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Our Science Fair "The Adventures of Little Explorers-2" Took Place!

Under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Elif Buldu and Research Assistant Tuba Özgül Torun, 30 creative science experiments designed by our future teacher candidates as part of the PECE202 Early Childhood Science Education course were carried out with the enthusiastic participation of 30 young explorers aged 5-6 from a public kindergarten in Ankara. 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

On April 26, 2024, Melek Eda Şen, a preschool teacher working in a public kindergarten, was invited as a guest to the PECE302/EDUC301 “Classroom Management” course conducted by Lecturer Melike Kandemir. Our guest, who has 15 years of teaching experience in her field, presented examples of effective classroom management practices to our students, shared her teaching experiences, and shared her experiences and thoughts on how theory and practice can be combined in the field of classroom management.

Our faculty members from TED University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sühendan Er, Instructor Nergis Hazal Yılmaztürk, Research Assistant Tuba Özgül, and Prof. Dr. Figen Çok from Başkent University contributed to a chapter titled "A New Dimension in Child Development: Children Shared by Parents on Social Media (Sharenting)" in the book "Child Psychology" edited by Prof. Dr. Seval Erden Çınar and published by Pegem Akademik Yayıncılık.

On March 15, 2024, we visited the Anatolian Folklore Foundation with our pre-service teachers within the scope of ECEP255/EGEP255 "Traditional Children's Games" course which is given by Lecturer Melike Kandemir. During our visit, we had a conversation with the president of the foundation, Mr. Rüştü Akar, about traditional children's games. We would like to thank him for his valuable sharing and contribution to our students' understanding of traditional children's games in early childhood.

Our 4th grade teacher candidates started their practices after the introductory and informative meetings with school administrators and teachers at "TOKİ Göksu Kindergarten", "Atatürk Kindergarten", "Cumhuriyet Kindergarten", and "Kezban Mercan Kindergarten" within the scope of EDUC406 "Teaching Practice-2" course this semester.

You are invited to our seminar, which will be held on Thursday, March 14, at 18:00 via Zoom, where our graduates will share their experiences within the scope of Erasmus + internship mobility.

You can click on the link to attend the seminar: https://tedu.zoom.us/j/91395600515

Child Yoga Instructor and TEDU Early Childhood Education Program Graduate Merve AKSU taught a practical child yoga class to our undergraduates as a guest in Dr. Fatma YALÇIN's Movement Education and Development in Early Childhood course.

On December 12, 2023, Nuray Toruntay, who works as a preschool teacher at Ankara Private Tevfik Fikret Schools, was invited as a guest to EDUC406 "Teaching Practice-II" course conducted by Lecturer Melike Kandemir. Our guest presented examples of effective classroom practices and shared her teaching experiences with our students. We would like to thank her for her valuable sharing and her contribution to our students' understanding of effective educational practices.

On December 12, 2023, Ms. Şeyma Şimşek, the director of Private Natural Kindergarten, was invited to the ECEP401 "Character and Values Education" course, which is given by Lecturer Melike Kandemir. Our guest presented her experiences and examples of effective practices regarding character and values education in early childhood to our 4th-grade students taking the course.

On December 7, 2023, Ayşegül Yılmaz, a graduate of our department, who works in the Nursery and Day Care Center of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, was invited to the ECEP251/PECE410 "Children and Media" course which is given by Lecturer Melike Kandemir. Our guest presented examples of effective practices related to Children and Media in early childhood to our students taking the course.