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Our student achieves TÜBİTAK 2209-A success!

Our student Eylül Çoban, a double major in Early Childhood Education and Psychological Counseling and Guidance Programs, has been awarded funding for her project, prepared under the supervision of Dr. Fatma Yalçın, within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program. The project topic is: Examining the effect of integrated orienteering training with nature and forest pedagogy on the spatial orientation skills of 6-year-old children from low socio-economic backgrounds.

TED University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program with Thesis (English) applications open on May 4!
🗓 Application Deadline: August 7, 2026
🔗 For application and detailed information:
ms.tedu.edu.tr

We look forward to receiving your applications!

In the PECE 204 – Early Childhood Mathematics Education course, conducted by Dr. Fatma Yalçın from the Department of Early Childhood Education at TED University, the course content has been enriched this year to support pre-service teachers’ professional development and enhance their competencies in developmentally appropriate technology use. In this context, augmented and virtual reality applications, as well as the use of 3D printers, were integrated into the course.

Within the framework of our Faculty’s Learning Engineering and Teacher+ vision, we look forward to welcoming you to experience technology, closely observe digital production processes, and take an inspiring first step in your teaching journey as future educators.

At the same time, this gathering offers a valuable opportunity for us to come together and for you to become more familiar with our department’s academic environment.

🗓️ Thursday, March 5
🕓 16:15
📍 Learning Engineering Lab (DB-2nd Floor)

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.

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 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. 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

Mehmet Bilgin, a teacher who was selected as the winner of the Global Teacher Award by the Global Teacher Award organization, which had over 19,000 teachers from 97 countries, delivered a seminar to students in the Department of Early Childhood Education. He shared his innovative methods in early childhood education.

Teacher Mehmet Bilgin is a preschool teacher at Ankara Etimesgut Şeyh Şamil Kindergarten and has completed his 15th year in his profession. He works on children and Creativity, Children's Literature, and Classroom Activities That Make a Difference.

Last month, he represented our country as one of the teachers awarded the Global Teacher Award at the Global Teacher Award organization, where more than 19,000 teachers from 97 countries participated.

Within the scope of the PECE301 Instructional Principles and Methods in Early Childhood Education course conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Buldu, Alona Yıldırım, and Dilek Duman, who work at Bilkent International Laboratory (BLIS), were invited as guest speakers. Our guests explained to our 3rd-grade students how to provoke learning in the process of playful learning by presenting their practices.