Welcome to the Department of the Elementary and Early Childhood Education News Panel 1: The Only Path: Teaching? Alumni Share Their Experiences Our alumni panel series begins with its first event: "The Only Path: Teaching? Alumni Share Their Experiences". We will be at the Faculty of Education Conference Hall on Friday, April 3. 28/03/2026 Opening: Motor Development Research Laboratory On Friday, March 13, 2026, the opening ceremony of the Motor Development Research Laboratory, established through the collaboration of the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and… 25/03/2026 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 Research Assistant Written Examination Announcement The research assistant written examination will be held on Friday, 14 August 2026, between 09:30 and 12:00, in Room EFD 204. 03/08/2026 Research and Teaching Assistant Position Announcement The Research and Teaching Assistant position announcement for the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Middle East Technical University, has been published.… 24/07/2026 Master Thesis Defense Seher Kılıç, one of the graduate students in our department, defended her M.S. thesis entitled "Examining the Relationship Between Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers’ Levels of… 22/07/2026 read more