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As EduAction Student Society, we continue to celebrate April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day with enthusiasm and excitement this year as we do every year. Every year, our school comes together with children and hosts a joyful celebration on April 23rd.

This year, we will be coming together with 140 children at the 3rd Children and Play Meeting for April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day, which we organized with TEDU Faculty of Education as part of the Republic's 100th Anniversary Events.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sühendan Er, Res. Assist. Elif Naz Altaş and Res. Assist. Tuba Özgül, from Early Childhood Education Program, contributed to the book named “Social Emotional Learning” (Eds. Prof. Dr. Müdriye Yıldız-Bıçakçı and lecturer Zeynep Apaydın-Demirci) with the chapter entitled "Social Emotional Learning-Relationship Building Skills" was published by Nobel Academic Publishing.

TED University Early Childhood Education Program senior students Berfin Ece Aslaner and Burcu Şahbaz visited TED Samsun College on December 26-27-28, 2022, within the scope of the TED Ambassadors Project, which is carried out in collaboration with the Turkish Education Association and TED University.

Our 2020 graduate, Merve Aksu, attended the EDUC 405 Preschool Teaching Program Practice in Schools course as a guest on December 26, 2022. Merve Aksu, who worked as a preschool teacher at Büyük College, shared her experiences and answered our students' questions about the profession.

Our Early Childhood Education Program 3rd grade students took part in the 5th Traditional Torch Bazaar held by the Turkish Education Association at Divan Hotel on 16-17 December 2022. We thank our students for their participation.

“Early Childhood Education Department Meeting” was held on wednesday, December 14, 2022, between 15.30-17.00 in the Multi-Purpose Hall. With the support of TEDU Learning and Teaching Center, our students who entered the TEDU Preschool Education Program in 2022 participated in the meeting event held within the scope of TEDU 101. The event, which started with Head of Preschool Education Department Assoc. Dr. Sühendan Er's and Assist. Dr. Çağla Öneren Şendil’s presentation of the department, continued with the games played in the collaboration of Assoc.

On December 8, 2022 ECEP 301-Art Education in Early Childhood class hosted (online) a notable artist: Tülay Palaz. Tülay Palaz is the creator of numerous works of art including digital art and NFT paintings. Her works attract international attention. She shared her expertise in digital art and NFT and inspired prospective preschool teachers to raise future artists. We appreciate her taking the time to enlighten us.

On November 10, 2022, students from ECEP 257: Early Childhood Sensory Education course conducted by Assist. Prof. Dr. Seçil Yücelyiğit visited the Occupational Therapy Department at Hacettepe University. Associate Professor Meral Huri gave a brief talk to introduce the center for sensory integration and inform us on how occupational therapists and early childhood educators intersect. With Dr.

On 5th November 2022, Faculty members gave a seminar to the Kindergarten and Day Nursery Teachers of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate under these themes; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sühendan Er ‘Interactive Story Reading in Early Childhood’, Assist.

The book was contributed as writers by our Early Childhood Education faculty members and edited by Prof. Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilek Altun was published. The book titled “Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Dijital Teknoloji: Uygulamalar, Araştırmalar ve Eğilimler”. Contributing to the book with the book chapter "Farklı Erken Çocukluk Eğitimi Programlarında Teknoloji", Assist. Prof. Dr. Çağla Öneren Şendil and Res. Assist.