The 5th Conference of the Learning Sciences in Israel


8:45 - 9:15	Gathering and refreshments Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rabin Building (Entrance, Second Floor)
A. Plenary session Auditorium, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rabin Building
9:15 – 9:45	A1. Greetings Prof. Peretz Lavie – President of the Technion Prof. Yehudit (Judy) Dori – Dean, Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion
9:45 – 10:45	A2. Keynote lecture 1: Chair: Dr. Shulamit Kapon, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Making epistemic processes and products of science visible to pre-service teachers Speaker: Professor Sibel Erduran, University of Oxford, UK Biosketch and abstract
10:45 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:00	A3. Keynote lecture 2: Chair: Dr. Zehavit Kohen, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Designing for embodied and extended mathematical cognition Speaker: Professor Arthur Bakker, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Biosketch and abstract
B. Early Career Researchers' Session Foyer, Grand Water Research Institute
12:00 – 12:45	Lunch
12:45 – 13:45	B1. Interactive poster session Chair: Prof. Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, Technion
C. Parallel sessions Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rabin and Borowitz Buildings
13:45 - 14:45	C1. Workshops and roundtables – First round Workshop: Ethical dilemmas in education and research in an era of technological change Prof. Miri Barak, Technion Prof. Orli Shapira, Bar-Ilan University Rabin Building, Room 404 Workshop: Teaching and learning biochemistry using scientific visualizations: Insights from research and teachers' technological and pedagogical content knowledge Dr. Bat-Shahar Dorfman, Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. Anat Yarden, Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. Ron Blonder, Weizmann Institute of Science Rabin Building, Room 405 Workshop: Models in investigation: Building and using models in different approaches Dr. Sharona T. Levy, University of Haifa Dr. Tom Bielik, Weizmann Institute of Science Borowitz Building, Room 535 Workshop: Towards an online characterization of the dynamics of SNS e-discussions using machine learning methods Prof. Yifat Ben-David Kolikant, Hebrew University Dr. Oren Tsur, Ben-Gurion University Borowitz Building, Room 420 Workshop: Productive pedagogical discourse in teacher PLCs: Conceptual distinctions and analytical approaches Dr. Christa Asterhan, Hebrew University Ms. Miriam Babichenko, Hebrew University Dr. Dana Vedder-Weiss, Ben-Gurion University Rabin Building, Room 406 Workshop: On washing machines and stories: Video analysis and reflection Prof. Michal Tabach, Tel-Aviv University Dr. Orly Lahav, Tel-Aviv University Borowitz Building, Room 421 Workshop: Inclusive pedagogy and a holistic approach in teaching diverse learners in science and mathematics classrooms Dr. Ornit Spektor-Levy, Bar-Ilan University Prof. Michal Zion, Bar-Ilan University Dr. Nurit Paz Baruch, Bar-Ilan University Borowitz Building, Room 422
14:45 - 15:00	Break
15:00 - 16:00	C2. Workshops and roundtables – Second round Roundtable: Distinction and visibility: Issues concerning research in the Learning Sciences in Israel versus the international scene Prof. Baruch Schwarz, Hebrew University Dr. Iris Tabak, Ben-Gurion University Borowitz Building, Room 420 Workshop: Metacognition: Scaffolding and assessment Dr. Tova Michalsky, Bar-Ilan University Prof. Rakefet Ackerman, Technion Dr. Shirly Avargil, Technion Rabin Building, Room 405 Workshop: Mathematics teachers learning through case analysis Dr. Michal Ayalon, University of Haifa Dr. Esther Levinson, Tel-Aviv University and Kibbutzim College Rabin Building, Room 404 Workshop: Struggles in the classroom and meta-discursive shifts: A commognitive workshop Dr. Einat Heyd Metzuyanim, Technion Dr. Talli Nachlieli, Lewinsky College of Education Rabin Building, Room 406 Roundtable: Learning in informal environments Prof. Tali Tal, Technion Prof. Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf, Ben-Gurion University Dr. Yael Bamberger, EdQuest Borowitz Building, Room 421 Workshop: Integrating machine learning and expert knowledge to analyze learners' behavior in an online environment for math Dr. Giora Alexandron, Weizmann Institute of Science Dr. Arnon Hershkovitz, Tel-Aviv University Prof. Sarah Hershkovitz, Center for Educational Technology Borowitz Building, Room 535 Workshop: So, what should we do with this confusion? Mistakes of students, historians' illusions and the framing of student thinking as historical thinking Dr. Tsafrir Goldberg, University of Haifa Dr. Nimrod Tal, Kibbutzim College Ms. Tamar Katz, Center for Educational Technology Borowitz Building, Room 422
16:00 – 16:15	Coffee Break Foyer, Grand Water Research Institute
D. Plenary session Auditorium, Grand Water Research Institute
16:15 – 17:05	D1. Panel: From research and development to implementation in the educational system Chair: Prof. Nava Ben-Zvi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Chairperson of the Israel Center for Excellence through Education; Recipient of the Israel Prize in Education Panelists: 1. Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon, Weizmann Institute of Science; Recipient of the Emet Prize for Art, Science and Culture 2. Prof. Dani Ben-Zvi, University of Haifa 3. Prof. Anat Zohar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 4. Prof. Yehudit Dori, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
17:05 – 17:20	D2. Future directions of learning sciences in Israel - Insights from a roundtable discussion Prof. Baruch Schwartz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr. Iris Tabak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
17:20 – 17:30	D3. Closing remarks and farewell Dr. Shulamit Kapon, Dr. Zehavit Kohen and Prof. Yehudit Dori, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology