PhD Vesna Vasić

Teacher of Chemistry

vesna.vasic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education:
• PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry
• Master of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry
• Bachelor of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry
She is the author and co-author of several scientific papers presented at international conferences and published in scientific journals.
She has participated in international projects and has been awarded several scholarships and research grants.
Selected seminars and trainings:
TRAIN (Training and Research for Academic Newcomers) – A program implemented with the support of the King Baudouin Foundation. Modules: Research Methodology, Higher Education Didactics, Project Writing, Presentation and Communication, Entrepreneurship, Networking and Teamwork.
IB DP Chemistry workshop (Category 3)
Languages:
English (CAE), German (A2), and Spanish (A2).

Iva Spasić

Teacher of Italian Language and Literature

iva.spasic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education:University of Belgrade, Department of Italian Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philology.

Other languages:Slovak, English and Latin.

Professional seminars:

International Convention Philological Research Today at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade
International Convention Оltre i confini. Аspetti transregionali e interculturali dell’italiano
Professional seminar for Italian teachers Come insegnare italiano LS/L2 online: 3 esperienze pratichе
Workshops for Italian teachers:

– La gestione della classe: 10 consigli pratici (+1) per migliorare le tue lezioni

– Una certificazione linguistica per bambini: perché, come e che cosa certificare?

– „Che faccio, dove vado?“ Un GPS per creare un ambiente motivante in classe

– „Di che parliamo?“ Tecniche didattiche per la produzione e l’interazione nella classe di italiano per stranieri

– Una poltrona per due: verso un Approccio centrato sul discente

– La competenza fraseologica in L2: spunti dalla ricerca e prospettive didattiche

Work experience:

Twelve years of experience in teaching Italian and English.
English language teacher in a nursery school
English language teacher at the Čukarica Cultural Centre
Italian language teacher at the “Miloš Crnjanski” Elementary School
Italian and English language teacher at the Language Centre “Filolog”

Dragana Milanković

Teacher of English Language and Literature

dragana.milankovic@boskovic.edu.rs

Graduated in the English Language and Literature at The Faculty of Philology, Belgrade, BA in English Language and Literature

 

Professional training:

 

IB Professional Development Primary Years Programme, Category 2 Workshop: Evidencing learning, June 2019;

– IB Professional Development Primary Years Programme, Category 1 Workshop: Making the PYP happen in the classroom,  online course, February – March 2018;

– Online course (100 hours) on critical thinking, University of Oregon, Department of Applied Linguistics, April – June 2013;
– Participant at international Cambridge conferences, 2010, 2011, 2015;
– Training program for Cambridge ESOL exam managers, Cambridge, April 2010;
– Online training program for CIE program leaders, September 2008 – January 2009;
– Training the trainer course organised by The Ministry of Education & Sports of The Republic of Serbia and the American Embassy, Belgrade, November 2006-April 2007;
– Seminars for coordinators of the English Language Teachers’ Association (ELTA) organised by British Council, November 2006 & the U.S. Embassy, April, 2007;
– INLPTA Diploma Training in the Art & Science of Neuro Linguistic Programming,  British Council, Belgrade, February, 2006;
– Training the Trainer Course at Bell Centre in Saffron Walden, England, (ESU / Frank Bell Scholarship);

– The Diploma Summer Workshops – subject sessions for English B teachers, organised by the IBO Regional Office, Geneva, June 29 – July 03, 2004;

– Secondary ELT Trainer Programme, joint project of the Ministry of Education & Sports of the Republic of Serbia and British Council, Belgrade, October 2002 – April 2003;

– Attended postgraduate studies lectures at The Faculty of Philology, Belgrade (English Teaching Methodology), 1999-2000;

– The Mentor Training Summer Course, The British Council Cultural Centre, Belgrade, June 1999;

– The Mentor Training Course, The British Council Cultural Centre, Belgrade, October 1997 – March 1999;

– Attending seminars for English language teachers organised by the Ministry of Education & Sports of the Republic of Serbia, British Council in Belgrade, American Embassy in Belgrade and representatives of the publishing companies Longman, Oxford
University Press, Cambridge University Press;

– Graduated in the English Language and Literature at The Faculty of Philology, Belgrade, BA in English Language and Literature, 1991

 

Work Experience:

 

MYP English Language & Literature Teacher, March 2023 – present;

– MYP English Language Acquisition Teacher, school year 2022/2023;

