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On November 12, 2024, Emine Zuhal Şayır, a preschool teacher working at a public preschool, was invited as a guest speaker to the PECE301/ECEP305 “Principles and Methods in Early Childhood Education” course, taught by Lecturer Melike Kandemir. Our guest presented examples of effective classroom practices to the students and shared her teaching experiences. We extend our gratitude to her for her valuable contributions.

On December 3, 2024, the PECE403 "Play in Early Childhood Education" course, taught by Lecturer Melike Kandemir, included a visit to the Ankara Toy Museum. During the guided tour, the toys in the museum's collection were examined, and discussions were held on the cultural and historical significance of toys from the past to the present. We would like to express our gratitude to the Ankara Toy Museum for enriching our pre-service teachers' knowledge and experiences regarding play and toys.

On December 6, 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sühendan ER was invited as a guest speaker to the PECE430 “Children’s Rights” course, taught by Lecturer Melike Kandemir and assisted by Research Assistant Hamide Nur Şimşekoğlu. Our guest delivered a seminar to the students on the topic of sharenting. She raised awareness among pre-service teachers about what sharenting entails, how children’s rights can be protected on digital platforms, and the importance of raising parental awareness on the matter. We extend our gratitude to her for her valuable contributions.

As part of the PECE 201 - Alternative Methods and Approaches in Early Childhood Education course, led by Dr. Fatma Yalçın, field trips were organized to schools that adopt alternative educational approaches. During these visits, our students enriched their professional knowledge and experience by observing different approaches such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, IB PYP, and Waldorf in practice, which they had previously learned about theoretically.

The "Develop-Implement-Share" project titled "Parental Participation in Creating an Effective School Climate and Culture", for which our Early Childhood Education program faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adile Gülşah Saranlı is a volunteer academic advisor, was deemed worthy of implementation by the Ministry of National Education.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adile Gülşah Saranlı, a faculty member at the Early Childhood Education Program of TED University, conducted a teacher training titled “School-Wide Differentiated Teaching Methods” for all TED Ankara College Kindergarten teachers.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adile Gülşah Saranlı, a faculty member at the Early Childhood Education Program of TED University, conducted a teacher training titled “School-Wide Differentiated Teaching Methods” for all TED Ankara College Kindergarten teachers.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adile Gülşah Saranlı held the workshop titled "The Age of Differentiated and Enriched Education" at the 10th Intelligence and Talent Congress held on November 16-17.

Our students presented their research at the 17th National Preschool Teaching Student Congress at Kırıkkale University.

Dr. Dt. Tuğçe Talay was our guest on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, within the scope of the PECE103 Child Health, Nutrition and First Aid course conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adile Gülşah Saranlı. We thank her.