{"id":11213,"date":"2025-06-09T12:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yals.rs\/report-from-the-optima-conference-sofia-june-7-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T21:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:05:37","slug":"report-from-the-optima-conference-sofia-june-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yals.rs\/en\/report-from-the-optima-conference-sofia-june-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from the OPTIMA Conference \u2013 Sofia, June 7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Optima \u201825<\/p>\n<p>Emilija U\u0161\u0107umli\u0107-Kovi\u0107<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, June 7, we took part in the international conference organized by the Bulgarian association OPTIMA, held in Sofia. The event gathered language teaching professionals from across Europe, with a diverse and inspiring programme.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, we attended lectures and workshops on topics such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>developing empathy and communication in the classroom,<\/li>\n<li>innovative approaches to assessment and feedback,<\/li>\n<li>integrating students&#8217; native languages in English teaching,<\/li>\n<li>the benefits of microlearning and gamification,<\/li>\n<li>the role of music and rhythm in language acquisition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We were especially proud of our colleague Marija Pejatovi\u0107, who represented YALS and led an engaging workshop on fostering curiosity, empathy, and critical thinking in learners.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank YALS and our school for their support \u2013 this was a valuable professional development experience that we are excited to share with our colleagues and apply in our future work.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11213 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