Organized by UWC Mostar's Center for Professional Development of Teachers, the first program in this academic year on the topic of "How to enhance students' communication in English classroom" took place this weekend at UWC Mostar.
A series of of 4 workshops for English language and literature teachers was organized with the aim of professional development and exchange of experiences among the participants.
The workshops consisted of four plenary lectures:
1. Speaking skills (mentor: Ivana Pehar)
2. Strengthening public speaking and communication skills (mentor: Adla Velagić)
3. Writing skills (mentor: Ivana Knježević)
4. Audio visual media (mentor: Ian Stroughair)
with numerous interactive and practical examples, exercises and discussions.
After successfully completing the program, all participants were awarded with certificates of participation.
Thank you to all of our wonderful participants for their participation in the program and their amazing feedback and special thank you for impeccable organization to our Amina Čolaković and Haris Idriz.
"It was my pleasure as the coordinator to organize this English workshop, providing a valuable opportunity for English teachers from across Bosnia and Herzegovina to engage in professional development and share their experiences.
I am thrilled that UWC Mostar's Centre for Professional Development is committed to organizing more workshops across various subjects in the future.
I am incredibly proud to work alongside such outstanding educators as Ivana Pehar, Ivana Knježević, Adla Velagić, Ian Stroughair and Haris Idriz, whose dedication made this event possible. Their commitment and collaboration have truly made a significant impact on our collective growth." Amina Čolaković

The fourth workshop in a series of educational workshops organized by the Center for Professional Development of Teachers is the workshop for English language teachers on the topic "How to enhance students' communication in English classroom" led by UWC Mostar's English A Language and Literature Teacher Ian Stroughair.

Ian is an IBDP examiner and team leader for English Language and Literature. His extensive teaching experience and expertise contributed to education in different parts of the world from UK to central, eastern and south-eastern Europe, southern and west Africa, as well as east and south-east Asia.
He was a member of IATEFL East and led workshops focused on using Music in the ESL classroom in Romania and Bulgaria and workshops on Exploring Multimodal Texts in Botswana.
His work experience includes British curriculum schools internationally as well as in the IB MYP and DP programmes for the last thirteen years.

The workshop is a part of 4 workshops series for high school teachers from BiH and will be covering the topic of linguistic skills in class entitled "Audio-Visual Media".

The third workshop in a series of educational workshops organized by the Center for Professional Development of Teachers is the workshop for English language teachers on the topic "How to enhance students' communication in English classroom" led by UWC Mostar's English B Teacher Ivana Knježević.

Ivana is a member of the Selection Committee established by the Institute of Education Mostar for "How to Improve Mental Health of Young People" competition for high school students from 13 schools and 4 cities, and her linguistic expertise has greatly contributed to the Education in Action programs since the very beginning.

She has led and mentored a number of workshops and lectures including: Teachers for Future, Applied Drama Institute: Activating Language Learning Through Arts, Interdisciplinary Applied Drama Institute.

The workshop is a part of 4 workshops series for high school teachers from BiH and will be covering the topic of linguistic skills in class entitled "Speaking".

The second workshop in a series of educational workshops organized by the Center for Professional Development of Teachers is the workshop on the topic of "Strengthening Communication Skills" led by UWC Mostar's PR and Communications Coordinator Adla Velagić.

Adla is the Founder and Chair of the Governing Board of "NEA Communications", member of the Board of Directors of the Educational Foundation "Učimo" BiH, and member of the network for PR and communications professionals and experts. With 15 years of expertise in the field of international public relations and communications, her work presentations have covered a number of topics including "PR Confidence and Impact", "Business English Communication Skills", "Public Speaking", "Improving Communication Skills at Workplace", "Non-Verbal Communication", empowering young people in their educational, social, and professional ambitions.

The workshop is a part of 4 workshops series for high school teachers from BiH and will be covering the topic of strengthening communications and public speaking skills, as well as the topics of professional voice, body language and non-verbal communication.

 

Introducing the first workshop in a series of educational workshops organized by our Center for Professional Development of Teachers is the workshop for English language teachers on the topic "How to enhance students' communication in English classroom" led by UWC Mostar's English language B; Self-taught Language A Teacher Ivana Pehar!

Ivana's linguistic expertise goes far beyond the classroom and she has held and mentored a number of workshops and lectures, including: Teachers for Future: Critical Thinking in English Language Learning, Applied Drama Institute; Activating Language Learning Through the Arts; Development of linguistic skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) for English language teachers and Contemporary assesment concepts.

"I am looking forward to the opportunity to once again meet and share experiences with fellow teachers from all across BiH. Our workshop will primarily focus on various approaches and practices to enhance communication in our English classes. Language and communication are inseparable, but how can we ensure students remain interested and receive equal input? This is a challenge that language teachers strive to master throughout their careers. I hope our guest teachers find our workshop valuable for sharing practices and materials. Teaching is a calling rather than a vocation, and as such, no teacher ever stops learning new ways to stimulate and inspire their students."

The workshop is a part of 4 workshops series for high school teachers from BiH and will be covering the topic of linguistic skills in class entitled "Speaking"