2008-2021
7 years department nominee for Teacher of the Year award at HvA, FOO.

2012
European Profiling Grid for Teacher Education, EU Commission Life Long                        Learning Programme, dissemination and field testing work for development of the  profiling Grid and the digital version.
http://www.epg-project.eu/grid/

Dec 2012
Secondary Education School visits: Blackebergs Gymnasium, Ross Tensta                        Gymnasium, Stockholm City Council Education department visit, Stockholm
https://blackebergsgymnasium.stockholm/
https://gymnasieskola.stockholm/ 

2014-2020
VELON accredited Teacher Trainer

Mar 2015
Presenter at Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education                        (ACE) conference. "EPG – European Profiling E-Grid, Electronic                          Framework/Instrument for mapping and assessing teachers’ competences at an international level for Teachers/Student Teachers, Teacher Trainers and Education Managers." Las Vegas, USA.
https://www.aace.org/

Mar 2015
Orientation visit to High Tech High Public Charter school, San Diego, USA
https://www.hightechhigh.org/

Mar 2018
Faculty winner of Hogeschool van Amsterdam Teacher of the Year
https://hvana.nl/lees/3264/hva-kiest-aad-sinke-als-docent-van-het-jaar-op-owc2018


Apr 2018-2021
Development and implementation of Virtual Reality materials to support Teacher training students. Grassroots Project. In co-creation with Mediacollege Amsterdam, Het Nieuwe Kijken. (2019 nomination and Winner!  Education Challenge Award)
https://icto.foo.hva.nl/document/uitleg-bij-vr-lesmateriaal/
https://www.ma-web.nl/de-praktijk/projecten/practoraat-het-nieuwe-kijken/

Apr 2018
Hogeschool van Amsterdam overall winner of Teacher of the Year Award
https://www.hva.nl/content/testimonials/testimonials-werken-bij-de-hva/aad-sinke.html
https://www.hva.nl/over-de-hva/wie-wij-zijn/eregalerij/docent-van-het-jaar/docent-van-het-jaar.html
https://hvana.nl/lees/3264/hva-kiest-aad-sinke-als-docent-van-het-jaar-op-owc2018

Jun 2018-2020
Chairman DLO Board (Digital Learning Management implementation - Brightspace)
 
Nov 2018
Harvard Teaching and Learning Strategies for Higher Education Certificate  (Certificate final grade 98% - 9.8), Harvard University, The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Boston, USA.
https://www.getsmarter.com/courses/us/harvard-bok-higher-education-teaching-certificate