Early Childhood Education Program Advisory Board Meeting- I
The first meeting of the TEDU Program of the Early Childhood Education Advisory Board was held at TED University. The meeting of the Advisory Board started with Assoc. Dr. Sühendan Er's presentation about the program. Then, Department Advisory Board members, Ankara University Child Development Department faculty member Prof. Dr. Müdriye Yıldız Bıçakçı, TED University Dr. Çağla Öneren Şendil, Turkish-American Association Kindergartens Education Coordinator Dilara Çinpolat, Ministry of Youth and Sports Nursery and Day Nursery Manager Jülide Karakaş, our 2020 graduate Merve Aksu, and our senior student Yaprak Doğuer evaluated the functioning and the aspects of the program that can be improved. The faculty dean, Prof. Dr. Yuksel Kavak, Dr. Seçil Yücelyiğit, R.A. Tuba Özgül, and R.A. Elif Naz Altaş attended as invited guests.
Early Childhood Education Program Advisory Board Meeting- II
The second meeting of the TEDU Preschool Teacher Training Program Advisory Board took place on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at TED University. The Advisory Board meeting began with a presentation on the program by the Head of the Preschool Education Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sühendan Er, followed by discussions among the advisory board members on the program's operation and areas for improvement.
Attendees of the meeting included TED University Assistant Professor Dr. Çağla Öneren Şendil, UNICEF Education Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Buldu, TED Ankara College Kindergarten Director Zeynep Melis Araç, Şehit Seçkin Çil Kindergarten Director Emine Öztürk, TOKİ Göksu Kindergarten Director Ali Beyaz and Deputy Director Sinem Özdem, and TEDU Preschool Teacher Training 2nd year student Sıla Karagülle.
The meeting was also attended by the Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Yüksel Kavak, Assistant Professor Dr. Seçil Yücelyiğit, and Assistant Professor Dr. Faculty members Elif Buldu, Dr. Fatma Yalçın, Research Assistant Tuba Özgül, and Research Assistant Elif Naz Altaş attended as invited guests.
Early Childhood Education Program Advisory Board Meeting- III
The 3rd meeting of the TEDU Early Childhood Education Program Advisory Board was held on Friday, October 11, 2024, at TED University. The meeting started with a presentation by the Head of the Preschool Education Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Buldu, about the program, and then the department advisory board members evaluated the program's functioning and its areas of improvement. The Advisory Board members included the UNICEF Education Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Buldu, Ankara University, Child Development Department; Prof. Dr. Müdriye Yıldız Bıçakçı, Nesibe Aydın Educational Institutions, PYP Coordinator; Ebru Hezen, TED University faculty members, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağla Öneren Şendil, Dr. Faculty Member Fatma Yalçın, Lecturer Melike Kandemir, Res. Asst. Tuba Özgül Torun, Res. Asst. Elif Naz Altaş, an early childhood education master's student; Hamide Nur Şimşekoğlu; and our 3rd-grade student, Rumeysa Bozkurt.
