Yitzhak Ersoff, JD

• Personal
• Education
• Academic Positions
• Other Relevant Positions
• Textbooks
• Other Publications
• Selected Papers at Scientific Conferences

Personal

Tel: 972-9-778-1158

E-mail: [email protected]

Education

J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence), Willamette University College of Law (Oregon)

Certificate in Dispute Resolution, Willamette University College of Law

M.S.Ed. in Special Education, Western Oregon University

B.S.Ed. in Education (Science Education), University of Miami (Florida)

Academic Positions

Open University, Israel Coordinator of Academic English for Science Students (2009-present) Tutor, Academic English (2006-present)

Tel Hai Academic College, Israel Lecturer, Human Rights & Education (2008)

Sapir Academic College, Israel Lecturer, English (2007-2009)

Interdisciplinary Institute, Israel Lecturer, English (2006-2007)

Oregon State University, Oregon, USA Instructor: Civil Rights in Education, Educational Psychology, Political Science, Israel & Middle Eastern Studies (1999-2006)

Eastern Oregon State University, Oregon, USA Assistant Professor of Education (2002-2006)

Cascade Center for Judaic & Israel Studies, Oregon, USA Founder and Educational Director (2003-2006)

Portland State University, Oregon, USA Guest Faculty, Judaic and Israel Studies (2004)

Willamette University College of Law, Oregon, USA Adjunct Professor of Law (1995-1996) Coordinator of Disability Services for Graduate Programs (1995-1996)

Other Relevant Positions

Nitzan, The Israeli Association for People with Learning Disabilities, Israel Director of International Realations (2006-2007) Head Researcher (2006-2007)

Attorney, Mediator, Arbitrator, Educational Consultant, USA Member of Oregon State Bar Association (1995-present) US Federal Courts for the 9th District (1995-2000)

AIPAC Oregon Council, USA Member, Board of Governors (2003-2006)

Bend-LaPine School District, Oregon, USA §504 Coordinator (2004-2006) Special Education Program Developer (2004-2006)

Jewish Community of Central Oregon, USA Board Member (2003-2005) Educational Program and Curriculum Design (2003-2005)

Federal Arbitration Internship, USA Intern to the Honorable Carlton J. Snow (1993-1996)

Willamette University Public Law Project, Oregon, USA Co-Founder (1993) President (1994-1995)

Black Law Student Association, Willamette University School of Law, Oregon, USA President (1993-1994)

Teacher and Department Head, Florida, USA The Lear College Preperatory School, Science, Math, Music (1984-1989) Dade County Public Schools, Merrick Home/Hospital Program (1989-1992)

Orchestral Musician (Tuba) Principal Chair, Florida Pops Orchestra(1982-1983) Southwest Missouri State University Faculty Brass Quintet (1981-1982) Miami Brass Quintet (1977-1978) Principal Chair, Miami Beach Symphony (1975-1978)

Expo-Mental Experimental Music Festival, Florida, USA Bass Player, Scraping Teeth (Named 'Worst Band in America' by SPIN and Billboard Magazines in 1993)

Textbooks

Law and the professional educator; The fundamentals of education law, 4th Edition, Nuthatch Press, Oregon, 2005.

Other Publications

Are parties for religious holidays appropriate in American public schools?, Eastern Oregon University Education Alumni Journal, Winter 2003.

Selected Papers at Scientific Conferences

Israeli innovations: Advocacy & policy-making for children with learning disabilities, Learning Disabilites Association of America Annual Conference, 2006

Special education after the 2004 re-authorization of the IDEA, MEDS-PDN Conference for Professional Development of Medical, Legal, and Educational Professionals (Oregon), 2005

Understanding §504 of the Rehabilitation Act: Leveling the playing field, MEDS-PDN Conferences for Professional Development of Medical, Legal, and Educational Professionals (Oregon & California), 2005

How was it humanly possible? The development of genocidal anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany and modern Islam, Annual Central Oregon Holocaust Memorial Conference, 2005

The impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on the IDEA, MEDS-PDN Conferences for Professional Development of Medical, Legal, and Educational Professionals (Oregon & California), 2004

Training and retaining special education faculty, Oregon Special Education Administrators Annual Conference, 2004

A challenge to become part of the solution; The status of women in modern Islam, Eastern Oregon University Annual International Women's Day Conference on the Status of Women, 2003

Successful inclusion of middle-school students with mild learning disabilities, SPED Coast Annual Special Education Conference (Oregon), 1999

Teaching self-advocacy skills to students protected under the IDEA, §504, and the ADA, SPED Coast Annual Special Education Conference (Oregon), 1998

Alternative conflict in the public schools; School-wide and district-wide approaches, Council of Oregon School Administrators Annual Conference, 1994

Effective school-based management; Understanding the models, Council of Oregon School Administrators Annual Conference, 1994

The role of alternative conflict resolution in the public schools , Willamette University Conference on Education and Law (Oregon), 1994