Presentations
| Date | PLACE | TRAINING EVENT | PRESENTATION |
| 13.8.2024 | Online | Bahçeşehir Schools | Plenary: Fostering our creativity in teaching |
| 04.5.2024 | Adana PGM | Mektebim Koleji World Languages Teacher Summit | Plenary: Unlocking and cultivating creativity in teaching and learning |
| 02.3.2024 | Paloma Oceana, Side | Oxford Day 2024
Learner Progress |
Plenary: The odyssey of learning: Learners’ perspectives through learner-based research and formative feedback |
| 23.02.2024 | Online | TESOL Türkiye LAMSIG Workshop | Qualitative research to explore interconnectedness and interdependence in school development |
| 11.11.2023 | EskiÅŸehir Osmangazi University | 9th SLTEP Alumni Conference and Meeting | Plenary: Insights into perception and experience in teaching and PPD |
| 09.9.2023 | Acıbadem University | TESOL Türkiye LAMSIG “Systems Thinking in ELT Leadership & Management” | Plenary: The woods and the trees: The role of research in school development |
| 18.3.2023 | Maya Schools Ankara | 7th Exclusive Inspirational Talks Conference, Back to Basics: Things we should not transform | Plenary: Let us please not throw the baby out with the bathwater |
| 04.3.2023 | Radisson Blu Şişli Istanbul | Eğitim Teknolojileri Zirvesi (ETZ) 10uncu Yıl | A Super Duo: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Flipped Learning |
| 19.11.2022 | Atılım University, Ankara | 8th SLTEP Alumni Conference and Meeting | Plenary: Inspirations from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) |
| 13 November 2021 | Online | 7th SLTEP Alumni Conference and Meeting | Plenary: Sine quibus non in teaching, training, and school development |
| 28-29 June 2021 | Online | MEB TTK Foreign Language Education in Turkey and European Practices | Tools used for language teachers’ professional development: EPG and Eaquals TDFRAM |
| 15-16 October 2020 | Online | Yıldız Technical University INNOVAPROS Conference | ‘Innovare’ and ‘sustinere’ in 21st century educational practices |
| 7 March 2020 | Radisson Blu Hotel, ÅžiÅŸli Ä°stanbul | Educational Technology Summit (ETZ) on Sustainable Innovation | Trainer training for sustainable educational development and growth |
| 10 June 2019 | Yıldız Technical University | SFL CPD Seminar | Towards greater motivation and engagement: Creativity in tasks and activities |
| 28-29 May
2019 |
Sabancı University | 2nd Internal Education Conference | Peer observation and professional dialogue |
| 4 May 2019 | EÄŸitim Bilimleri Ä°stanbul | ELT Conference | Plenary: Creative thinking in language teaching and learning |
| 3 Nov. 2018 | İstanbul Şehir University | SLTEP Alumni Conference and Meeting 5 | Plenary: Assessing observed lessons (with Serap Yıldırım)
Plenary: Designing short in-service courses |
| 6 October 2018 | FMV Erenköy Işık High School | TEDxYouth
Thinking Outside the Box |
Perceptions of ‘the box’: Exploring the way we think |
| 24-25 May 2018 | Sabancı University | SU Internal Education Conference | allaboutPPD@SL |
| 4-5 May 2018 | Sabancı University | SL International Conference
Pathways that Inspire Us |
Opening Plenary:
Research as inspiration: A genuine interest to explore with self and with others |
| 13 April 2018 | Istanbul Ticaret University | CPD Seminar | Towards greater motivation and engagement: Creativity in classroom tasks and activities |
| 5 April 2018 | Boğaziçi University Istanbul | FLE Department Teacher Training Seminar | An odyssey of self-discovery and teacher learning |
| 1 March 2018 | IATEFL LAMSIG Webinar | Institutional research for greater school effectiveness | |
| 23-25 Feb 2018 | Thessaloniki Greece | 25th Jubilee Conference, TESOL Macedonia-Thrace Northern Greece | Opening Plenary:
A road map for CPD: the Eaquals Teacher Training and Development Framework Workshop: Exploring school effectiveness through appreciative inquiry, institutional research and formative feedback |
| 22-23 May 2017 | İstanbul Technical University | İTÜ Conference | Plenary:
The Learner’s World
|
| 4-7 April 2017 | Glasgow, Scotland | IATEFL 51st Annual Conference | Looking into ‘the marrow’: Researching school ethos and culture |
| 10-11 Dec.
