Welcome to the Department of the Elementary and Early Childhood Education News Think, Play, Act for Climate Change Under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Buldu, a faculty member in our department, the project titled “Think, Play, Act for Climate Change,” which was awarded funding by TÜBİTAK 4004 Nature… 10/09/2025 read more Announcements An academic visit at University of Staffordshire Zeliha Demirci Ünal, our research assistant and doctoral student, will undertake an academic visit at University of Staffordshire in the United Kingdom from March to June, 2026, to continue her… 13/03/2026 Visit to Gardenya Montessori School As part of the "Curriculum Models in ECE course" offered by Professor Feyza Erden, our second-year students visited Gardenya Montessori School. We extend our sincere gratitude to the school… 11/03/2026 ECE430 Teaching Practice II Begins Our fourth-year preservice teachers have begun their practicum within the scope of the ECE430 Teaching Practice II course conducted by Associate Professor Dr. Hasibe Özlen Demircan, Associate… 02/03/2026 read more