Adjunct Asso. Prof. Literacy program, Lehman College, NY.

Professionally I have taught Literacy to struggling students as well
as to graduate students in colleges and universities. However,
my passion was for raising voices of silenced groups around me so I
volunteered in Israel and the USA working with youth in failing school
districts and others in juvenile detention, girls in boarding schools and
in closed facilities, women in recovery from addiction, incarceration and
from living on the streets. The message to all of these people was that
all voices and all stories should be raised since they are important and
worthy building blocks of the community. Six years ago, a colleague and
I developed a curriculum for retelling one’s story through writing,
leading to participants finding a place of strength and hope.
The workshops are given gratis in Israel to participants who are disenfranchised youth and women,
and in the past 18 months we added Nova survivors, siblings of those killed in this war and people
displaced from their homes in the south. My work can be found at
https://independent.academia.edu/EliteBe4nYosef

Dr. Elias G. Carayannis serves as a professor of Information Systems and Technology
Management at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB).
He is co-founder and co-director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (GEFRI)
and directs research on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the European Union Research Center
(EURC). His academic focus centers on strategic Government-University-Industry R&D partnerships,
technology road-mapping, technology transfer and commercialization, international science and technology policy,
technological entrepreneurship, and regional economic development.

Dr. Carayannis has an extensive publication record including numerous articles in prestigious journals and more
than fifty books on science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He serves as editor-in-chief for multiple
book series and journals, including the Springer Journal of the Knowledge Economy and the Springer Journal
of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Yoram Eshet is a full professor in the Department of Education and Psychology at the Open
University. He holds a doctorate in Geology from City University of New York and was a
senior researcher at the Geological Survey of Israel for many years. For a decade,
he worked as a scientist at a computer company that developed technology-rich learning
environments and headed the Instructional Design program at Tel-Hai Academic College.
Yoram is the founder and headed the Center for Research of Innovation in Learning
Technologies at the Open University of Israel. His research focuses on a wide range
of social and cognitive aspects related to learning in technology-rich

environments: digital reading, digital literacy, digital games, digital friendship, human-machine interactions,
and the implementation of technologies in educational systems. He has published over

one hundred articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and several books on these topics.  

Elite Olshtain (PhD, University of California, 1979) is a Professor Emerita in Language Education at the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on second language acquisition, discourse analysis, policy design, and reading/writing
instruction. She has published internationally acclaimed works and managed teacher training programs globally.

Professor Olshtain served as head of Tel Aviv University's School of Education (1990-1992) and director of The Research
Institute for Innovation in Educaton (1992-1997). She held the Wollens Chair for Research in Education,
led the MOFET Institute's post-doctoral program, and was president of the Association for Language and Society.
She currently chairs the Foundation for Educational Initiatives.

Dr. Carmit Gal is a lecturer, therapist, and researcher specializing in neuroscience and human behavior.
She established the Institute for Brain Research and Human Behavior at Western Galilee Academic College.
Her research focuses on understanding the neural foundations of human behaviors in fields such as education
and psychology. She is a member of the Institute for Personal Security and Community Resilience Research,
a collaborative effort between college faculty and six retired police commissioners from the Israel Police.
The institute's objective is to conduct research, propose operational models, and identify tools that will
assist decision-makers in addressing internal security issues in Israel, with the aim of enhancing levels
of personal security.

 Dr. Yossi Elran is the Innovation Director at the Davidson Institute for Science Education and a
lecturer at the School of Education at Western Galilee College, specializing in innovation,
creative thinking, and mathematics education. With a background in theoretical physical chemistry,
he has developed into an innovative educator and organizational leader with extensive experience in
program management, technology, and innovation. His achievements include authoring four popular
mathematics books, creating TED-Ed videos with over 15 million views, and developing four successful
MOOCs engaging more than 40,000 learners, all demonstrating his commitment to making complex
mathematical concepts accessible while exploring new technological opportunities to democratize education.

Dr. Einav Keisar completed her doctoral dissertation in 2020 at the University of Haifa. It focused
on developing data sources and student conception of problem solutions along a sequence of modeling problems,
guided by Dr. Irit Peled. During her doctoral studies, she was awarded the Zalman Aran Scholarship from
the Ministry of Education, which recognized her as an outstanding student in education.

Currently, she is engaged in post-doctoral research at the MOFET Institute,
where she investigates mathematical learning processes within digital environments,
guided by Professor Michal Tabach. In addition to her research, Einav is a lecturer in the
Department of Mathematical Education at Oranim College and Western Galilee College.
She teaches courses emphasizing the didactics of mathematics in technological contexts
and the modeling problem in mathematics education.

Dr. Anat Klemer is the Head of the Master's Program in Literacy and Innovation in Education
at Western Galilee College. Her main research areas include: integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence
(GenAI) in teaching and learning processes; development of mathematical understanding through visual
representations and technological means; characteristics of schemas existing among users of digital technologies;
and characterization of emotions involved in integrating these technologies in learning processes.

Dr. Israel Rachevski serves as the Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Center and is a senior faculty member at the School of Management at the Western Galilee College.
His research interests focus on organizational innovation and Dr. Rachevski is a lecturer and project leader
at highly ranked academic institutions in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, project management,
and financial management.

Dr. Rachevski brings extensive experience in consulting and accompanying national public and
private organizations, as well as in managing and leading multi-system projects.

His expertise encompasses strategic and business counseling, accompanying control
systems and budgetary supervision, as well as administrative and financial consulting for projects.

Dr. Michal Raveh is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at
Western Galilee College in Israel. She also serves as faculty in the Master's program
of Literacy and Innovation in Education. She completed her Ph.D. as a Fulbright Scholar
at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her research focuses on cognitive psychology,
reading acquisition, reading disabilities among both young and adult readers,
learning disabilities, and strategies for dropout prevention in higher education.

Dr. Miriam Sarid is the head of the Department of Education and the Department
of Learning Disabilities at Western Galilee College in Israel. Her field of study relates
to students with difficulties in higher education and the academic, cognitive,
emotional, and innovative aspects of studying in higher education. Her recent
publications deal with adjustment to higher education, statistical literacy,
and academic achievements of students with learning disabilities in higher education.