Adrijana Petrovic
Topic:
How to incorporate playing and learning and make circle time fun, interactive and engaging; How to include the parents in the teaching process, make them feel important and helpful (Creating the parent- teacher-student triangle)
Merits:
  • Preschool students 2-6-year-olds

ILG School 2012-present (Montessori, Common Core and soon IB)

Volunteering in different educational centers

  • Able to create a warm and welcoming class environment where children love to learn.

Able to identify students’ needs and plan lessonsaccordingly so every child feels comfortable and is able to follow and progress at his/her own pace without feeling frustrated or anxious.

Always learning more from my students, colleagues, books, the Internet and so on, because I believe that a teacher should always try to be the best she/he can be and that teachers need to learn too. We are lifelong learners. We do not know it all, we also make mistakes and learn from them just like our students.

I have great management skills which help me manage my classroom and provide the best education for my little students.

Contribution:

The importance of reading to young children.

  • How to teach English to multilingual children.
  • How to incorporate playing and learning and make circle time fun, interactive and engaging.
  • How to include the parents in the teaching process, make them feel important and helpful (Creating the parent-teacher-student triangle)
  • How to keep up and create a routine in the classroom
  • Why is it important to have a routine
  • The importance of giving the children free play time, the chance to express their feelings, needs and wants
  • The importance of focussing on the one right thing that the child did instead of the wrong things ( positive praise and encouragement)
  • How to create a child-friendly and welcoming classroom where children feel safe, loved, encouraged and happy.
Expectations:

How to fulfill the needs of both gifted and children with learning difficulties?

  • How to differentiate?
  • Learn about the importance of pre-school related to signs of autism and ways of helping the parents and the students, in order for them to feel welcome.

  • How to create an inclusive classroom where every child is learning regardless of the differences and their needs.