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Arts Integration, Neuropedagogy, STEAM, Visual Literacy, Creative Teaching, Chemistry Teachers' Professional Development
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Biography

I obtained my Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Tel Aviv University on the research of quantum conductance through semiconducting nanoparticles at high temperatures. Later, I joined the Department of Materials and Interfaces at the Weizmann Institute of Science for my Postdoctoral studies. Then I moved on to teaching Chemistry, Science, STEAM, and PlaceMaking to High School students and I got involved in several projects for the advancement of practical science education in Israel. I had the opportunity to teach chemistry in different educational settings, which lead to research and development in the field of science education, and working with teachers and students from varied backgrounds.

Nowadays I am Head of the National Centre for Chemistry Teachers which operates in the Chemistry Group of the Science Teaching Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science. There I developed an arts-integrated approach to chemistry teaching that applies existing research findings from the field of educational neuroscience to the teaching of chemistry. I also study the influence of implementing the approach, both at the teacher and student levels.

Activities

Employment (7)

Weizmann Institute of Science: Rehovot, IL

2020-11-01 to present | Head of the National Center for Chemistry Teachers (Science Teaching)
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Weizmann Institute of Science: Rehovot, Shfela, IL

2020-09-01 to present | Leader of a Chemistry Teachers' Community of Practice
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ORT Israel: Arad, Negev, IL

2013-09-01 to present | High School Educator in the field of Chemistry and iSTEAM PBL
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Weizmann Institute of Science: Rehovot, Shfela, IL

2016-09-01 to 2020-08-31 | Project Manager, "We Have Chemistry!" National Projects Competition (Science Teaching)
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KEDEM Democratic School: Arad, Negev, IL

2017-09-01 to 2019-08-31 | Placemaking STEAM Tutor
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AVISHUR Elementary School: Arad, Negev, IL

2015-09-01 to 2017-08-31 | STEAM Professional Development Tutor
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Tel Aviv University: Tel Aviv, IL

2006-10 to 2011-07 | Lab Instructor at Chemistry Student's Lab (Chemistry)
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Education and qualifications (7)

American Chemical Society: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2020-12-05 to present | ACS Reviewer Lab (ACS Institute)
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The Museum of Modern Art: New York, NY, US

2018-09 to 2018-11 | Art & Activity: Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art
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Weizmann Institute of Science: Rehovot, Shfela, IL

2013-10-01 to 2015-07-31 | Teaching License in Chemistry (Science Teaching)
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Weizmann Institute of Science: Rehovot, Shfela, IL

2012 to 2013 | PostDoc in Chemistry (Materials and Interfaces)
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Tel Aviv University: Tel Aviv, IL

2006 to 2012 | Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (Chemistry)
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Tel Aviv University: Tel Aviv, IL

2002 to 2006 | B.A.Sc. in Chemistry (Chemistry)
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Asociación ORT Argentina: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, AR

1993 to 1998 | Tecnica Quimica
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Works (13)

Overview

2025-01-13 | Book chapter
Contributors: Debora Marchak; Ron Blonder; Gail Jones
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Integrating Web-based Learning to Make Industrial and Everyday Life Chemistry Accessible to High-school Chemistry Students

Digital Learning and Teaching in Chemistry
2023-07-12 | Book chapter
Contributors: Marcel Frailich; Miri Kesner
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Debora Marchak

14 The Multidisciplinary Learning Grid: A Conceptual Space to Develop Neuropedagogy-based, Arts-integrated Chemistry Activities

The Arts of the Grid
2021-12-31 | Book chapter
Contributors: Debora Marchak; Inna Shvarts-Serebro
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Teaching Chemistry by a Creative Approach: Adapting a Teachers’ Course for Active Remote Learning

Journal of Chemical Education
2021-09-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Debora Marchak; Inna Shvarts-Serebro; Ron Blonder
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Crafting Molecular Geometries: Implications of Neuro-Pedagogy for Teaching Chemical Content

Journal of Chemical Education
2021-04-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Debora Marchak; Inna Shvarts-Serebro; Ron Blonder
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A Holistic Approach to Incorporating Sustainability into Chemistry Education in Israel

ACS Symposium Series
2020-01 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780841237551
Part of ISBN: 9780841237568
Part of ISSN: 0097-6156
Part of ISSN: 1947-5918
Contributors: Yael Shwartz; Emil Eidin; Debora Marchak; Miri Kesner; Neta Avraham Green; Eldad Marom; David Cahen; Avi Hofstein; Yehudit Judy Dori
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Probing the Dynamic Fluctuations of Bismuth Nanoparticles by Thermovoltage Measurements

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2016-08-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-7447
Part of ISSN: 1932-7455
Contributors: Eitam Vinegrad; Debora Marchak; Denis Glozman; Ori Cheshnovsky; Yoram Selzer
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Electronic Transport via Proteins

Advanced Materials
2014-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0935-9648
Contributors: Nadav Amdursky; Debora Marchak; Lior Sepunaru; Israel Pecht; Mordechai Sheves; David Cahen
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Nanoscale Electron Transport and Photodynamics Enhancement in Lipid-Depleted Bacteriorhodopsin Monomers

ACS Nano
2014-08-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1936-0851
Part of ISSN: 1936-086X
Contributors: Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay; Sidney R. Cohen; Debora Marchak; Noga Friedman; Israel Pecht; Mordechai Sheves; David Cahen
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Molecular Control of Structural Dynamics and Conductance Switching in Bismuth Nanoparticles

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2013-10-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-7447
Part of ISSN: 1932-7455
Contributors: Debora Marchak; Denis Glozman; Yuri Vinshtein; Sigal Jarby; Yossi Lereah; Ori Cheshnovsky; Yoram Selzer
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Large Anisotropic Conductance and Band Gap Fluctuations in Nearly Round-Shape Bismuth Nanoparticles

Nano Letters
2012-02-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1530-6984
Part of ISSN: 1530-6992
Contributors: Debora Marchak; Denis Glozman; Yuri Vinshtein; Sigal Jarby; Yossi Lereah; Ori Cheshnovsky; Yoram Selzer
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Very High Thermopower of Bi Nanowires with Embedded Quantum Point Contacts

Nano Letters
2012-02-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1530-6984
Part of ISSN: 1530-6992
Contributors: Eyal Shapira; Amir Holtzman; Debora Marchak; Yoram Selzer
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Segmented metal nanowires as nanoscale thermocouples

Nanotechnology
2008-03-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0957-4484
Part of ISSN: 1361-6528
Contributors: E Shapira; D Marchak; A Tsukernik; Y Selzer
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Peer review (4 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of chemical education. (4)