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Supporting the Development of Prospective Teachers

"The Teachers’ Network is a platform for sharing and collaboration where teachers come together with their colleagues and individuals and organizations from various disciplines to strengthen one another. It is led by the Education Reform Initiative and supported by six leading foundations active in the field of education in Turkey: the Mother and Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), the Aydın Doğan Foundation, the ENKA Foundation, the Mehmet Zorlu Foundation, the Sabancı Foundation, and the Vehbi Koç Foundation.

The Network believes that stereotypes such as “nothing will come of us,” “don’t try to reinvent the wheel,” “we’ve been down this road before,” and “I already know all this” can be broken, and that change begins not for teachers, but together with them. By drawing inspiration from interactions across different disciplines, developing collaborations with individuals and institutions involved in education, and embracing the concept of lifelong learning, it fosters a learning community created collectively by teachers and everyone who is part of the Network.

To participate in the Teachers’ Network’s events and stay informed through its e-newsletters, you can sign up for the Teachers’ Network Digital Platform via the link https://www.ogretmenagi.org/dahil_ol, follow event announcements, explore, implement, and provide feedback on the creative solutions developed by teachers in the Solution Center.

 

To join the Teacher Network, meet colleagues and experts from various disciplines, draw inspiration from diverse content, and start creating, you can submit your requests to attend the Teacher Network Introductory Meeting via this link.  Based on these requests, introductory meetings are held at regular intervals. During these gatherings, the structure and activities of the Network are explained in detail, and necessary information is shared with teachers and stakeholders who wish to contribute more to the Network. 

 

You can find the warm-up games, guidelines, and instructions used in the Creative Problem-Solving Program—where teachers develop creative solutions to everyday challenges in education—at https://www.You can also visit https://www.yaraticiproblemcozme.org/ to discover and implement games and activities that will help students exercise their creative skills."