Dear colleagues,

We are proud to announce the fourth HUPE Split Branch meeting in partnership with the British Council scheduled for Thursday, 22nd February 2018, at 5 p.m. at Osnovna škola don Lovre Katića, Put Majdana 3, Solin.

Agenda:

Stephen Hindlaugh : Understanding approaches to inclusive learning

This module focuses on SEN-related and cognitive learning needs and not broader inclusive practices. The aim of this module is to build on the participants’ knowledge and practical use of inclusive practices, and engage with approaches to inclusive learning.

By the end of this module the participants will be able to:

• list the ten approaches to inclusive learning
• explain the concept of neurodiversity
• use tasks designed for inclusive learning
• develop their use of scaffolding and differentiation
• reflect on how inclusive their classroom environment is
• plan steps to increase their use of inclusive practices.

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Vanja Fazinić
HUPE Split Branch President

Dear colleagues, HUPE proudly invites you to the first HUPE Istra Branch meeting on Saturday, 3rd February 2018 at 10 am - Vladimir Nazor Elementary school in Pazin, Šetalište Pazinske gimnazije 9.

1. Osnivanje podružnice
2. 26th Annual International HUPE Conference
3. Sanja Božinović: "Constructive Classroom Conversations"
4. Miscellaneous

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Dear colleagues,

HUPE (Croatian Association of Teachers of English) and the British Coucil proudly announce the third HUPE Zadar Branch Meeting which will take place on Thursday, 1st February 2018, at 4 p.m. at Primary School Petra Preradovića, Trg Petra Preradovića in the old town.

Agenda

1. Stephen Hindlaugh: Engaging with special educational needs: dyspraxia

This module will look at the epecial educational needs of children with dispraxia and how these needs impact on the participants' learning. Dyspraxia is a developmental co-ordination difficulty, sometimes called the" clumsy child "syndrome. Learners with dyspaxia can have difficulties with motor skills, co-ordination, handwriting, concentration, social interaction and self-esteem.

If you wish to attend the meeting, I kindly request you to register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the 31st January 2018 (Wednesday).

Anita Žepina
HUPE Zadar Branch President

Dear colleagues,

the second HUPE Rijeka Branch meeting will be held on 27th January 2018 (Saturday) at 10.00 a.m. at Gradska knjižnica Rijeka, ogranak Trsat (American Corner).

Agenda:

1. Dunja Frković:Teaching human anatomy from kindergarten to medical high school
2. Maja Jakus: CELTA and teaching English abroad
3. Lana Kralj (OUP): Special Educational Needs – Classroom: Management & Practical Teaching Strategies.
4. AOB

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the third HUPE Split Branch meeting will be held on Friday, 19th January 2018, at 6 p.m. at Don Lovre Katić Primary School (Osnovna škola don Lovre Katića), Put Majdana 3 in Solin .

Agenda:

1. Oxford University Press workshop, Lana Kralj: Insight into inquiry based learning
Create a fun, engaging and efficient classroom. Become a teacher who successfully deals with students' negative attitude and their frequent answer to you: "I don't know". Prepare your students for the future!

This interactive workshop offers specific examples and practical activities. We will explore how:
- inquiry-based learning sparks curiosity
- students become experts in answering their own questions
- students develop 21st century skills.

2. Vanja Fazinić : Making flashcards and quizzes with the Cram app
Cram is an interactive digital tool for creating, studying, and sharing flashcards.
In this hands-on workshop we will learn how to:
- create an account with Cram.com
- navigate a large library of flashcards created by other users
- create our own stack of cards and share it with our students.
We will explore how to asses students’ knowledge on a subject that they have recently learned via memorisation activities, games or a test, which makes Cram an interesting and innovative tool of formative assessment.

3. AOB

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Vanja Fazinić
HUPE Split Branch President

Dear colleagues,

the second HUPE Varaždin Branch meeting will be held on 8th December 2017 (Friday) at 4.30 p.m. at Ludbreg Secondary School (Srednja škola Ludbreg, Trg Sv. Trojstva 16, 42230 Ludbreg).
We have prepared the following agenda:

1.  Irena Pavlović - Promoting learner autonomy
   -- coffee break --
2. Irena Pavlović: Pub Quiz: Christmas Edition
3. AOB

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We're looking forward to seeing you! :)

Dear colleagues,

Dear colleagues,
the second HUPE Zagorje Branch meeting will take place on the 11th December 2017 (Monday) at 5.30 pm at Vocational school Bedekovčina (SŠ Bedekovčina, Ljudevita Gaja 1, 49221 Bedekovčina).

Here are the treats we have prepared for you this time:

1. Pearson workshop - Conrad Kellett: How to Maintain Motivation for Learning for Students of B1 and above

A wise person once said “It’s not so much that I began to run, but that I continued.”

Often in our classrooms we have difficulty maintaining the motivation of higher level students to continue the run. They can get by pretty well in English, they do well in most of their tests, can follow films, sit coms, gossip about the Kardashians, and engage in online computer games. What can we do to help them reach their true potential? In this workshop we will explore various techniques we can employ to keep alive the impetus to strive for a higher level of both spoken and written language ability.
We will include some classroom activities which appeal to different students whether they are intrinsic, extrinsic, deep, strategic, surface or that beloved teenage gem of just down right lazy learners.​

2. Irena Pavlović, prof. savjetnik: Controversy in the Classroom

Religious intolerance. Homosexual marriages. Abortion. Legalization of drugs. Minority issues. And so on… The number of topics that arouse strong feelings and have a tendency to create or reinforce divisions between people engendering suspicion and mistrust is growing daily. What should we do with these, controversial, issues in the classroom? Ignore them and let students deal with them on their own? Or include them in the curricula and approach them systematically? If you think the latter is the right choice, then this workshop – discussing the why and how of teaching controversial issues – is for you.

We kindly ask you to register at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5th December at the latest.

See you there!

The second HUPE Split Branch meeting will take place at Info zona, Jerina 1, Split on December 1^st at 7 p.m.

Agenda:

1. HUPE Split Branch work programme for the academic year 2017-18
2. Roundtable Discussion: Challenges of Teaching English as a Second Language

This roundtable will provide an opportunity to:

• Identify common and specific challenges in teaching English as a second language in elementary schools, secondary schools (general education high- schools / vocational schools) and language schools
• Have a discussion about these issues
• Identify benefits and advantages of networking, collaboration and joining a professional teacher association.

Speakers: Vanja Fazinić, Koraljka Pejić, Miranda Barac, Branka Šegvić

3. Team building

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Vanja Fazinić
HUPE Split Branch President

The first HUPE Osijek branch meeting will take place at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Lorenza Jaegera 9, Osijek on November 25 at 10 a.m.

The workshops will be held by Tihana Mudrovčić: eTwinning in ESL classroom, and Mirta Kos Kolobarić: Super Sleuths are on the Case.

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We're looking forward to seeing you!
With kind regards,

Tihana Svoren Kolarec
HUPE Osijek branch president