yesterday and teaching of today” Panelist, the 5th European Summer University on History & Epistemology In Mathematics Education, Prague, Czech Republic, July.
2007	Plenary lecturer and co-leader of the week long summer school for doctoral students in mathematics education in the Nordic Countries, Lauvargatn, Iceland, June.
2006	“An integrated vision of mathematical competencies”. Plenary, Colombian Meeting on Mathematical Competencies, Ministry of Education, Bogotá, Colombia, October
2006	“Learning to listen – From historical sources to classroom practices” Lecture at the mini-workshop on primary sources, Oberwolfach, Germany, May.
2005	“Modeling with Graphical Representations” Plenary Lecture, 10th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics, Cheong-Ju, South Korea, December.
2005	“Symbol Sense” Three plenary lectures, Didactics and Methodology in Mathematics Summer School, Delphi, Greece, July
2005	“What if Reform (in mathematics Education) is not an option?” Plenary Lecture, International Symposium on Curriculum Development, Tokyo, Japan, June.
2005	“Approaches to Research in Mathematics Education” Workshop (3 hours) for graduate students, University of Lisbon, Portugal, April.
2004	“Task analysis in algebra and calculus” PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Workshop Summer for Mathematicians (8 hours). SUNY, Oswego, USA, June.
2004	“Research-based Curriculum Development” Lecture at Korea National University of Education. February.
2004	“Integrating History into Mathematics Teacher Education” Lecture at the Korean Society for Mathematics Education. February.
2003	“Education of Mathematics Teachers” Plenary Lecture, International Symposium on Mathematics Teacher Education, Malmö University, Sweden, May.
2003	Panelist on “Revisiting secondary school mathematics curriculum content”. The International Symposium Talking it Through: A cross National Conversation about Secondary School Mathematics. The National Academies of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA, March-April.
2003	“Computerized technologies in the mathematics classroom – cognitive promises and challenges”. Plenary Lecture, the II International Seminar on Research in Mathematics Education, The Brazilian Society of Mathematics Education, Santos, Brazil, November.
2002	“Computer mediated learning” Workshop (with Nurit Hadas), the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2 hours), Las Vegas, USA, April.
2001	“Developing and using symbol sense in mathematics”. Lecture, QCA (Qualification and Curriculum Authority) International Seminar, Cambridge, England, October.
2001	“Research in Mathematics Education” a series of Lectures and meetings with faculty and graduate students, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, November
2000	“Learning to listen – Psychological, sociological, social and methodological issues” Lecture, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain, November.
1999	“The role of visual representations in teaching and learning mathematics” Plenary Lecture, N. A. Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference (PME-NA), Cuernavaca, México, October.
1999	“The role of visual representations in the teaching and learning of mathematics” Plenary Lecture, 4th Panhellenic Conference on the Didactics of Mathematics, University of Crete, Greece.
1999	“Didactics and epistemology – issues and quandaries” A series of five lectures at the meeting on “Epistemology of Mathematics for Didactics”, Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca Matematica (CIRM), Levico, Trento, Italy, February.
1998	“Problem based research in mathematics education” Three plenary lectures at the Umeå Workshop on Research in Mathematics Education. Umeå, Sweden, August.
1995	“Mathematics Education towards the 21 century” (In Spanish) Plenary Lecture - 7th JAEM Conference, National Conference of Teachers of Mathematics, Madrid, Spain, September.
1994	“Mathematics Education towards the 21 century” Plenary, 2^nd National Symposium on Science and Technology Teaching, Organized by SeCyT, Presidencia de la Nación (office of the president of the Republic), Buenos Aires, Argentina, July.
1994	“The role of representations in the teaching and learning of mathematics” Plenary Lecture, the Semana de Matemática, Conference at Universidade Santa Ursula, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June.
1992	“Teaching and learning algebra: past, present and future” Keynote address, Algebra Working Group, 7th International Conference on Mathematics Education (ICME 7), Quebec, Canada, July.
1990	“The history of negative numbers” Workshop at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics, Northampton, England, April.
1990	“The teaching and learning of algebra in the secondary school” Plenary Lecture, Semana de Matemática, Conference at Universidade Santa Ursula, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March.
1985	“The role of the microcomputer in the mathematics curriculum” Plenary Lecture, 6th Israeli-Brazilian Binational Seminar on Education, Research and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December.
1983	“History of mathematics in the service of teacher training”. Lecture at the HPM (International Study Group for the Relations between History and Pedagogy of Mathematics) section of ICM82 (International Congress of Mathematicians), Warsaw, Poland, July.

