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This semester, our senior pre-service teachers have commenced their practicum as part of the PECE 401 - Teaching Practice I course, conducted under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Buldu, Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatma Yalçın and Lecturer Melike Kandemir. Following the introductory and orientation meetings held with school administrators and mentor teachers at Kezban Mercan Kindergarten, Atatürk Kindergarten, and Cumhuriyet Kindergarten, the practicum process has officially begun.

Within the scope of the PECE 101 – Introduction to Early Childhood Education course, students worked with Cubetto and Bee-Bot coding robots and students experienced the Quiver application with augmented reality and transformed their drawings into three-dimensional animated forms under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağla Öneren Şendil.

The TED University Program of Early Childhood Education and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change's Nursery and Daycare Centers met on January 13, 2022, as part of a protocol signed. At the meeting held on November 20, 2025, TEDU Education Faculty’s Dean Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, Early Childhood Education Program’s Head Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Under the guidance of Dr. Fatma Yalçın, students of the PECE 201—Alternative Approach and Models in Early Childhood Education course visited Hasat Preschool as part of their field observation.

Within the scope of the PECE 201 – Alternative Approach and Models in Early Childhood Education course, conducted by Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatma Yalçın, Ebru Hezen, the PYP Coordinator of Nesibe Aydın Schools, Ankara, was invited as a guest speaker.

PECE 201 Students Observe Reggio Emilia Practice at Dadya Çocukları Preschool
Under the guidance of Dr. Fatma Yalçın, students of the PECE 201-Alternative Approach and Models in Early Childhood Education course visited Dadya Çocukları Preschool as part of their field observation.

On November 11, 2025, Nuray Toruntay, a preschool teacher currently working at Ankara Özel Tevfik Fikret Preschool, was invited as a guest to the course PECE301 – Principles and Methods in Early Childhood Education, taught by Lecturer Melike Kandemir.

With 20 years of professional experience in the field, our guest shared her insights with the students through butterfly- and nature-themed learning activities and conducted sample practices demonstrating how classroom learning activities can be enriched and diversified through various methods.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Funda Eda Tonga Çabuk has published an article titled “Comparative analysis of early childhood education teachers' professional development: the case of Denmark, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Pakistan” in the journal “Teacher Development,” which is indexed in the ESCI-SCOPUS (Q2) category. This study provides a comparative analysis of the professional development processes of early childhood teachers in four different countries. You can access the article via the link below.

Under the instruction of Asst. Prof. Dr. Funda Eda Tonga Çabuk and the assistance of Res. Asst. Hamide Nur Şimşekoğlu, students of PECE 230 – Social Skills Education in Early Childhood at TED University’s Department of Early Childhood Education completed their “Integrated Social Skill Activity & Digital Poster Presentations.”

As part of the Play in Early Childhood course conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sühendan Er, one of our faculty members, Dr. Melike Kandemir, was invited as a guest.
During the session, Dr. Kandemir facilitated a drama workshop titled “The Stolen Play.”
Throughout the workshop, our pre-service teachers developed an awareness of the effects of play on child development and internalized the significance of play as a tool for learning and expression through creative drama.