Hatice UYANIK

Hatice UYANIK
1709 Ohio Street Apt. A Lawrence, Kansas KS/USA 66044
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Phone: +1 619-313-7837
EDUCATION:
Secondary
Aldemir- Atilla Konuk Anatolian High School, Antalya, Turkey
High School Graduation, 09/10/2001-06/10/2005
GPA: 4.70/5.00
Bachelor
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Bachelor of Art, Primary School Teaching, 09/05/2005 -07/06/2009
GPA: 3.02/4.00 (Honor Student)
M.A.
Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
Master of Arts, Primary School Teaching, 08/31/2009 to present
(expected to graduate in July, 2014)
Thesis Title: ‘A comparative case study: Multicultural education in
elementary school programs and its’ practices.’
Advisor: Associate Professor Dr. Demet SEBAN
Certificate
Ministry of National Education, Head of Department of In-service
Training, Ankara, Turkey
Certificate program on Special Education for Primary School Teachers,
09/20/2010-10/15/2010
Academic Language Prg.
Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
English Language Program, 04/25/2011-10/27/2011
ELS Language Centers, San Diego, CA
English Language Program, 01/09/2012- 05/25/2012
M.A.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Master of Arts, Special Education, 08/27/2012, May, 2014)
Advisors: Dr. Philip Prinz (Main advisor) & Dr. Pamela Wolfberg (First
reader of graduation research experience)
Minors:
•
Mild/Moderate Disabilities (Official)
•
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Unofficial, all requirements are
completed.)
Culminating Experience Title: “Revision of Pre-Employment Skills
Curriculum for Transition Students with Autism in Turkey”
Certificate
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Autism Graduate Certificate, (earned by the time of graduation in
Spring, May, 2014)
AWARDS/HONORS
2011- Scholarship for Postgraduate Education Abroad given by
Ministry of National Education, Government of Turkish Republic.
(Starting 2011, according to the ALES (equivalent to GRE in the
United States ) result, and my GPA, as mentioned above, was 3.02/4.0
and therefore, I ensured government support for my master and PhD
degrees in the US. There were seven positions in special education, in
which among 1000 different positions, I have awarded with one of the
positions.)
2009-Honor Student, Gazi University
Noted
on
the
diploma
&
had
been
given
to
honor
academical/educational efforts about passing classes with merit.
the
RELEVANT COURSES
•
Special Learning Disabilities in Turkish (Akdeniz University)
•
Classroom Management (Gazi University)
•
San Francisco State University MA Courses
• Positive Behavior Support (SPED 774)
• Introduction to Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Law, Ethics, and Instructional Planning
• Literacy Instruction K-12
(E ED
(SPED
(SPED
770)
788)
882)
• Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction
(SPED
• Nature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (SPED
772)
791)
• Behavioral & Instructional Support for Autism (SPED 825)
• Diversity, Development and ELL (SPED 801)
• Seminar in Educational Research (ISED 797)
• Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities (SPED 763)
• Communication, Socialization, and Imagination: Autism (SPED
794)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
School2Career Coach, San Francisco, CA
Employment Specialist, 09/2013- 02/2014
•
Teaching social skills for employment and pre-employment to
college students who have high functioning ASD and Learning
Disabilities.
•
Creating different activities as warm-up them to the weekly
topics, as well as determining the level of learning.
Akdeniz Gunesi Special Education School, Antalya, Turkey
Primary School Teacher for Special Education, 10/20/2010-03/15/2011
•
Teaching basic academic and daily life skills
•
Teaching reading and writing in Turkish
Kilic Ali Pasa Primary School, Ankara, Turkey
Teaching Assistant, 02/07/2009- 06/15/2009
•
Observed the teachers once a week when they taught in the
classroom
•
Prepared test items for students
•
Taught Turkish and science in the classroom
Primary School Teaching
Freelance/ Private Classes, 06/2009-09/2010
•
Teaching Math, Turkish, social science, and science to students
between 6-12 years old.
•
Helping students with their assignments.
•
Creating different materials and using diverse teaching strategies
according to students’ unique profile.
Anittepe Primary School, Ankara, Turkey
Teaching Assistant, 09/19/2008-01/16/2009
•
Joined classes passively once a week for observing primary
school teachers while they were teaching
•
Helped to students about their misunderstandings
Kilic Ali Pasa Primary School, Ankara, Turkey
Teaching Assistant, 02/04/2006- 06/09/2006
•
Joined classes passively once a week for observing primary
school teachers while there were teaching
•
Taught social sciences and math in the classroom once a month
•
Turkish- Native
•
English- Advanced
LANGUAGES:
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
•
Nature of Mild/Moderate Disabilities
•
Multicultural Education
•
Universal Design of Learning
•
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
•
Autism Spectrum Disorders
•
Transition Education for young adults (starting from age 16)
•
Social Challenges and Differences of ASD youth
•
Nature
of
High
Functioning
ASD,
Gifted
and
Dual
exceptionalities related to them.
•
Revision of manuals, programs and curricula in special
education.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION:
•
IX. National Conference on Primary School Education, Firat
University, Elazıg, Turkey.
05/20/2010-05/22/2010
•
Uyanik, H. & Islek, O. Culturally Responsive Teaching In
Undergraduate Programs’ For Visually Impaired, Deaf, Intellectually
Disabled And Special Education Teacher Training Curricula In
Turkey. Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and
Diversity, May 19-20, 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. (approved)
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.