معرفی
Armağan Ateşkan is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Educational Sciences at Bilkent University, where he trains future teachers and coordinates faculty-school partnerships. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Education and Instructional Technologies from Middle East Technical University (2008), an MA in Biology Teacher Education from Bilkent (2002), and a BSc in Food Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (1997).
Research Interests:
His work spans Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design, Education for Sustainability, ICT in Education, and Computational Thinking. He focuses on international education frameworks like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and their alignment with national curricula, sustainability literacy, and technology integration in science teaching.
Recent Publications:
Ateşkan’s 2025-2021 research emphasizes creative pedagogy, cross-cultural education, mentorship in biology teaching, sustainability assessment frameworks, and block-based coding in K-12. His work addresses classroom management, emergency remote teaching, and teacher motivation, often integrating international and local educational contexts.
Grants and Projects:
He has led or participated in grants from TÜBİTAK (e.g., "Effective Mentoring Model" 2020-2023), UNICEF ("Teacher Capacity in Assessment" 2017-2018), and the International Baccalaureate Organization (e.g., "DP-MoNEP Program Alignment" 2013-2014), focusing on teacher training, sustainability, and curriculum development.
Career Trajectory:
After a brief career in food engineering (1997-1999), he transitioned to education. He taught at Bilkent Schools as part-time faculty (2000-2008) while completing his Ph.D. and worked as an Educational Technologist in Belgium (2009-2012). Since 2012, he has been full-time at Bilkent’s Graduate School of Education, becoming Associate Professor in 2020.
