Promentors Project

Hannu Heikkinen is a professor in education in the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) located in University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

A lecturer at Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and coordinator of Center for Development and Training in Higher Education at the University of Bucharest.

Tom is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter. He is Programme Director for the Secondary PGCE programme and Subject Leader for Secondary PGCE Mathematics.

Dr. Cochava Farjun is a pedagogical instructor, internship coordinator and head of the simulation center at Hemdat Hadarom College.

Rhonda Sofer is an applied anthropologist and an expert in designing and implementing international educational programs.  She is the Director of the International Center at Gordon Academic College of Education located in Haifa, Israel.

The Head of the Research Authority at The MOFET Institute in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is a lecturer at David Yellin Academic College of Education, as well as in the Department of Education at the Hebrew University, both located in Jerusalem, Israel. Her main fields of interest are teacher educators’ professional development as well as cognitive development in early childhood.

Shulamit Fischer (PhD) is a lecturer at Kaye Academic College of Education and in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Her main interest, in both institutions, is in Social Psychology issues including innovation, group-dynamics and conflict-resolution.

Researcher at  the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, specializes in educational psychology, in particular leadership, emotional intelligence, proactive behaviour and other factors stimulating better functioning of the individual in an organizational context. Conducts counseling, coaching and training for adults, including teachers.

The head of the Teaching Department at Levinsky College of Education and a member of the managerial forum. She is in charge of certification programs for pre-service teachers and courses for novice in-service teachers and mentors. Her major research area is teacher training.

Head of induction year unit. Lecturer at Levinsky college in the field of Social Emotional Learning. Main interest in research: interns, induction year and Sense of Coherence In Teaching Situation (SOCITS) among interns.

The head of Curriculum & Assessment M.Ed. Program in Beit-Berl Academic College, And Coordinator of the MITs for Beginner Teachers – Ministry of Education – Israel. Researcher at the
College team in the ProMentors Project.

Works as a project researcher at the Finnish institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä. His research interests are focused on teachers’ professional development and collaborative practices in the Finnish education system. Pennanen is finalizing his doctoral studies to Faculty of Education
and anticipates to defend his thesis in 2020.

The Head of the Research Authority at The MOFET Institute, and a lecturer at David Yellin Academic College of Education, and the Hebrew University.

Head of the Induction unit, New teacher course coordinator, Head of the Department of Literature at Himdat Hadarom College

An educational expert and lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (University of Bucharest).

Vardit Israel is a lecturer at Kaye College, facilitator of internship and mentoring courses, and mentoring coordinator at the college. She is also a PhD student at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Vardit is a certified educational counselor and she also works as an advisor for the Ministry of Education Psychological and Counseling Services.

A lecturer at Kaye Academic College of Education. Program evaluator at the research and evaluation authority and at Kaye Induction Unit. Bar-Nadav evaluates the PROMENTOR program at Kaye College. She is also a doctoral student at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

The Coordinator and Mentor of beginning teachers at Porsim Kanaf Unit in Beit-Berl Academic College. Manager of the College team in the ProMentors Project.

Ihab is a senior Lecturer, PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology. Coordinator of Mentors and Beginning Teachers at Sakhnin College, where he also serves as a researcher and lecturer in a Special Education Department, Educational Counseling and Learning Disabilities Departments.