CV | Dr. Yael Shwartz

Professional experience

Professional experience
On going	Senior Staff Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
2014-2019	Staff Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
2009-2014	Senior Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
1991-2000	High-school chemistry teacher "De-Shalit" high-school, Rehovot & "Gimnasya Realit" high-school, Rishon Le-Zion
1989–1990	Orgenics LTD, Biotech industry Quality control management, developing and implementing ISO 2000 standards

Education

Education
2008-2009	Post Doctoral Research fellow Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot Advisors: Prof. Avi Hofstin &Prof. David Fortus Main Activities: Research on students understanding of multi-disciplinary aspects of energy; Developing a learning progression for modeling.
2005-2007	Post Doctoral Research fellow University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Advisor: Prof Joe Krajcik Main Activity: Development; implementation and assessment of a coordinated science curriculum for middle school level.
2006	Designing and Teaching On-line courses. The concord consortium. A moderated online course for instruction using online environments.
2004-2005	Research fellow Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot advisor: Prof. Avi Hofstein Main Activities: Development of pedagogy and evaluation of the CONNECT project; Curriculum development for the advanced chemistry course, at high-school level.
1998 – 2004	PhD in Science Education Direct PhD track. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot Supervisors: Prof. Avi Hofstein and Dr. Ruth Ben-Zvi Dissertation: “Chemical Literacy: Defining it with teachers and assessing its expression at the high-school level “
1991 – 1992	Teaching Diploma The Ministry of Education & Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot Main Topics: educational processes, psychology and cognition, and the methodology of chemistry
1986 – 1989	BSc. in Chemistry Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan

Scientific Productivity

Positions in Academy

Head and projects coordinator: Science and Technology for Junior high projects

On going

Head of MUTAL division in the National Center for Science and Technology center

2013-2015

Responsible for the Educational Initiative path in chemistry of Rothschild-Weizmann program for Excellence in Science Education. As part of this I was leading the Chemistry conferences for high-school students.

2012-2016

Students and Post-Docs

Students & Post-docs
On Going	Ms. Stephanie Bismuth, Teachers as Designers
Previous	Ms. Rachel Eidelman – Self regulated learning in an online virtual chemistry class Mr. Emil Eiding – Socio-scientific issues and informal argumentation Mr. Dadi Marom – PhD student – Green chemistry, digital texts and thinking skills. In collaboration with Prof. Dori, Technion Ms. Neta Avraham-Green PhD student – Environmental Chemistry education Mr. Emil Eidin – Msc student (with Dr. Mamlok-Naaman, Weizmann Institute) – Promoting critical thinking and understanding of NOS (Nature of Science) of high-school students Dr. Yamit Saraabi-Naor (Postdoctoral fellow) investigating students' motivation to learn chemistry Ms. Hend Basheer – Msc. (with Dr. David Fortus, Weizmann Institute). Topic: Characterizing and Developing Middle School Students' DGOA (Data Gathering, Organization, and Analysis) Skills During Science Labs

National Projects

On going	Leading Middle school Personalized Teaching and Learning project (PETEL, 200K NIS)
On going	Head of Professional Communities of Science Teachers project (1000K NIS/year
On going	Head of the National Center for Science and Technology Teachers for Junior high and Mutal (12,000K NIS/year)
2016- 2020	Scientific Literacy and Accessibility to Science in the Negev Periphery: Research and Development of Distance Learning Network using Communication Centres, The Ministry of Science, In Collaboration with: Dr. Noa Avriel Avni, Dead Sea and Arava science centre & Prof. Gilad Ravid, Ben Gurion University, (150K NIS)
2013-2018	"Virtual chemistry school" ((כימיה ברשת – in collaboration with Davidson Institute, In the past – developer and researcher, currently – Academic advisor.
2011-2012	Proteoepdia (with Prof. Sussman and Dr. Prilusky, Structural Biology and bioinformatics department) Facilitating Teachers professional programs in the Proteopedia environment – Developing proteoepedia activities for high school students
2011	External evaluator of a laboratory safety program at the Ben-Gurion university (with Prof. Kushmaro, Ben-Gurion University) 20K$
2009-2011	Facilitating a 2 years program for Chemistry-Teachers leaders, including facilitation of a virtual community of learners (85K)
2008-2016	PI of a the project "Chemistry, Industry, and the Environment in the eyes of the individual and society" - A national project to encourage chemistry studies in Israel 250K$

International collaborations

International collaborations
2019	ERASMUS- travel grant, Jointly with Dr. Bayram, Rudboud University, the Netherland
2017, 2019	Organization of an international Course for PhD students about Teachers' Professional development, In collaboration with Dr. Irene Bayer and Dr. Tom Bielik, Michigan State University 56K
2014-2017	"ENGAGE" – An FP7 consortium project submitted to the European Commission, funded 178K Euros. PI Tony Sherbourne, Sheffield University, UK
2006-2009	MODELS: An NSF funded project aimed at the design, implementation and assessment of learning progression of modeling and meta-knowledge associated with the practice. Collaborating with Northwestern university – P.I. Prof. Resier, University of Michigan – P.I. Prof. Krajcik, Michigan State university – P.I. Dr. Schwartz, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel – P.I. Dr. David Fortus, and Project 2061.
2005	Al-Quds Chemistry lab projects An EU funded Israeli-Palestinian project, which aims at developing lab activities for students in Al-Quds university, P.I Prof, Hassan Duek, Al Quds University. In this project, I mentored and guided the Palestinian colleagues, demonstrating the lab procedures, as well as providing pedagogical advice.
2004-2005	CONNECT: An EU-funded project aiming at enhancing the connections between school science and museum visits using augmented reality technologies. P.I. Prof. Ozengulou, Technical University of Athens, Greece.

