Badges in the 2020 - 2021 Academic Year

What do 'stars' mean?

One-star badge: The instructor decides on the process of the PD project, takes the initial steps for preparation and implements the subsequent procedure till it is successfully finalized.

Two-star badge: All the above, the instructor submits a written reflection on the impact of his/her PD.

Three-star badge: Including all the above, the instructor shows proof that other colleagues have benefited from this professional experience.

You can have a look at the detailed rubric.

Below, you discover a wide variety of badges representing a wide-variety of accomplishments. Please click on the badges below to see the descriptions - what the instructors have achieved through their PD projects.

1. Reflection

1.1. Reflection Project

1.2. Reflections on Teaching Online

1.3. Reflection on Online Education

1.4. Reflection on Leadership

1.5. Reflection on the Rapid Shift from Classroom to Online Instruction

1.6. Raising Awareness in Issues in EAP Writing Teaching through Peer Observation

2. Language Use & Skills

2.1. Creative Writing (F2F vs Online Lessons)

2.2. Learning Vocabulary by Chunks and Visuals to Improve Speaking Skills

2.3. Evaluate Tools for Writing (Student - Teacher)

2.4. How to Facilitate the Learning Process of the Italian Definite Articles

2.5. How to Use Breakout Rooms to Improve Speaking Skills

2.6. Feedback Project

2.7. Integrating Critical Skills into the Exploration of Culture in an EFL Setting

2.8. Peer Correction in Writing Texts

3. Materials and Curriculum

3.1. In-house Materials vs Coursebook Materials

3.2. Interculturality and Plurilingualism through a Videoclip

3.3. Digital Support During Covid-19

3.4. How can Reports in BB Benefit Teachers and Students

3.5. Extracurricular Activities

3.6. Atatürk During the Spanish Civil War

4. Methods of Teaching

4.1. Lesson Planning

4.2. Understanding Students' Attitudes towards Cameras in Distance Learning

4.3. Music as a Magic Tool in the ELE Class

4.4. Microsoft Teams (Office 365)

4.5. Strategies to Enhance Group Participation and Autonomy of Students in Online Lessons

4.6. Warming up on the Online Lessons for Beginners

4.7. Teaching Online with Empathy

4.8. Sleep and Learning

4.9. Providing an Alternative Form of Face-to-Face Feedback

4.10. Using Instagram as a Teaching Tool

5. Assessment and Retention

5.1. Mentoring Project

5.2. Group Mentoring

5.3. The Development and Improvement of Portfolio Assessment Tasks

5.4. How to Grow Enrollment/Interest in an Elective Course: Business Spanish

5.5. Metaphor Analysis

5.6. Teachers' Happiness

Pamela McArtur

Dr. Simon Mumford

Nil Wilsing

Hülya Eser

Figen Akgöl

Filiz Aydemir

Aimara Avia Rodriguez De Cesero

Özlem Evans

Tim Evans

Elif Boduroğlu

Dilek Amet

Altun Arıkan
Didem Seçer
Nükhet Çiçekdağ
Pelin Kuyum
Bahşende Yardibi
Kamer Öztin
Beril Kebapçıoğlu
İdil Kırıkkaya
Catherine Baydar Yasemin Yorgancıoğlu
Gülfem Akdoğan
Ebru Çetindağ
Şebnem Ergizler
Nilay Yengil
Armağan Kırışman
Gill Mazıcı
Haldun Kaya

Selda Bodur

Beatrice Yavaşer

Elma Corujo Gonzalez

Mary Jane Özkurkudis

Heather Austin

Monique Gümüş

Donald Dungan