2016 |
MEF University Istanbul | EÄŸitimde DeÄŸiÅŸim Konferansları (EDK) 2016 | Let’s decide on the title together… (21 key concepts in PPD) |
| 19 March 2016 | Istanbul | Terakki Vakfı Okulları TELT Conference | Plenary: Enhancing Quality through Teacher Development: The Eaquals TD Framework |
| 19-21 Nov. 2015 | Nice, France | Eaquals Members Meeting | Opening Plenary: ‘Am I a problem student?‘ Exploratory research practices
Workshop: Exploratory research practices |
| 17 October 2015 | Ankara | SLTEP@Pre-Service with Student Teachers and Alumni Meeting METU | Plenary: Making a difference… Professional development for student teachers |
| 15-18 Sep. 2015 | Glasgow | EAIE 2015 | Presentation: Approaches to enhancing quality in teaching foreign languages (with Ioana Sonea & Sarah Aitken) |
| 17-18 April 2015 | Malaga, Spain | Eaquals International Conference | Workshop: Enhancing engagement in learning |
| 28 March 2015 | Gaziantep | GKV ELT Conference | Plenary: Teachers report: Potential hibernating in den! Workshop: Learner based research |
| 14 March 2015 | Ankara | AyÅŸe Abla Koleji ELT Conference | Plenary: I hear you…The gem of feedback |
| 21 Feb. 2015 | Istanbul | TELT Conference | Plenary: I hear you…The gem of feedback |
| 14-15 Nov. 2014 | Belgrade | Eaquals Members’ Meeting | Eaquals Development Group presentation and workshop (co-presenter) |
| 7 Nov. 2014 | Istanbul Åžehir University | 5th T-Plus Event | Plenary: Our Eternal Homework: Me-laboration and Col-laboration |
| 1 Nov. 2014 | Sabancı University | SLTEP Alumni Conference and Meeting | Plenary: Your Course, Your Feedback: SLTEP and Beyond |
| 13 October 2014 | Webinar | IATEFL TTED SIG | Professional Development and Self-assessment: the European Profiling Grid (EPG) and the Eaquals Teacher Training and Development Framework (TDFRAM) |
| 16-19 Sep. 2014 | Prague Congress Center | EAIE 2014 | Practical Tools to Ensure Quality in University Language Centers (with Galya Mateva & Sarah Aitken) |
| 24 May 2014 | Fatih University Istanbul | Fatih English Language Teaching (FELT) 7th Conference | Plenary: From Profiles to Principles, from Principles to Effective Practices |
| 17-18 May 2014 | Belek, Antalya | Oxford Days for Higher Education | Plenary: Embracing the present and setting sail beyond |
| 26 April 2014 | Sabancı University School of Languages | Professional Development Seminar & Workshop | Plenary: The European Profiling Grid (EPG)Plenary: The EAQUALS TDFRAM (with Sharon Çeltek) |
| 22-23 March 2014 | Kemer, Antalya | 1st Annual Oxford Leaders’ Summit | Plenary: On board the ship of the ‘leader’ |
| 22-23 November 2013 | Eurocentres London, UK | EAQUALS Members Meeting | The European Profiling Grid and the Teacher Training and Development Framework |
| 15 November 2013 | TED University Ankara | T-Plus 3rd Meeting | Plenary: Of course but sometimes off course? Observation, Research and Development |
| 21-22 October, 2013 | Sevres, France | EPG Final seminar, CIEP | Getting to know The EPG and the eGrid in detail |
| 9-12 April, 2013 | Liverpool, UK | IATEFL Annual Conference | Plenary: The ELT weather forecast: Perceptions on effectiveness and teacher motivation |
| Workshop: In search of the sea of energy: Fostering teacher motivation in the workplace | |||
| 9-10 March, 2013 | Bilgi University Istanbul | 1st International Conference on Outliers in ELT: Making the Most out of Today’s Opportunities | Plenary: A Shot of Creativity and a Bowl of Inspiration Please |
| 8-10 Nov. 2012 | Goethe Institut Munich | EAQUALS Special Interest Project Workshop | Teachers’ responses to the EAQUALS Framework for Language Teacher Training and Development: A piloting report |
| 31 May-2 June 2012 | METU Ankara | 11th METU International ELT Convention | Plenary:Towards a Single Sea of Energy? Fostering Teacher Motivation in the Workplace |
| 12 May 2012 | Bilgi University Istanbul | ELP ELT Conference on Using Resources Efficiently | Plenary:I-sources as my Re-sources |
| 27 March 2012 | Gazi University Ankara | OUP Professional Development Seminars | Plenary: Feeding back or Feeding Forward: Observation for Research and Development |
| 17 March 2012 | Bakırköy Titanic Hotelİstanbul | İstanbul Kültür University Second Roundtable Meeting | Panel Chair: Discovering a new path to the same end: Innovation in EAP-ESP Teaching at İstanbul Kültür University |
| 11-12 November 2011 | Trieste | EAQUALS 20th Anniversary Conference | Presentation: Enhancing and reviewing performancePanel member: What has changed – and what has not in the last 20 years of language education, and what may change next? |