– PYP English Language Teacher, September 2017 –  present

– Cambridge International Examinations Exams Officer, January 2011- November 2021;

– Cambrige Programmes Coordinator, September 2010 – November 2021;

– Cambridge English Centre Exams Manager, March 2010 – August 2017;

– IB Diploma Programme Coordinator, September 2016 – March 2017;

– University Counsellor, March – August 2016;

– Conducted the online training course for 40 teachers & other educational professionals employed in 2 vocational schools in Serbia within the project organised by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia and Hulla & Co – Human Dynamics – Public Sector Consulting, December 2014 – June 2015;

– Cambridge International Examinations Programme Leader, January 2009 – December 2014;
– Co-author of online discussion on the Moodle platform regarding the role of teachers in the classroom organised by the Southeast Europe English Teachers Association – SEETA, October 2010;
– Author, trainer, mentor and program coordinator of professional development programs for the Cambridge Certificate for Teachers and Trainers, 2009 – 2014;
– Co-author, workshop leader and coordinator of accredited professional development programs Towards Better Understanding, 2008 – 2016 and How to Evaluate and Improve one’s own Teaching Practice, 2010 – 2013;
– As an ELT teacher trainer held workshops Teaching English in multilevel classes, Lesson planning and Interesting ways of practising grammar in all major towns in Serbia, 2005-2013;
– President of the English Language Teachers’ Association of Serbia – ELTA, 2005-2007, volunteer post; organised annual international ELTA IATEFL Conferences with over 600 participants in 2005 and 2006 at the Sava Centre, Belgrade;
– English language teacher within Ruđer Bošković school since 2003;

– Teacher of English B within IB Diploma Programme, September 2006 – August 2011;
– Teacher of English in Milutin Milanković high school, Belgrade, September 1999 – May 2003;

– Co-author of English language tests for primary school students and member of the teams for creating tests aimed at assessing writing and speaking skills for municipal and regional competitions;
– News in English, Channel 3 (translation), July – August 1992;
– English language teacher in primary state schools: Dragica Pravica, Miloš Matijević-Mrša and Veljko Dugošević, Belgrade, 1991-1999

 

Member of the English Language Teachers Association – ELTA since 2002, the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) since 2005 and the Board member of the English Speaking Union Serbia since 2006

 

Participation in projects:

 

As a secondary school teacher trainer took part in the project Razvionica, holding an on-line training for 40 secondary school teachers from Sombor and Subotica, organised by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia and Hulla & Co, February – March 2015;

Participated in projects organised by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, the English Language Teachers Association – ELTA, British Council and the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade: Serbia Touring (2006), Towards Better Understanding (2008-2013), New Challenges, New Perspectives (2012)

 

Publications:

 

Article: Interesting ways of practising grammar structures, published in MELT (Magazine for English Language Teachers), Belgrade, 2007

 

Awards:

 

Overall winner of the photographic competition organised by Cambridge International Examinations with the photo ‘Many hands make light work’, September 2011

 

Gordana Josimov

Lower Primary School Teacher

gordana.josimov@boskovic.edu.rs

Education: lower primary school teacher, Teacher Education Faculty in Belgrade.

Coauthor:

– A guide to improving teaching skills and school improvement (2005);
– A guide to improving Inclusive learning, Open Foundation, Belgrade (2007);
– Key knowledge from the past in The world around us and Nature and society as a foundation for learning history, ZVKOV (2010);
– A guide to teacher

Teacher Association Guide, Center for Educational Policies, Open Society Foundation, SURS, (2013).

Articles:

-Teamwork to success, Prosvetni pregled ( 2009);
– Contribution of the Teachers’ Association of the Republic of Serbia to the introduction of inclusive education in Serbia, Teacher ( 2010);
-Professional Development of Teachers, Prosvetni pregled ( 2011);
– Teaching in a class with students who are working according to the individual educational plan, Teacher ( 2012).

Coauthor: Assessment of the capacity and needs of teachers for the development of inclusive education , Zbornik radova “Inclusion in preschool and primary school”, Institute for Pedagogical Research and College of Vocational Studies for Teacher Education, Sremska Mitrovica (2011).

Member of the editorial board:

– Dectionary of creators in pre-university education, IK Klett, Belgrade, 2016.

Textbook reviewer and evaluator:

-IK Draganić, Belgrade, IK Hol-net, Pančevo, IK Klett, Belgrade.

