Mukaddes Özcan

Address: Sisli/Istanbul. TR, ***** Skype: mkddszcn

Email: adbgnh@r.postjobfree.com Telephone: +90-530-***-**** Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/mukaddes-ozcan

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Enthusiastic. Hardworking. Passionate. Kindergarten teacher with CELTA and Creative Drama Leadership certificates while having B.A.(Hons) degree in Primary Education. Always keen on strengthening my professional skills and putting them into practice into the workplace by improving myself theoretically in teaching and accordingly applying up-to- date and creative methods in my classrooms. I actively join different seminars and trainings to be more active in terms of technology usage like Microsoft Educations, National Geographic Educator Trainings and similar online education websites or applications. Thanks to my experience with psychologist I am thriving in updating myself to maintaining effective behavior management systems and value education to guide my students to be world citizens and resilient children.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

MEF Schools:

Leading “Trees in my City” project with the collaboration of ÇEKÜL Foundation

Leading National Geographic Service-Learning Project in the Classroom. Applying PYP Curriculum in the classroom during the training process of IB. Preparation of Space Room for the Portfolio Presentation Leading Creative Drama Classes to improve story writing skills. Mama Montessori:

Environmental Education Project Teacher by TEMA Foundation. Preparing instructional materials and guiding children to be more mindful in terms of recognizing about the problems and how to find solutions for those. Bosporus University:

B.A. with Honors

Full Scholarship at Erasmus Program at Crete University Dissertation thesis by conducting the research named as Littering Behavior at Different Environments.

Group Coordinator for an International Research Project of Marital satisfaction and effects on children.

Organization of Sculpture lesson as a Parent Participation Project Caricature & Humor Club: Member in the Board of Directors Literacy Development of Disadvantaged Children: Appointed as group leader to coordinate peer group for preparation of instructional materials and weekly plans of Language immersion program for disadvantage children in a Public primary School.

Aug 2019

Educational Psychology IST

Classroom Management by Solution-

Focused Approach (8hr)

Sep2018 -May 2019

Kumbaracı 50

Acting Course 1 (110hr)

Sept 2018

Microsoft Education

-One Note

-Skype in Classroom

-Teaching Sustainable Development

Goals

Jun 2018

YUVA Foundation

Ecological Literacy Education (16hr)

Jan 2018

NILE University (UK)

English Teaching through Creative

Drama (3hr) (Webinar)

Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

Mindfulness Institute

Mindfulness in the Classroom (40hr)

Feb 2014 -Mar 2014

International Montessori Centre

Introduction to Montessori (40hr)

Jan 2013 - May 2015

EU & Education Ministry of

Turkey

Peaceful School & Democratic

Citizenship Education (40hr)

Nov 2013

Corporate Social Responsibility

Project writing and management in

NGOs (30hr)

Jul 2011 – Aug 2011

International Youth Camp

Croatia Eco PAN Underground

Project

CERTIFICATES

Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

Cambridge Assessment English

CELTA by ITI (120hr) in Turkey

Nov 2011- Jun 2014

Contemporary Drama Ass.

Creative Drama Leadership (320hr)

Sept 2008 - Jun 2014

Bosporus University

BA (Hons) in Education in Turkey

Feb 2013 - Jun 2014

Crete University

Erasmus Program in Greece

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

02/2019 – 06/2019

Work as a Mentor Teacher at MEF Schools &Bosporus University

• Developed a weekly schedule with intern teachers.

• Assess and help to improve the intern's ability to plan lessons.

• Giving feedbacks and requiring the intern on self-reflection report.

• Observations both within and outside of the intern's home school. 08/2017 – Present

Kindergarten Teacher, MEF Schools

• Applying PYP curriculum in the 4-5- and 5-6-years old classrooms and support students in different branches Math, Literature, Art and Science.

• Planned and managed changes in the weekly plans by the organization of the stationery needs and office works and writes Friday letters depending on the plans.

• Communication with parents as a homeroom teacher.

• Applies Mathazone Program for Math development.

• Building and maintaining a positive and nurturing environment for children by practicing Mindfulness techniques.

• Leading a Creative Drama Project to support

children’s emergent reading and story making abilities for their socio-emotional development.

• Organization of the Parent participation projects & Field Trips.

• Having similar experience with 5-6 years group previous year. 08/2014 – 08/2017

Kindergarten Teachers (3-6), Mama Montessori Kindergarten

● Co-working with Montessori Teacher in the classroom with 3-6 years old age group by focusing on observations reports and materials preparation for weekly plans.

● Planned and managed changes in the weekly plans by the organization of the stationery needs and office works.

● Introducing the Montessori materials to children and implementing weekly plan activities in the classroom.

● Leading Creative Drama classes for social skills.

● Taught a range of classes in subjects such as English, Art, Math, Science and Physical Education.