| 14-16 October 2011 | Düzce | Düzce University The Second Black Sea ELT Conference Making the most of it in ELT: The Learner, the Teacher and the Context |
Opening Plenary:Institutional Development through Project Work and Research |
| 28 May 2011 | Holiday Inn Istanbul Airport Hotel | İstanbul Kültür University First Roundtable Meeting | Plenary:Academic Management and Institutional Development |
| 19-20 May, 2011 | Dubai | British University in Dubai International Conference | Plenary:Waves of possibility… Observation for Research and Development Workshop:The U-niverse in Observation: Developing as an Observer |
| 2-3 April, 2011 | Ä°stanbul | Istek Schools, International ELT Conference | Hi, this is My Space calling… |
| 19 March, 2011 | Ankara | Yüce Schools 6th Foreign Languages Teachers’ Conference | Plenary: And who’s going to look after me? |
| 25 February 2011 | Ä°zmit | Kocaeli University | Plenary: Creativity, learner-centeredness and challenge in enhancing student motivation |
| 26 May, 2010 | Varajdin, Croatia | Skola Stranih Jezika, Ziger Schools Vara?din | Alone Together in Development and Change: Creative Processes for Personal and Professional Growth |
| 20-21 May, 2010 | Tekirova, Antalya | Dünya Aktüel & Cambridge University Press 3rd ELT Symposium | Plenary:What about me? My space, my voice, my motivation? |
| 14-16 October, 2009 | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Eastern Mediterranean UniversityProfessional Development SeminarsSponsored by OUP | Plenary:Alone Together in Development and Change: Creative Processes for Personal and Professional GrowthWorkshop: Teachers as Learners and ResearchersSession: Performance management and appraisal |
| 16 September, 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey | Işık UniversityProfessional Development Seminar | Plenary:Alone Together in Development and Change: Creative Processes for Personal and Professional Growth |
| 11-12 June, 2009 | Istanbul | İTÜ Professional Development Seminars | Plenaries:Alone Together in Development and Change: Creative Processes for Personal and Professional GrowthProgram development and strategic planning |
| 8-9 May, 2009 | Ankara, Turkey | Reaching Our Horizons: A Platform for Sharing Best Practices TOBB ETU – Pearson Longman | Opening Plenary:Training as Inspiration…Inspiring Others through our Own Inspirations Panel member |
| 25 April, 2009 | Istanbul | EAQUALS International ConferenceQuality and Effectiveness in Teacher Training and Development | Plenary session: Are we really in the dark or do we shy away from the light?Workshop: Unearthing the dark: From raising self-awareness to inspiring self-awarenessPanel member: Quality and effectiveness in teacher training and development |
| 26-28, November 2008 | Bergen, Norway | EARLI Practice-based and Practitioner Research Conference | Students’ perceptions of quality (with Oya Basaran) |
| 17-18 May, 2008 | Antalya, Turkey | The Second Cambridge-Dünya Aktüel Annual ELT Symposium | Plenary session: In search of re-search for personal and professional development |
| 23 May, 2008 | Ankara, Turkey | Çankaya University The First National Symposium on ELT Programs in the Preparatory Schools of Universities |
Plenary session: Research for learner, teacher and institutional developmentPanel member in panel on:Hazirlik okullarinin sorunlari, ögretmen egitimi, program gelistirme, ders kitabi yazma, dil becerilerini ölçme, kur sistemi |
| 23-25 April, 2008 | Paris,France | EAQUALS Conference | Staff development through learner-based research Qualisearch for quality search: Exploring the perception of quality in the students? minds (with Oya Basaran) |
| 19 March, 2008 | Koç University, Istanbul | Teacher/School development session | Curriculum, training and development |
| 16-17 November, 2007 | Budapest, Hungary | EAQUALS SIP Event | Qualisearch for quality search (with Oya Basaran) |
| 24-26 May, 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Sabanci University School of Languages International Conference on Foreign Language Education Tuning in: Learners of language, language of learners | See me beyond, hear me beyond? Learner-based research |
| 27-28 April, 2007 | Krakow, Poland | EAQUALS Conference | In search of re-search for professional and institutional development |
| 27-28 January, 2007 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Abu Dhabi University-IATEFL ELT Management and Teacher Development SIGs Conference | Plenary session: Alone Together in Development and Change: Creative Processes for Personal and Professional GrowthPanel member in panel on: What makes change effective? |