Graduate Students – M.Sc. theses completed

Tzila Yarhi: “High school teachers' beliefs about teaching low-achieving students in mathematics, teachers' coping, and tools for coping: A case study”, 2020 (co-advisor Ronnie Karsenty). Current activities: Teacher educator.
Sigal Rotem: “From an experienced mathematics teacher to a professional development facilitator: A case study of a facilitator in a pre-service video-based workshop”, 2017 (co-advisor Ronnie Karsenty). Current activities: Mathematics Teacher and Ph.D. Student at Haifa University.
Gil Schwarts: “Characterizing video-based peer discussions of Israeli mathematics teachers watching a Japanese lesson”, 2016 (co-advisor Ronnie Karsenty). Awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence. Current activities: Ph.D. student under my advisership.
Yael Nurick: “The development of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching of Secondary Teachers in Video-Based Peer Discussions”, 2015 (co-advisor R. Karsenty). Current activities: Ph.D. student under my advisership.
Yigal Asnis: “Design of the teaching unit “Introduction to Logarithms” according to the theoretical and practical principles derived from the nominalistic philosophy of mathematics”, 2010. Current activities: Ph.D. student at Haifa University.
Tamar Scharf: “Reading and comprehension of mathematical texts” M. Sc. completed in 2008. Current activities: High-Tech.
Itah Naftalis: “The learning and teaching of maximum/minimum problems in high school calculus”. M. Sc. completed in 2003 (coadvisor T. Dreyfus).
Current activities: Retired teacher leader and teacher educator.
Sarah Kiro: “Processes of reading mathematical texts by high school students”. M. Sc. completed in 2003 (co-advisor T. Dreyfus). Current activities: Retired Coordinator of pre-universities studies, teacher leader, and mathematics textbook writer.
Ran Segall: “Mathematics Displays in Science Museums: Design, evaluation and research”. M. Sc. completed in 2001. Current activities: design and implementation of mathematics displays in several science museums in Israel, university lecturer.

Graduate Students – Ph.D. theses completed

Liana Jaber: “Video as a resource for teacher development in the Palestinian educational system” Ph.D. (Hebrew University) completed in 2017. Awarded the Arianne de Rotschild Doctoral Scholarship. Current activities: School Principal and teacher leader, East Jerusalem.
Jason Cooper: “Mathematicians and primary school teachers learning from each other” Ph.D. completed in 2016. Awarded the Otto Schwarz Memorial Graduate Scholarship, and the Elchanan E. Bondi Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence and Scientific accomplishments, Weizmann Institute of Science. Current activities: Staff Scientist, Weizmann Institute.
Avital Elbaum-Cohen: “Characteristics of Teaching and Learning in Courses for Reading Mathematical Texts for Advanced Math High School Students” Ph.D. completed in 2016. Awarded the Orly Kaplan Prize. Current activities: High School teacher and consultant (WIS).
Constantino de la Fuente: “Tareas de investigación matemática con estudiantes de secundaria” (co-advisor Inés Gomez Chacon). Ph.D. (Universidad Complutense, Madrid) completed Suma Cum Laude in 2016. Current activities: High School teacher, Teacher Leader, Burgos, Spain.
Orit Broza: “Influences of instructional mathematical games in interactive computerized environments” (co-advisor Yifat Kolikant). Ph.D. (Hebrew University) completed in 2014. Current activities: Lecturer, Levinsky Teacher College.
Intisar Natsche: “The role of visualization in the teaching and learning of mathematics in the Palestinian Educational System”. Ph.D. completed in 2012 (co-advisor Igal Galili). Current activities: Teacher and teacher leader in East Jerusalem.
Tiruwork Mulat: “The components of success in mathematics among high-school students of Ethiopian origin”. Awarded the Orly Kaplan Prize. Ph.D. completed in 2009. Current activities: Lecturer at Levinsky College.
Michal Tabach: “Evaluation and research of the learning and teaching of mathematics in a computer intensive environment” Awarded the Orly Kaplan Prize. Ph. D. completed in 2007 (coadvisor Rina Hershkowitz). Current activities: Associate Professor at Tel Aviv University.
Dani Ben-Zvi: “Exploratory data analysis by junior high school students in a computer based environment”. Awarded the Gad Reshef Excellence Prize by the Feinberg Graduate School, and the Orly Kaplan Prize. Ph. D. completed in 2001 (co-advisor A. Friedlander). Current activities: Associate Professor at Haifa University.

Graduate Students – Ph.D. theses in progress (WIS)

Yael Nurick: “Processes of reflection and enhancement of mathematical knowledge for teaching during and following peer discussions of videotaped mathematics lessons” (co-advisor R. Karsenty).
Gil Schwarts: “Professionalization processes of facilitators in mathematics teachers' professional development programs” Awarded the Arianne de Rotschild Doctoral Scholarship and The Aran Scholarship from Israeli Chief Scientist, Ministry of Education (co-advisor R. Karsenty).

Post-doctoral Fellows

Dr. Ronnie Karsenty (2001-2004) – Graduate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Research area: Cognitive and affective characteristics of students with difficulties in mathematics and the uses of video in teacher professional development. Current activities: Staff scientist, WIS.
Dr. Sue Magidson (2002- 2004) – Graduate from the University of California, Berkeley. Research area: the interaction between design, teaching and research in mathematics education. Current activities: Not related to mathematics education.
Dr. Guy Hed (2006-2009) – Graduate from Physics Faculty at WIS. Research area: the learning of algebra and the use of computerized environments. Current activities: Project coordinator, Center for Educational Technology (Matach).
Dr. Alon Pinto (2011-2013) – Graduate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (mathematics). Research area: the interface between university and high school mathematics. Current activities: Senior Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science.

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