● Assessed children by keeping track of children and writing observation reports

● Arranging parent meetings to inform about the students’ progress. 09/2016 – 03/2017

Freelance Translator, Amara Subtitles

● Translation of subtitles between Turkish and English.

● Captioning videos of TED TALKS, Netflix etc.

09/2016 – 03/2017

Adults and Primary Years, American Turkish Ass. Language Schools

● Covering a teacher by teaching Grade 3 class through National Geographic Learning

● Taught English in adult A2 class by being responsible for each branch as Grammar, Speaking, Writing and Listening.

10/2013 – 06/2014

Research Assistant, Bosporus University

● Worked as a group coordinator for an international research project of

“Marital Satisfaction and its Effects on Children.”

● Collecting research data and processing them by using SPSS.

● Arranging weekly meetings for the research group and reporting progress to Professor.

02/2014 – 06/2014

Trainee Teacher, Year 2, Bosporus University Preschool 2018-2019

15th IB Day “IB Approaches for the

Future” @ IKU

Workshops:

-IB World Schools of the future:

challenges and opportunities

-Design Thinking for Educational

Leaders

-A Different Way for International

Mind Activities: Plants

-Enhancing Early Years

Autumn Teacher’ Conference 18’

@Robert College

-How to analyze stories with students

-GEMS in Kindergarten

2017 - 2018

-YUVA Foundation

Ecological Literacy (Ecoliteracy)

-Beyond Technology – The Future

of Learning @ SEV American High

School

Workshop: Story booth & 2Cas story

making applications

-Future in Education @MEF Uni

Workshops: Storybird, Education in

Finland and Creativity in the

Classroom

2013 - 2014

-18th National Psychology Congress

- Wellbeing in Education

-IV. International School Mental

Health Symposium

Workshop: Positive Behavior

Development in the Classroom.

-XII. World Congress of

Psychological Counseling and

Guidance

Workshop: Mental Health

2010 – 2011

-XVII. International Creative

Drama in Education Congress

Workshops: Using Creative drama

in early years classroom, Play Back

Theater, Drama in Museum.

-XIV World Congress World

Council of Comparative Education

Workshop: International Education

CONGRESSES

&

TRAINING

S

● Prepared and Applied High Scope Curriculum in the classroom.

● Ensured accurate and productive use of regular assessment of the students.

● Guided children by supporting them in behavioral regulation techniques. 07/2013 – 08/2013

Volunteer Creative Drama Leader, Year 12, CYDD (Ass. for the Support of Contemporary Living)

● Volunteered as a drama teacher during NGOs summer school to gain experience

● Prepared Drama plans for teenagers who are struggling at communication with their family members.

● Led sessions to work on the communication obstacles within the group and in personal life. 02/2012 – 06/2012

Trainee Teacher, 1th Grade, Hacı Hüsrev Primary School

● Ensured accurate and productive use of regular assessment of the students for the Learning Disability Project.

● During Guided Reading, helped a group of children with different abilities improve their reading and Phonics level. 08/2012 - 09/2012

Intern, Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV)

● Worked for edition of a summer schoolbook to improve the language development of bilingual children in a minority group.

● Organization of father letters for the Father Education Project. 10/2011 - 05/2012

• Bosporus University Social Service Club (BUSOS) for the volunteer teaching during the University.

• Volunteered as a staff at the organization of the BUSOS Children Festival for the children who lives in the orphanages. SOFWARES & WEB-BASED PROGRAMS

-Microsoft Office 365. -SPSS -Story birds - 2Cas. -Stop Motion

-Amara Subtitle Editor. -Canva -WordPress - Weebly -Photoshop PERSONAL INTERESTS

2019-2020

• Acting professionally at Kumbaracı 50 Theater Group

• Joining workouts for professional rowers at Vira Professional Rowing Club. 2015-2019

• Taken rowing classes at a Vira Professional Rowing Club.

• Joined acting course at Kumbaracı50 Theater Group

• Motorbike and Painting.

• Joined to TEMA Organization which is an NGO to protect environment and raise awareness 2010- 2014

• Board member in Humor Club and joined stand-up shows

• Joined Rowing Team as a member of Professional Girl Team

• Joined Theatre Club and taken Acting 101 and Creative Drama Classes

• Joined Dance Club and dance Salsa and Bachata at the Dance Festival REFERENCES

1) Canan Altufan Team Leader at MEF Schools Bahcesehir Kindergarten E-Mail: adbgnh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: +

2) Valentina Luvara Education Coordinator at Mama Montessori Kindergarten E-Mail: adbgnh@r.postjobfree.com Phone: +90-537-***-**** 3) Liz Aykanat ICELT Coordinator & CELTA/DELTA Tutor at ITI E-Mail: adbgnh@r.postjobfree.com

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