Dear colleagues,

Our first HUPE Rijeka Branch meeting in the school year 2024-2025 will be held on December 12, 2024 at 4:30 pm online via Zoom.

Agenda:

1. Gracijela Orobabić: Collaboration with American Corner - Extracurricular Learning
2. Tvrtko Pater / Lina Jurjević: Teaching tolerance: Holocaust Education in English Language Classrooms 
3. Irena Meštrović Štajduhar: Festive Reflections: Teachers’ Holiday Wellbeing Reset 
4. HUPE news 

If you’d like to attend the meeting, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84114508289?pwd=CiPjAbyakaY1uOkMS3dcFd0dEPmG0R.1

Meeting ID: 841 1450 8289
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Looking forward to seeing you, 

Doris Mesaroš
HUPE Rijeka Branch President

Dear colleagues,

I would like to invite you to our first HUPE Zagorje Branch meeting in the school year 2024-2025, which will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 4 pm via Zoom.

Agenda:

1. 32nd HUPE Conference report
2. Mirta Kos Kolobarić: Stories going digital
3. Zvonka Ivković & Denis Plavetić: Oldies but Goldies

If you would like to attend the meeting, please register by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Thursday, December 12, 2024.

Kind regards,

Petra Gorički
HUPE Zagorje Branch President

Dear colleagues, 

I would like to invite you to our first HUPE Dubrovnik Branch meeting in the school year 2024/2025, which will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 15:30 at Osnovna škola Blato in Blato.

AGENDA

1. Marjorie Rosenberg:Working with texts
2. Helena Gustović Ljubić: Warmers, fillers and coolers
3. Ana Kodrić Ivelić: Gradually teaching Presentation Skills from first till eight grade
4. Marija Lipanović and Marina Mandić: ChatGPT And Basic AI Tools
5. HUPE news

Each participant will receive a nice conference goody bag, with numerous useful teaching materials. 

Please confirm your arrival on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by December 10, 2024.

I am looking forward to seeing you.

Jelica Šeparović
HUPE Dubrovnik Branch President

Dear colleagues,

You are kindly invited to attend our first HUPE Split Branch meeting in 2024-2025, which will take place at OŠ Bijaći, Vodovodna 2, 21216 Kaštel Novi, on Friday, 13th December 2024 at 17:00.

Agenda:   

1. HUPE news: 32^ndConference report – Anita Lasić
2. Antonia Drlje Petrić and Ivana Bokavšek: We All Learn in a Yellow Submarine: Lessons from Liverpool!
   This presentation highlights the teacher training in Liverpool, focusing on cultural and professional experiences that provided valuable insights. The talk will explore job-shadowing activities at a local school, showcasing innovative teaching methods, classroom management strategies, and student engagement techniques. The session will conclude with practical examples of teaching activities inspired by Beatles music.

3. Danijela Reić-Šućur: Practical Tips for EFL Teachers of Young Learners
   Practical Tips for EFL Teachers of Young Learners" is a guide to creating an engaging and effective learning environment for young English learners. It will highlight key strategies, provide practical tips, emphasize the importance of assessment, and explore techniques for managing classes with ease. The talk equips teachers with tools to inspire confidence and joy in young language learners.

4. Nikolina Romac: Teaching ESP in Maritime Vocational Schools
   The presentation will focus on the importance of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP), with a particular focus on maritime education. It will examine the crucial role of specialized vocabulary in preparing students for professional communication in their field, emphasizing how ESP differs from general English teaching and why it deserves proper attention in vocational schools. In addition, it will deal with the strategies for enriching and teaching specialized vocabulary, together with practical techniques and different classroom activities that support the acquisition of maritime-specific English vocabulary and help in developing language skills. 

5. Raffle and prizes by publishers
   If you plan to attend the meeting, you are kindly requested to register sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  by Thursday, 12 December 2024.

I’m looking forward to meeting you!

Kind regards,
Anita Lasić, prof.

HUPE Split Branch President