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   English and German Teacher
Teacher Trainer
Curriculum Designer
Education Technology Specialist
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow

Education

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, Teaching and Learning with Technology, Penn State University, USA (2014-2015)
e-Learning Academy Course Design, Croatian Academic and Research Network, Zagreb, Croatia (2013-2014)
MA ED in English and German Language and Literature, University of Zagreb, Croatia (1981-1986)

Employment

External Expert at European Schoolnet (2020 – present)
EduDigiCon – Education Technology Consultant (2020 – present)
IX. gimnazija High School, Zagreb (2020 – present) – English and German Teacher
eTwinning Learning Lab, European Schoolnet, Brussels (2012 – 2018)  – Course Designer
International Expert Working Group for the Implementation of the Curriculum Reform, Ministry of Science and Education, Zagreb (2018 – 2020) – Teacher Trainer and Mentor
Curricular Reform Project, Ministry of Science and Education, Croatia (2015 – 2016) – Member of Special Task Force for  EFL and Interdisciplinary ICT Curricula
Consortium of School Networking (CoSN), Washington DC, USA (2015 – 2016) – Course Designer
International Teacher Development Institute, Tokyo, Japan (2011-2014) – Associate (EFL Material Writer and Evaluator)
University of Zagreb, College of Philosophy, Department of Phonetics, Zagreb (1993-1994) – German Teacher
Elementary Schools, Zagreb (1985-1992) – English and German Teacher

Accomplishments

Course designer and leader of continuous professional development courses

Committees and conferences

  • Chair of the Programme Committee – CARNET Users Conference, Rovinj, Croatia, 26 -28 April 2023
  • Member of the Steering Committee DigiEduHack – 2019 – 2022
  • Member of the Driving K-12 InnovationAdvisory Board, 2018 – present
  • Member of the NMC K-12 Horizon Project Expert Panel (2017 K-12 Edition)
  • Member of the NMC K-12 Horizon Project Expert Panel (2016 K-12 Edition)
  • Member of the Program Committee of the Croatian Annual Technology Conference (2013- 2015), Croatian Academic and Research Network, Croatia – Peer Reviewer, Scientific Paper and Workshop Evaluator
  • Designer and Leader of workshops on topics of successful evaluation and monitoring of projects  and pedagogical implementation of emerging technologies
  • Founder and Vice-chair of the NGO Just A Click Away for the promotion of new technologies in education (2010 – present)
  • Material Writer and Evaluator; Workshop Supervisor; Project Monitor
  • Member of the Program Committee of the conference for pre-service teachers “Modern Technologies in Education” (2012-2013), Croatian Academic and Research Network – Workshop Reviewer and Evaluator
  • Presenter, invited speaker and panelist at webinars, seminars and conferences worldwide (Belgium, Croatia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey, USA)

Education Technology Consultant

  • EdTech Advisor, Profil-Klett Mobile Team for ICT implementation in e-Schools
  • Learning Scenario Consultant in the project “e-Schools: Establishing a System for the Development of Digitally Mature Schools”;
  • Technology consultant for the Profil-Klett editorial team
  • Developer of a Social Networking Community and Education Technology Consultant for the Croatian participants of the project Inspiring Science Education;
  • Education Technology Consultant in the award-winning project Schools 2.0 for teachers in schools in neglected areas, run by the Croatian Academic and Research Network;
  • eTwinning and Glogster ambassador;
  • Microsoft Innovative Educator and Teacher Trainer; (articles in EDventures: Global Hero in Education, Partners in Learning Institute)
  • Intel Master Teacher

Project founder

  • Coursera Kids, award winning project promoting collaboration and distance learning among high school students;
  • Croatian Future Classroom at IX. gimnazija, Zagreb, Croatia;
  • Greetings from the world, award-winning project connecting teachers and students from 27 countries from across six continents;
  • Mojamatura.net, co-founder of award-winning Open Educational Resources Portal;
  • TeachMeet Int’l and StudentsMeet, co-organizer and host of virtual and real-world events;
  • ETWION – Twitterathon, co-host of educational discussions on Twitter for eTwinning teachers

Project coordinator

  • From Me To We, Erasmus + Project, 2017 – 2020
  • Pilot project Samsung Smart School in the Croatian Future Classroom at IX. gimnazija, Zagreb, Croatia;
  • Make Me A European, Erasmus + Project, 2015 – 2017
  • Deputy Leader of the Community of Practice “Social Media for Professional Development” in the project “Social Media in Learning and Education” run by the European Schoolnet and funded by Facebook (2012);
  • Comenius project Imaging Europe, funded by the Lifelong Learning Program of the European Commission (2011-2013)
  • International school exchange projects and virtual collaborative projects with teachers and students from across the world (the U.S., Hungary, Germany, Israel, Switzerland);
  • School Connectivity, funded by the U.S. Department of State and Catholic Relief Service

Publications

  • International Handbook of Teacher Quality and Policy, Eds M. Akiba and G.K. LeTendre, Section II, Chapter 11: eTwinning, a Teacher Network in Europe, co-written with Bart Verswijvel, Routledge, 2017
  • Coursera Kids – Integrating MOOCs into K-12 Education – a case-study
  • Developer of interactive materials for English and German language learners, lesson plans and professional development activities;
  • Edublogger (Traveloteacher, The Fellowship of Twitter) and guest-author on blogs and in e-magazines (Teacher Reboot Camp, Ken Wilson’s Blog, Teaching Village, A Journey in TEFL, A View out of the Window, Travelogue);
  • Editor of the Forum for International Collaboration, Microsoft Partners in Learning, Croatia, 2010-2011;
  • Author of the workbook “ICT For Kids”, Naklada Haid, Zagreb, 2003

Skills

Excellent command of written and spoken English and German
Highly developed computer literacy skills
Excellent LMS, CMS and course design skills
Implementation and monitoring of e-learning programmes
Excellent presentation and moderation skills
Excellent project and team management skills
Excellent project evaluation and monitoring skills
Highly developed social and communicative competences and intercultural skills
Excellent rapport with educators and students, established through work experience in K-12 and higher education
Experience in liaising with stakeholders and policy makers
Basic knowledge of Italian (A2, CEFR)