| November 2006 | San Sebastian, Spain | EAQUALS Annual Conference | Panel member in panel on: Leadership in language teaching and language teacher education |
| 25-28 May, 2006 | Ankara Baskent University | IATEFL Teacher Development & Teacher Trainers and Educators SIG Conference | Plenary session: Failing to see beyond the moment? We are not alone but I am? |
| 2-5 May, 2006 | Famagusta Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus |
2nd International ELT Conference Eastern Mediterranean University | Plenary session: Getting to the heart of ‘training’: teachers’ voices, teachers’ choices? |
| March 2006 | Istanbul | Instituto Cervantes Professional development workshop | Classroom observation |
| 29-30 November, 2005 | Birmingham, U.K. | Staff & Educational Development Association (SEDA) Conference | Developing and promoting standards in teaching through a research-based approach |
| 5-9 April, 2005 | Cardiff, Wales | 39th International Annual IATEFL Conference | Principles and practice in trainer training and supervision |
| 4-6 March, 2005 | Vienna, Austria | IATEFL TTEdSIG & Volkshochshule | The way forward in teacher and trainer education |
| 15-16 January 2005 | Istanbul | Sabanci University Istanbul Policy Center Education Reform Initiative |
Ögretmen egitiminde ders gözlem süreci: Hem ormani hem de agaçlari görebilmek (The Process of Lesson Observation in Teacher Education: Seeing the wood and the trees) |
| October 2003 | Ankara | INGED-BETA-ETAI & TESOL-GREECE Joint International Conference, Baskent University | Opening plenary: The Treasure Within |
| November 2002 | Istanbul | Marmara University Seminar | Creativity and challenge in the EFL classroom |
| 13-15 September, 2002 | Istanbul | Sabanci University IATEFL Special Interest Groups Symposium | Plenary session: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood? Choices in training and development |
| June 2001 | Corum | OUP professional development event | Plenary session: Beyond techniques: Creativity and imagination in the EFL classroom |
| 12 May, 2001 | Cankiri | OUP professional development event | Plenary session: Beyond techniques: Creativity and imagination in the EFL classroom |
| 17-21 April, 2001 | Brighton, U.K. | IATEFL Conference | The wood or the trees? Classroom observation and effective teaching |
| 2 April, 2001 | Izmir | ELT seminar Ege University Department of Foreign Languages |
Plenary session: Sound foundations in writing |
| 31 March, 2001 | London, U.K. | Cambridge ELT ? Professional Development Day ? Evaluation and Assessment in Teacher Training |
Opening plenary: Stepping out before stepping in: trainer training for evaluation of teaching practice |
| November 2000 | Leeds, U.K. | IATEFL Conference ? Developing trainers in ELT University of Leeds | Two models for training new trainers |
| September 2000 | Istanbul | ELT seminar, Bilgi University |
Plenary session: Language into skills and skills into language: teaching lower levels in ELT |
| April 2000 | Ankara | ELT seminar, Hacettepe University |
Plenary session: Six doors to creativity in task design |
| April-May 2000 | BUSEL | Trainer Training to middle managers | Effective teaching, supervision, classroom observation skills and criteria |
| April 2000 | BUSEL | Presentation | ‘Jizz’ in effective teaching |
| March 2000 | Dublin, Ireland | IATEFL Conference | The ‘jizz’ rainbow: A new challenge in teacher training |
| February 2000 | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – Famagusta | Eastern Mediterranean University ELT Conference |
Six doors to creativity in task design |
| February 2000 | Bilkent Ankara | International Conference on Excellence in Teaching | Towards excellence: ?Jizzful? teaching |
| May 1999 | Kayseri | OUP professional development event | Plenary session: Creativity in Writing: marrying left brain and right brain activities |
| May 1999 | Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus | AKM professional development event, OUP | Plenary session: A world of magic and inspiration: Stories for language learning |
| May 1999 | Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus | Near East University professional development event, OUP | Plenary session: A world of magic and inspiration: Stories for language learning |
| May 1999 | Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus | EMU professional development event OUP |
Plenary session: Creativity in writing: marrying left brain and right brain activities |
| April 1999 | BUSEL | Workshop | EAP listening |
| April 1999 | BUSEL | Curriculum & Testing Development Program session | Course evaluation |