Visiting Scholars

Visiting Scholars
2010	Dr. Astrid Wichmann, Department of Instructional Psychology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. 8th-26th of February 2010.
2010	Alexandra Schultz, PhD graduate student from DFG-research-group & Research Training Group Teaching and Learning of Science at University Duisburg-Essen (didactics of chemistry) 4-31 of October 2010
2013	Dr. Simone Ables - Universität Wien, Österreichisches Kompetenzzentrum für Didaktik der Chemie Dr. Varena Pietzner. Wildsheim university, Germany. (In collaboration with prof. Sussman and Prof Prieluskey) Ms. Nechama Averick, A graduate summer student, The City University of New York, College of Staten Island, Macaulay Honors Colleg
2014	Dr. Matthias Straller, A visiting PhD student from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, TU Dresden
2018	Ms. Vanessa Figueiredo De Andrade, a visiting PhD student from the University of Lisboa, Portugal
2019	Dr. Dury Bayram-Jacobs, Radboud University, The Netherland

Curriculum Design

Curriculum Design
2019	Developing teaching units for Junior High Science and Technology: Particles and atoms, nutrition, climate change
2014	Developing learning materials for inquiry Modeling – MUTAL – in collaboration with Dr. Limor Daphna
2012-2014	Engaging Science innovative teaching for responsible citizenship – a teachers' guide. In collaboration with ENGAGE team
2013	Developing virtual learning materials on the topic of Nano-materials in dental medicine, in collaboration with Prof. Hanna Dudyuk, Polymers and Plastic education, Shenkar college. Developing Teaching materials in the topic of "Chemistry and Health"
2010-2011	Design and Facilitation of a teaching improvement workshop for the members of the chemistry faculty in collaboration with: Prof. Gilad Haran, Prof. Nir Orion
2009-2010	Development of a teaching model and set of activities for coherent teaching of Scientific Ideas. In collaboration with the National Teacher center of Mutav, Technion http://www.mutav.org.il/info.php?id=57&field=3
2006-2007	Leader of team developing a middle-school chemistry unit: "Where do I get the energy to do things?" HiCe, School of Education, The University of Michigan. Senior member of team developing a middle-school chemistry unit: "How can I smell things across the room?" HiCe, School of Education, The University of Michigan.
2006	Leader of team developing 11^th grade chemistry textbook in Israel: "Chemical bonding and quantitative relations in the materials world". Department of Science teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science.

National and International Recognition

Grants, Awards and fellowships

Grants, Awards and fellowships
2019	TOP DOWNLOADED PAPER 2018-2019, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Wiley
2017	incumbent of the Maurice Levy staff Scientist chair in Science Teaching Chair
2016	Award for special contribution to Science & Technology teaching in Israel – MUTAL inspector, Ministry of education
2014	Incumbent for staff scientists with substantial records of achievement
2014	ACS-CEI Award for Incorporating Sustainability into Chemistry Education sponsored by the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Environmental Improvement (CEI)
2011	Incumbent of the Benjamin H. Swig & Jzck D. Weiler Career development chair
2009	Karen Siem grant 20K$
2005-2007	CCMS scholarship for post doctoral fellows in the University of Michigan. CCMS is a centre funded by project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), aimed for developing leaders in research on curriculum materials
2004	Orli-Kaplan award, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
2001 – 2004	Sacta-Rashi scholarship for excellency in PhD studies
1987	Ulpanat De-Shalit – A scholarship and a summer science program for outstanding chemistry students, undergraduate programs, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

Organizing committees and Other Appointments

Organizing committees
On going	A Member of the steering committee of the Meizav science test – RAMA, MOE - A Member of the steering committee of the National center for Science and Technology teachers - A Member of the Professional committee (Vaadat Mikzoa) for Science & Tachnology for junior high - A Member of the Professional committee (Vaadat Mikzoa) for Mutal (Science for All- high school level
	A Member of the steering committee of Science and Technology teachers, A member of the steering committee of the project "We have chemistry" – an educative initiative and a collaboration of the science teaching department at the Weizmann Institute and CIL
2019	- Steering committee of National Sustainability week in Eshkolot Pais (Organizer MOE)
2020	Steering committee of the Remote Learning to promote Science Literacy in the Periphery conference, (organizer: MOP Arava and Dead see)
2014	Steering committee of Tedx weizmann institute. http://www.tedxweizmanninstitute.com
2009-2015	A member of the steering committee of the project "we have chemistry" – an educative initiative and a collaboration of the science teaching department at the Weizmann Institute and CIL
2006	Organization of a video-analysis symposium, KSI, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Other

Other
2011	Participating in a symposium "advancing science and research in conflict areas" Organized by IPSO, at the Cyprus institute Nicosia, Cypruse, June 2011 Professional association membership: NARST, ESERA, CCMS.