Promentors Project

Anat Kessler is head of the internship program at Kaye College Induction Unit. She is a facilitator of internship courses, and a pedagogical instructor at the special education training program. She is also a doctoral student at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

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.

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

Information manager at The Mofet Institute, specializing in knowledge management and serves as a member in the managing team of the Promentors.

Haya Kaplan (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer at Kaye Academic College of Education. She is the head of Kaye Induction Unit and the head of the Center for Motivation and Self Determination. She is also the head of the Educational Counseling M.Ed program in the College and manager of the PROMENTOR team at Kaye College.

Researcher at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, specializes in general pedagogy and psycho pedagogical counselling. Involved deeply into teacher students curriculum designing.

A senior faculty member and Head of International Initiatives of the Research Authority at Levinsky College of Education, and adjnct lecturer and researcher at Tel-Aviv University.

MEd in teaching English as a second language. A pedagogical advisor and lecturer in the English department at the Gordon Academic College of Education, Haifa, Israel. Leads internship and professional development courses for English teachers at Gordon.

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.

An educator, social worker, and social activist. Holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in non-profit management, and Phd degree all from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She holds a teaching certificate in psychology and sociology from the Hebrew University’s school of
education,.

Dr. Maha Arslan has a PhD in special education from the University of Haifa. Her research field is the parenting style of individuals with children with disabilities and the future orientation of adolescents. She works in different positions at The Academic College of Sakhnin such as: a lecturer in special education and a pedagogical supervisor in special education department, final projects supervisor for M.Ed. students in learning disabilities and coordinator of inclusion.

The founder of The MOFET Institute. From 1992 until 2007, she served as Director of the Department of Teacher Education at the Israel’s Ministry of Education​. She holds a Ph.D. in Practicum in Teacher Education from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem​ and a second Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature from The Center for Yiddish Studies at the Bar Ilan University​.

Researcher at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, specializes in  in the theory of upbringing (anthropological, axiological and teleological basics). She is a Principal Coordinator of internship at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Researcher at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, specializes in philosophy of education, educational ethics, ethical aspects of special pedagogy. Involved in the activities for people with ASD.

The head of the European Union unit for projects’ coordination at Mofet Institute. She has extensive experience in management of EU-funded large-scale European projects and other complex inter-institution collaborations.

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.

Dr. Yaser Awad has Ph.D. in applied statistician Actuary Science and research methodology, who has been working in the field of teacher training for over 14 years. He is Vice-President for research, planning and strategic, the head of the advanced studies unit, Director professional development Center, Director of Pre- preparatory academic program, head of the International Relations Unit, and the LEAR of the College in Erasmus+ program.

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.

Dr. Drorit Ram is a pedagogical counselor for teaching English as a foreign language in high schools, a coordinator of practicum in schools, and a lecturer at Levinsky College of Education, Tel-Aviv

Iman Garra-Alloush is Students’ Dean at alQasemi Academy, lecturer in the English department and a pedagogical advisor and internship mentor. Her areas of research are Sociolinguistics, Comparative Literature (English vs Arabic), and EFL in higher education and education colleges (including teacher education)