| March 1999 | BUSEL | Curriculum & Testing Development Program session | Course design |
| Feb.1999 | Özel Bilkent Lisesi | Trainer Training Seminar | ‘Effective’ teachingClinical supervision and the observation cycle |
| Feb. 1999 | Bilkent Ankara | International Conference on Curriculum | Where training and curriculum meet: Effective teaching and learning (with Marion Engin) |
| Feb. 1999 | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – Famagusta | Eastern Mediterranean University ELT Conference |
Creativity in writing: Marrying left brain and right brain activities – A framework for training new trainers – Panel discussion on Teacher education for the next millennium |
| Jan. 1999 | Turco-British Association Ankara | Longman ELT Day |
Plenary session: Fun with grammar: Maximizing student involvement through games, visuals, realia, music, stories, and drama (with Marion Engin) |
| Dec. 1998 | BUSEL | Workshop | Listening and note-taking |
| August 1998 | Birmingham, U.K. | Certificate/Diploma in ELT Workshop Aston University LSU |
Demos of humanistic approaches: the Silent Way, Community Language Learning, TPR, Suggestopedia |
| May 1998 | METU Ankara | International METU ELT Convention | Interaction, exploration, and ‘gypsies’ (with Marion Engin) |
| May 1998 | Adana | OUP professional development event |
Plenary session: Speaking to learn: A bag of tricks for the EFL teacher |
| Feb. 1998 | Izmir | OUP and BC ELT Symposium | Plenary session: Speaking to learn: A bag of tricks for the EFL teacher |
| Feb. 1998 | London, U.K. | International House Teacher Training Conference | Having that something special: Teachers with Jizz |
| Jan.1998 | Turco-British Association Ankara | Longman professional development event | Plenary session: New tricks out of old ones: Games in ELT |
| Oct. 1997 | METU | International INGED/METU ELT Conference | Through the eyes of the learner: Learner observations of teaching and learning |
| August 1997 | Birmingham, U.K. | Certificate/Diploma in ELT Workshop Aston University LSU | Demos of humanistic approaches: the Silent Way, Community Language Learning, TPR, Suggestopedia |
| April 1997 | Brighton, U.K. | IATEFL Conference | The power of trainer language in training and development |
| Jan. 1997 | Turco-British Association Ankara | OUP professional development event | Plenary session: It?s story time! The challenge and fun of stories |
| Dec. 1996 | Bilkent University | Bilkent/IATEFL Teacher Training Conference |
The power of trainer language in training and development |
| Nov. 1996 | Izmir | OUP and BC – ELT Symposium |
Plenary session: Creativity and variety in writing |
| Nov. 1996 | British Council Ankara | Workshop | Ways of handling information and input in training sessions (with Jane K.Harvey) |
| Sep. 1996 | BUSEL | Workshop | Violet and the little fairy: One little story, ten techniques?and they lived happily ever after: Stories in ELT (with Marion Engin) |
| Spring 1996 | BUSEL | INSET/Mini-course | EAP |
| May 1996 | METU ELT Convention | Workshop | …and they lived happily ever after: Stories in ELT (with Marion Engin) |
| May 1996 | Diyarbakir | Oxford Univ. Press, ELT Conference Workshop | Plenary session: Colorful presentations |
| Dec. 1995 | BUSEL | Workshop | Using cuisenaire rods (with Marion Engin) |
| Nov. 1995 | Ankara | Demo for the MA Course,BILKENT MA TEFL Program | Suggestopedia |
| April 1995 | Mersin | INGED ELT Afternoon | Plenary session:Process and creativity in writing |
| Fall 1994 | Ankara | Workshop and Demo, METU High School | Self-access centers (with Oya Basaran) |
| April 1994 | Izmir | USIS & TAA International ELT Convention | Process and creativity in EFL writing Self-access centers (with Oya Basaran) |
| May 1994 | METU | International ELT Convention | Suggestopedia |
| May 1994 | BUSEL | Workshop | Process writing |
| Spring 1994 | BUSEL | INSET/Mini-course | Writing skills |
| March 1994 | Athens, Greece | TESOL Greece – International Convention | Process and Creativity in EFL writing |
| Sep. 1994 | BUSEL | Series of workshops | EAP writing |
| April 1993 | Athens, Greece | TESOL Greece – International Convention | Drama techniques in ESP |
| May 1993 | BILKENT MA TEFL Program | Demos for the MA course | The Silent Way Suggestopedia |
| May 1992 | METU | International ELT Convention | Teaching ESP through drama |
| April 1992 | BUSEL | Development workshop | Teaching writing Teaching ESP through drama |
| Sep. 1991 | BUSEL | Development workshop | Teaching pronunciation Drama in the language classroom |
| May 1989 | Bilkent University School of English Language (BUSEL) | Development workshop | Teaching writing |