Author of accredited professional development programs:

– Creating individual educational plans on the way to inclusive practice (2009/2010–2013/2014);
– Educational work and individual educational plan, (2012/2013–2015/2016);
-How to discipline our students ? (2016/2017 – 2017/2018);
– Improvement of teaching practice through the exchange of professional experiences – Teachers’ Assembly of Serbia (2009/2010–2013/2014);
-Expert forums, SURS (2009/2010–2013/2014).

Implementer of accredited programs:

– Application of educational standards for the end of 3rd grade, ZVKOV (2003);
-Children with special need in kindergartens and school, group Most (2004-2006);
-Gender equality in my municipality, Institute for Gender Equality of Vojvodina (2005);
-Application of educational standards for the first educational cycle, ZVKOV (2011);
-Inclusion in education and the individual educational plan, Ministry of ducation (2011);
-Inclusion in education and support for students from sensitive groups, COP, 2014.

Projects:

-Inclusion – from practice to policy, Open Society Foundation, SURS, CIP, Save the children, MPNTR RS (2005–2009);
-The most Inclusive School, supervisor, Open Society Foundation (2008- 2009);
-My School, school without violence, UNICEF (2009–2010);
– Implementation of educational Law, SURS (2009)
-Inclusion Index, ZVKOV (2009–2010);
-Assessment of the capacity and need of teachers for the development of inclusion in schools, ZVKOV, Open Society Foundation, (2010);
-Poverty reduction strategy, consultant, The Government of the Republic of Serbia (2010);
-The missing link, mentor, Center for interactive pedagogy(2010–2011);
-Everyone to School, future for all, coauthor of project, MPNTR RS, DILS, SURS, CIP, COP i FOS (2011);
-Key competencies – focus on science subjects, latest trends in education, Kulturkontakt, Austria (2011);
-Advanced services on a local level, DILS, MPNTR RS (2010–2012);
-Improvement of the transition of special needs students within the educational system, Ministry of Education, Finland, Helsinki (2012);
-Inclusion and special needs, British Council ( 2014);
-The quality of Inclusive education– Inclusive education and Individual educational plan, team coordinator (2014–2015);
-Sports day, Games without limits, author, UPAD (2008-2016).

International certificates:

Enhancing Professional Development of Education Practitioners and Teaching/Learning practices, Centre for Educational Policy Studies, 2006,
Transforming Global Rights into Action, Inclusion Europe, Prague, 2010,
Personal development, prevention of discrimination and violence, Pestalozzi Programme, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 2013,
Inclusive schools – Foundation of a Socially Just Society, NEPC, 2014;
Policy making, international coach, Nacional Democratic Institute, USA, 2014.

Professional society membership:

Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Teachers’ Association of the Republic of Serbia (2010–2014)

Head of the Supervisory Board of the Teachers’ Association of the Republic of Serbia (2006–2010);

Awards:

Best teacher, grad Pančevo, 2008;
Best educator of Serbia 2016, Association Živojin Mišić, Belgrade.

 

Vanja Rakočević

Teacher of Spanish and Hispanic literature

vanja.vladusic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education:University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philology Belgrade

Master in Philology

Acquired professional and teaching experience through working in educational institutions: primary and secondary schools since 2011 (elementary school “Branislav Nusic” and the High school and elementary school in Smederevo “Bejza” in Belgrade)

– Member of the Association of Teachers of Serbia

-member of the jury Stihovizije – high school students recited in foreign languages ​​in the National Library in Smederevo

– Regular training of workers in education – seminars, conferences and debates approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education of Serbia:

 

-IB workshop- Learning Diversity and Inclusion, (august, 2022)

– Modern techniques of teaching Spanish language and civilization

-Interdisciplinarna Ambient teaching

– School of Native heritage

-Hablando The entiende la gente – seminar organized by the Instituto Cervantes cultural zone center

-Active Reading in the development of communicative competence in Spanish

-The first national conference hispanista

-The Program of professional practice – summer language school for high school students

-Learning Through the game using interactive electronic exercises

– Individual work and educational work

-A teacher in the world tour

-Radio-Classroom drama and performance in class teaching

-The school custom of every child – dyslexia and dysgraphia in our practice

-The school custom of every child – working with gifted children – NTC Learning System

Dragana Stojčić

Teacher of Mathematics and Computer Science

dragana.miletic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics , currently on Master Degree Studies in Department of Algebra

Advanced training:

-New technologies in education and use of ICT in education

Participation in projects:

-Electronic school of web programming

-Electronic collection of tasks in mathematics for primary school

-Internal school projects

Jovana Radulović

Lower grade teacher

jovana.radulovic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education: Faculty of Teacher Education in Belgrade, lower grade teacher

Advanced training:

-IB workshop- Learning Diversity and Inclusion, (august, 2022)
–Russian language, Level B1, (2018-2022)

-Univerziada (2009)

Individual work in English with children of younger school age in a diplomatic family (2009-2011)

-English language module, Faculty of Teacher Education in Belgrade (2010)

-Master studies, Faculty of Teacher Education in Belgrade (2011)

Cambridge ESOL Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International, Council of Europe Level B2 (2013)
-Teacher at the elementary school “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” Pancevo (2015)
Teacher at the elementary school “Bejza” Belgrade (2015-2016)

-From theory to practice, accredited seminar (2015)
-Modern technologies in education, British Council conference (2016)

-Professionalization of class teachers in cooperation with parents, accredited seminar (2016)
–Study portfolio – alternative way of evaluation, accredited online seminar (2017)

Vesna Božović

Teacher of Musical Culture

vesna.bozovic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education: Faculty of Music, Belgrade University, B.A. Musician – Lead Singer
Soloist and member of the Saint Sava Temple church choir (participated in the International competition of Orthodox choirs – Katowice, Poland);
“Madlenianum” Theatre – member of the opera chorus (in “The Two Widows”)

Professional training:

-“World music” – A step towards modern music teaching
-“How to evaluate and improve one’s own teaching practice”
-“Multimedia music workshop”
-Active methods 1 and 2

Participation in projects:

-“Winter Morning”
-Final gala events in the primary and high school (2013, Madlenianum Theatre)
-“Music and Painting of the Early Civilizations”
-School Projects

Ena Stojanović

Teacher of German;German Language Centre Exams Coordinator

ena.stojanovic@boskovic.edu.rs

Education: Belgrade University, Faculty of Philology, doctoral studies, module: Culture
Enrolled in doctoral studies
2013 – Licensed ÖSD examiner (OSD – Austrian Language Diploma)
2011-2012 Belgrade University, Faculty of Philology, master’s degree, Department of German, module: Language, Literature, Culture
2006-2010 Belgrade University, Faculty of Philology, Department of German

Professional training:

-2011-2012 Successful completion of the course for simultaneous and consecutive interpreter in Master Translation school of translation; member of Conference Translators of Serbia
-2011 Internship at the “Drinka Pavlović” primary school
-2009 attending lectures on Serbian and Austrian culture in Vienna, Austria.
-Seminar, Presentation of the new Menschen textbook at the Goethe Institute in Belgrade
-Seminar, Usage of the Internet and media in teaching at the Austrian Institute in Belgrade

Awards and scholarships:

-2011 CEEPUS scholarship, attending regular master classes at the University of Vienna for traductology (consecutive, simultaneous and professional translation) in Austria.
-2009 DAAD Scholarship, International Project Course “German language, culture and economy” in Dresden, Germany.
-2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Scholarship of the Government of the Republic of Serbia

Sanja Obradović-Kaličanin

Class teacher

sanja.obradovic.kalicanin@boskovic.edu.rs

Education: Belgrade University, Faculty of Teacher Education

Professional training:

-Winter Encounters of teachers
-Specialized national seminar for teachers on math classes in primary school lower grades.
-Assessment and Evaluation
-School Development Planning
-Communication Skills
-The new teaching program (curriculum implementation)
-Archimedes’ mathematical and workshop
-Complex method in processing letters
-Mind maps
-Enhancing the professional competence of teachers

Cognitive development

-Training for the performance of Internal QMS auditor
-Course for Internal Audit of Quality Management System SRPS ISO 9001: 2008
-How to motivate a child to study
-How to improve and evaluate your own teaching practice
-Development Montessori Materials in the Function of PPP
-For a better understanding
-Seminar “How to Build a Reliable Test of Knowledge”
-Presentation of “Tesla Solutions for Improving Educational Process”
-“Touch the  Knowledge” – Presentation of how to use tablet applications, training for a tablet usage
-Professional Development, PYP, An Introduction to the PYP Curriculum Model, Category 1
-Training for the Smart board
-Research in teaching
-Content and Language Integrated Learning – CLIL

  Participation in projects:

-School Projects