SERVET ALTAN
Internationally experienced teacher educator and K-12 school consultant with extensive teaching and workshop leading experience in primary and middle years programs. IBEN Lead Educator since 2016 and facilitating IB workshops since 2014. Designing and offering professional development sessions for schools around the world. Holds MA in Teacher Education and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction focusing on Habits of Mind. Currently an active IBEN member and Leader Educator facilitating face to face, virtual and online workshops for the IBO.
DETAILED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, MEF UNIVERSITY
Designing and offering undergraduate and graduate level courses, supervising theses, designing and implementing research, delivering workshops.
July 2022 - Present
IBEC (IB EDUCATOR CERTIFICATE) COORDINATOR
Designing graduate level IBEC recognized teaching and learning in the PYP course for pre-service and in-service teachers
July 2022 - Present
IBEN MEMBER (WORKSHOP LEADER, CONSULTANT, PROGRAMME LEADER) &Â IB LEAD EDUCATOR
Has been an International Baccalaureate Educator Network member since 2014. Became IB Primary Years Programme workshop leader in 2014 and consultant for PYP schools in 2015. Has been selected as IB Lead Educator in 2016 and has become a continuum (PYP-MYP-DP) in 2019Â and IB-Ed workshop leader in 2020. Has been an online workshop facilitator since 2021 and Programme Leader since 2022.
2014-Present
IBÂ MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
BILKENT MIDDLE SCHOOL
September 2015-July 2022
Developed systems, designed curriculum and led Bilkent Middle School teaching staff and educational leadership team to successfully become an authorized IB World School. Delivered teacher workshops to enhance inquiry based teaching, assessment in the MYP, conceptual understanding, international-mindedness and learner-centered teaching in the IB MYP.
IB DP THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE TEACHER
Designed unit and taught Theory of Knowledge course for the IB DP students at Bilkent High School.
2019-2022
PART-TIME FACULTY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION BILKENT UNIVERSITY
Designed and taught courses for graduate students at Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University. These courses were: Curriculum Review, Learning Development and Cultural Contexts for Teaching, and School Experience with a focus on Theory of Knowledge course in the IB DP.
2017-2021
GRADUATE THESIS SUPERVISOR
2017-2022
Has co-supervised four MA student theses from Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University. The completed theses were focusing on IB teacher profile, high school teachers' perception of inclusion and diversity, expressive art therapy guide for IB DP students and teachers' habits of mind during emergency remote teaching during COVID19.
PROJECT ZERO SUMMER INSTITUTEÂ
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Took part in Project Zero Summer Institute at Harvard University. Joined workshops and talks about visible thinking routines.
July 2018
PHD IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONÂ
BILKENT UNIVERSITY
Completed PhD in Curriculum and Instruction at Bilkent University. Published papers in top SSCI journals (i.e., Journal of Teacher Education and Teaching and Teacher Education) from the PhD dissertation.
2011-2017
SUMMER TEACHING INSTITUTE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Awarded full scholarship from the US Embassy Ankara, Turkey to take part in summer teaching institute (TASTI) at Indiana University, Bloomington.
2011
IB PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME LANGUAGE TEACHER
Taught English as foreign language to young learners in the IB PYP. Took active part in designing units of inquiry and served as a deputy early years program coordinator between 2010-2012.
2008-2015
MA IN TEACHER EDUCATION
BILKENT UNIVERSITY
Earned the MA in Teacher Education from Graduate School of Education Bilkent University successfully. Visited and taught at prestigious schools in Turkey (Robert College, TED Schools, METU Foundation Schools, Bilkent Schools) and in the US (Ames High School).
2005-2007
VISITING SCHOLAR & PRE-SERVICE TEACHER
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY & AMES HIGH SCHOOL
As part of the MA Teacher Education program at Bilkent University, awarded full scholarship to visit and teacher at Ames High School for six weeks. Participated in educational and cultural activities in Washington DC and Chicago.
January 2007-March 2007