Noa Ragonis - Curriculum Vita

 

 

Education

1998-2004

Ph.D. in Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Thesis topic: Teaching Object Oriented Programming to High-School Novices.

Supervisor: Prof. Mordehai (Moti) Ben-Ari.

1994-1997

M.Sc. in Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Thesis topic: “Introduction to Expert Systems” – Development and Evaluation of a Computer Science Curriculum.

Supervisors: Dr. Scherz Zahava., Prof. Shapiro Ehud, Prof. Mordehai (Moti) Ben-Ari.

1981-1984

B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Teaching Certificate in Computer Science, Bar Ilan University.

 

 

Experience

 

1987-present

Member of the computer science group at the department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science. Developer of curriculum and learning materials, lecturer in teachers advanced study courses.

1996-present

Lecturer of computer science at the Beit-Berl College, Israel.

Head of the computer science in education department (1999-present).

2000-present

Member of Mahsava - the Israeli National center for high school computer science teachers, Technion Israeli institute of technology & Weizmann Institute of Science.

1987-present

Member of the computer science group at the department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science. Development of curriculum and learning materials, lecturer in teachers advanced study courses.

1988-1998

Teacher of computer science at Catzenelson High School, Kefar-Saba. Head of the computer science studies.

1993-1995

Supervisor of 70 high schools in the computer science discipline nominated by the Ministry of education.

1984-1989

Founder of the course of studies “Information Technology” and lecturer in computer science, at the Gymnasia Realit High School, Rishon-Le-Ziyon.