SPECIAL EDITOR’S NOTE
Creating a Better Education System
Dr Valentin Kuleto, President, LINKgroup Educational Alliance
Demands set upon a contemporary professional to be successful in the 21st-century society have drastically changed in the past decade. Emerging from experiential learning, modern education requires the rapid development of a new set of competencies, which are applicable in real-life situations and beyond. Setting trends in education calls...
COVER STORY
Growth Mindset: Neurotransmitters in the Science of Learning
Dr Svetlana Belic Malinic, Academic Director, Institute for Contemporary Education, LINKgroup Educational Alliance, Belgrade, Serbia
Dr Svetlana Belić Malinić is an international thought leader who has been inspiring teachers to experiment with new teaching approaches for more than 20 years. She gained her MA in Educational and Social Research at the UCL Institute of Education, whereas she merged her knowledge and experience into a...
FEATURED ARTICLES
Anxiety and Learning – Learning about Anxiety
Aleksandar Petrovic, Psychology Teacher and School Counsellor, International School, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar has been working with students as a counsellor for a couple of years, and alongside that, trying to implement as many psychological interventions, knowledge and skills as possible in the classroom. Although without much experience, he has noticed that some of the main issues in the classroom are...
Improvised Pupin’s Creations through STEAM and EdTech Lenses
Aleksandra Filipovic, Class teacher, International School Crnjanski, Jagodina, Serbia
With her creativity and digital skills, Aleksandra Filipovic has successfully adapted her teaching practice to the capacities of her students, encouraging them to work in a stimulating environment based on the principles of modern teaching. Inspired by the benefits...
Kamishibai – The Art of Storytelling
Dr Anita Tufekcic and Biljana Krnjajic
Dr Anita Tufekcic, Librarian, Croatian language and literature teacher, Primary School Antun i Stjepan, Radic, Gunja, Croatia & Biljana Krnjajic, Librarian and Class teacher, Primary School Sinisa Glavasevic, Vukovar, Croatia Kamishibai – A View of Japan Kamishibai is...
The Coalition to Honour All Learning
Dr Conrad Hughes, Principal, International School of Geneva, Switzerland
Dr Conrad Hughes led two major projects with UNESCO-IBE to rethink the guiding principles for learning in the 21st Century and preventing violent extremism through education. He has published three books on different aspects of 21st Century learning. Understanding Education and Prejudice (2017) looks at how schools and universities...
Innovation and Creativity are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Gordana Kovacevic, Serbian Language and Literature Teacher, Primary School “Jovan Sterija Popovic", Vrsac, Srbija
Gordana Kovacevic is the author of scientific papers and professional lectures, but also an evaluator of textbooks for primary school. She is one of the teachers who participated in the online teaching project of the Ministry of Education with...
From Building a Labyrinth to Building a Relationship
Gordana Pavlovic, Kindergarten teacher and Head of School, Preschool “Decji dani”, Belgrade, Serbia
Gordana Pavlovic is a daycare teacher and head of the kindergarten Mrvica, which is part of the Preschool “Decji dani”. She is the author of the blog “Playground for Everyone” and co-author and co-editor of the kindergarten blog “My...
Anxiety and Dealing With Student Examination Situation
Harun Herceg, Educational Counsellor and Psychologist, Elci Ibrahim- Pasha's Madrasah, Travnik, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Harun Herceg has fulfilled his love of psychology by pursuing applied psychology in everyday life. Together with his students, Harun has participated in an interfaith high school project. He attended numerous seminars and training courses in the field of...
Supporting Mental Health and Academic Outcomes for Learners through ‘Metacognition in Practice’
Liz Keable, Founder, Learning Pockets UK, United Kingdom
Liz Keable is a qualified teacher and a Masters level Trainer with 2 decades of experience in Teaching and Learning, and a member of the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Society for Education and Training, and the Chartered...
Escape Classroom – A Universal Teaching Method
Maja Milosavljevic, Primary Teacher, Author and Moderator of online courses, ECC – Educational Creative Center, Belgrade, Serbia
Maja Milosavljevic is a versatile person, always eager for new knowledge, experiences and broadening horizons. She is a passionate traveller and globe trotter. Maja is as imaginative as a child, curious as a child, almost as creative as a...
How Mentoring Changes Us
Nadezda Golubovic, Biology Teacher and STEAM Coordinator, International School, Belgrade, Serbia
Nadezda Golubovic was introduced to teaching early on through different projects in the Youth Office where she worked as an educator on different projects in collaboration with Erste Bank, Jazas, Erasmus+, and many more. Her other duties included project...
What is Values-based Education (VbE)?
Dr Neil Hawkes, Founder of Values-based Education (VbE), Values-based Education, UK
Dr Neil Hawkes is well known as an inspirational speaker, educator, broadcaster, author, TEDx presenter and social commentator. Neil’s thinking is having a profound influence on education and more widely in society. Neil worked with a school community to...
The Path to Creating a Coaching Culture in Your School
Nicholas McKie, Director, Persyou Ltd, United Kingdom
Nicholas McKie is a Professional Certified Coach and Director of Persyou Ltd working with individuals, teams and organisations all over the world to unlock their leadership potential and enhance the quality of educational practice. His book, ‘All Ways Coaching’...
EDgility
Dr Paul Magnuson & Bill Tihen
Dr Paul Magnuson, Research Director / Faculty, Leysin American School / Moreland University, Switzerlan & Bill Tihen, Software Engineer / Former-Teacher, Garaio REM, Switzerland We have been playing with educational agility for nearly ten years. Agility is a flexible...
An Assertive and Mindful Approach in School Environment
Tatjana Koluvija, Global Perspectives Teacher, International School, Serbia
Although she originally planned to become a Serbian language and literature teacher, Tatjana teaches a highly interactive and interdisciplinary Cambridge subject at the International School – Global perspectives. This subject further strengthened her competencies related to instruction where students...
Our Lives on a Continuous Loop – The Relationship between Social Media Use and Wellbeing
Tracy Moxley, Director of Education and Innovation, VIE Education, Switzerland
Tracy has extensive experience in educational innovation, new pedagogies, teacher professional development and school improvement. As a curriculum developer, Tracy is committed to interdisciplinary, innovative global citizenship education and service learning. Tracy has previously been involved in research with...
How the Design for Change Methodology Addresses the Needs of Students in the 21st Century
Vasiliki Akritidou, Director of the Design for Change Program, Vega Youth Center / Design for Change, Belgrade, Serbia
With an interdisciplinary background in Architecture and Visual Anthropology, Vasiliki decided to dedicate herself to working with the youth and to non-formal education. She has almost 15 years of experience in creating and facilitating training courses for young people...
SEL and Why It Matters to Students
Zdravka Majkic, English Teacher, Elementary school "Bratstvo jedinstvo", Kucura, Serbia
Zdravka is not only an English teacher but also an edu-enthusiast. She believes that working in a small rural school requires enthusiasm and perseverance to teach great things with little resources. She is an author and co-author of several...