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Innovative Teachers Program

The Innovative Teachers Program of Microsoft Turkey started officially under the dynamic leadership of the PiL & Projects Manager Şeniz Ciritçi. The program was localized and coordinated by Dr.Hayal Köksal. After the approval of the Program by the authorities, a protocol (21 March 2007 dated, 4666 numbered) was signed by the leading directors and it has started with 100 teachers from every city of Turkey. The Microsoft Turkey’s Innovative Teachers Program has been localized after the long and dedicate dwork of Dr.Köksal on different sample cases of the program (in London, Budapest and Stockholm) since 2004 and it was adapted to the new Primary and secondary school curriculums. The prepared program, including an e- book and CD (of 600 slides) was applied to 2 different pilot groups of Teachers within the Beşiktaş District in 2006 and the necessary modifications were done. On 25 March 2006, the first Turkish Innovative Teachers Forum was organized and a Turkish teacher won the second best award of “Collaboration” during the World Innovative Teachers Forum İn Philadelphia, USA. 2007 applications were realized in Mersin, Rize and Yalova In-service Training Institutions of the Ministry with the collaboration of Educational Technologies Department of the Ministry of Education. 100 primary and secondary teachers got a 32-hour training about the use of ICT in their courses. On 28th September, 2007 Turkey Forum was realized at Marriot Hotel in İstanbul. The ones who were selected as the best ones represented Turkey on 14th Nov., 2007 in Helsinki where the Worldwide Forum was held. Later on, two Peer-coaching programs were organized in Erzurum and Rize. Thus, out of 100 Innovative Teachers, 43 Peer-coaches and facilitators were trained. Along with their principals, coach innovative teachers designed their own Peer-Coaching Programs. After that step, the Program was handed in the Ministry of Education by Köksal. A new PİL manager_ Ms Arzu Kösereisoğlu Ertan_ has been appointed as the head of themanager director of the program. All the work concerning the program goes on under her leadership. For more info, please visit: http://yenilikciogretmenler.meb.gov.tr Meanwhile; the mother of the “Turkey’s Innovative Teachers Program”_ Hayal Köksal_ goes on her hard work with the pre-service education program of teachers. She has been improving the content for the university students and for 6 terms she has been giving the course as an elective course for Boğaziçi and Yeditepe University senior students.