Through my work as a researcher, my PhD research has enabled me to gain excellent experience of practiced-based professional development in four countries namely England, Israel, South Korea and Turkey. I disseminated results of my PhD work in different places. I participated in post graduate conferences, summer schools and international conferences in science education such as ESERA, NARST and ECRICE.My PhD project is investigated the origins of virtuosity in science teaching, that is how high performing teachers train and develop. In particular, I am interested in how participation in PD programmes contribute to teacher professional knowledge and character strengths to teach chemistry at second school. I am certified in qualitative methods in science education, qualitative data analysis (NVivo) and systematic review.My research interests lie in science education, character education, socio-scientific issues based teaching, virtuosity