Short Biography

Anat Shauly is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, under the supervision of Dr. Shirly Avargil. Her Ph.D. studies center on the professional development of chemistry teachers’ communities. She holds B.Sc. Ed. in Chemical Education, a B. Sc., and M. Sc. Degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Technion. Prior to joining the Faculty of Education, she had worked as a research assistant at the Rabin Desalination Laboratory at Technion, and as a characterization engineer at Semi-Conductor Devices (SCD).

Research Areas

The primary focus of Anat Shauly’s research is teacher professional development, especially within teacher communities. In her studies of professional knowledge, teaching relationships, and support for chemistry teachers, she primarily uses quantitative methods.

Publications

• Shauly, A., Shwartz, G., Avargil, S. (2023). The role of professional learning communities (PLCs) in supporting chemistry teachers during Covid-19 crisis. In Y.J., Dori, N., Courtney, & G. Szteinberg (Eds.), Digital Learning and Teaching in Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry. (Accepted to be published).
• Shauly, A. & Avargil, S. (2023). Teachers’ practices during emergency remote teaching: An ‎investigation of the needs for support and the role of professional ‎‎learning communities. Chemistry Teacher International. (Accepted)
• Shauly, A., Morales C., Bowers, J. & Schrire, O. (April 2023), Understanding perceptions of equity and diversity among science teachers: A pilot study in Israel and Michigan. Poster presented at NARST Annual International Conference, Chicago, USA.
• Shauly A. & Avargil S. (April 2023). The value of participation in professional learning communities (PLCs) for high-school chemistry teachers. Paper to be presented at the 97^th NARST Annual International Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Shauly, A., & Avargil, S. (2022). Support for chemistry teachers in professional learning communities (PLCs) during COVID-19 Crisis. Poster presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Israel Chemical Society, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
• Shauly, A. & Avargil, S. (July 2022). Support for chemistry teachers in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in routine and during the COVID-19 Crisis. Paper presented at ECRICE 2022, 15th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
• Shauly, A., Shwartz, G. & Avargil, S. (March 2022). The role of professional learning communities (PLCs) in supporting chemistry teachers during the COVID-19 crisis. Paper presented at the 96^th NARST Annual International Conference Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Shauly, A., & Avargil, S. (2021). Professional learning communities as a tool for supporting chemistry teachers. Paper presented at the Israeli National Conference of Doctoral Students in Mathematics, Science, and Technology education, Be’er-Sheva, Israel.