Özge Özel

Özge Özel

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

İstiklal Yerleşkesi, Burdur, 15000 Turkey

ozgeozel@mehmetakif.edu.tr

Phone: +90 (248) 213 4110

• EDUCATION
• Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum & Instruction
• Major Concentration: Early Childhood Education
• Cognate: Instructional Technology
• University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• 2019
• Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education
• University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
• 2013
• Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teaching
• Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, TURKEY
• 2009
• CERTIFICATIONS
• Teaching Diverse Students
• University of Texas at San Antonio, TX
• 2013
• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
• Kindergarten Teacher, Yeşilyurt Elementary School, Muğla TURKEY
• 2009 –2010
• INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
• Preservice Teacher in a kindergarten classroom, Yenice Elementary School, Muğla, TURKEY
• Spring 2009
• Preservice Teacher in a kindergarten classroom, Vali Recai Gürel Elementary School, Muğla, TURKEY
• Fall 2008
• Preservice Teacher in a special education classroom, Special Education and Implementation School, Muğla, TURKEY
• Spring 2007
• Preservice Teacher in a Pre-K classroom, The Vocational School of Girls, Muğla, TURKEY
•     Spring 2006
• REFEREED/ PEER REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
• Ozel, O. (2017). Advances in Global Education and Research (3). In James, W.B., Cobanoglu, C., (Eds.).  The State of Technology: Linkages between Kindergarten Teachers’ Career Stage and the stages of Technology Adaption in Turkey. Sarasota-Manatee: ANAHEI Publishing.
• Bilgener, G., Ozel, O. (2019). Erken Çocuklukta Matematik Eğitimi. In Durmaz, B. (Ed.) Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Matematiğin Tanımı ve Önemi Matematik Eğitiminde İlke ve Standartlar. Ankara: SAGE Yayıncılık.
• Ozel, O. (2017). Advances in Global Education and Research (1). In James, W.B., Cobanoglu, C., (Eds.).  Examining Teachers’ Readiness for Using Technology in ECE in Turkey. Sarasota-Manatee: ANAHEI Publishing.
• REFEREED/ PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
• Ozel, O. (In Press).  Mexican-American Children Who Have Lost Their Spanish Language and Culture: Exploring Their Relationship with Their Mexican Spanish-Speaking Grandmothers.  Bilingual Research Journal.
• PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
• International / National
• Ozel, O.  (2019, May). The State of Technology: Linkages between Kindergarten Teachers’ Career Stages and the Stages of Technology Adaption in Turkey. Presented at Global Research on Educational Research (GLOCER), Sarasota, FL.
• Ozel, O.  (2017, May). Examining Teachers’ Readiness for Using Technology in ECE in Turkey. Presented at Global Research on Educational Research (GLOCER), Sarasota, FL.
• Ozel, O. (2015, November).  Mexican-American Children Who Have Lost Their Spanish Language and Culture: Exploring Their Relationship with Their Mexican Spanish-Speaking Grandmothers. Presented at National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Orlando, FL.
• Berson, I.R., Berson, M.J., Alsuhail, H., Cross, M.D., Osafo-Acquah, A., Ozel, O., Esi-Bronteng, J. (2015, April). Seeing Civics Through Visual Representations in U.S. and Ghanaian Kindergarten Classrooms. Presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA). Chicago, IL. 
• PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• Assessor: Inner Explorer Evaluation Project. Head Start.
• Reviewer:  Global Research on Educational Research (GLOCER). 
• Reviewer:  Global Research on Educational Research (GLOCER).
• Facilitator: USF Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Volunteer:  National Association for the Education of Young Annual Conference (NAEYC)
•     2019 
•    2019
•   2017
•     2015
•     2015 
• RESEARCH PROJECTS
• Ozel, O., Osafo-Acquah, A., Santiago, M., Yi, Z. Devries, D., Gonzalez, A., & Herrera, A. (2015). Joshua House Tutor Program. Evaluation Report. Florida, USA: Evaluation client (client requested confidentiality).
• Ozel, O., Osafo-Acquah, A. (2014). The Influence of Power Relations and Social Goals on Children’s Collaborative Interactions While Composing on the Computer. Florida, USA. 
• AWARDS AND HONORS
• Global Research on Educational Research (GLOCER)Best Paper Award. Examining Teachers’ Readiness for Using Technology in ECE in Turkey.
• Sponsored student by Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education for overseas graduate studies.
• Sarasota, 2017
• April 2009- Present
• Graduated as an honor student from Sıtkı Koçman University.
• Muğla, TURKEY
• June, 2009
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• American Educational Research Association 
• LANGUAGE SKILLS
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• Turkish- Native
• English- Advance
• German-Beginner