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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.
Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.
You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.
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Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Workshop at Dorat Al Khaleej School, Oman
[#CambridgeMENA + thank you Oman] Hi folks! That’s a wrap for today’s workshops specially for teachers using Cambridge University Press &...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Memorable Moments from Bahrain
[#appreciation, #training + teachers of #Bahrain] I got back from Bahrain the day before. It was the second time I’ve been there (did you...
Sumbella
Apr 1, 20242 min read
Facilitation and Teaching Activity Idea
[#facilitation / #teaching activity idea] Rounding off my trip to #Qatar earlier this week by sharing a key activity I have been wanting...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Exploring Jordan and Must-See Spots
[#travel + a glimpse of #Jordan] Even though my trip to Jordan was brief, I was lucky to be taken on a whistle stop tour of a couple of...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Contrast in Workshop Facilitation
[#Facilitation + "Contrast"] Sometimes I worry about including simpler tasks like word-matches or other ‘lower order thinking’ activities...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
MENA Educators' Insights from Jordan
[#CambridgeMENA + #teachertraining + common threads] I’ve worked in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region for almost a decade now,...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Wrapping Up with Energy: Music, High Fives, and a Sweet Farewell
[#facilitation + endings] A little while ago I got an idea to finish the end of a workshop or session with a bit of music and high fives....
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20242 min read
A Grateful Thank You from Cambridge MENA
[#CambridgeMENA + #Celebration] This is a thank you post! A huge thanks to those who joined our Cambridge MENA Dedicated Teacher Awards...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Misconceptions about Facilitation
[#facilitation] Some misconceptions about facilitation: 1 - The hero is the facilitator 2 - It’s a “loud” skill for extroverts 3 - The...
Sumbella
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Highlights from the KSA Trip and Teacher Awards
[#CambridgeMENA + #celebration💃🏻🕺🏽✨] Many of you followed along with the recent #KSA trip where my colleague Ahmed Shalabi...
Sumbella
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Facilitation Reflections
[#facilitation + #learningoutloud] One of my first non-teaching roles was with Oxford University Press, and the first country I was...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Cultural Awareness in Virtual Facilitation
[#facilitation + #culturalawareness / #inclusion✨] When you look at this photo, what do you see behind me? A computer screen? When I look...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20241 min read
May's Journey: Reboot and Rise
[#positivity + #productivity] Sometimes you don’t need to start something new, you just need to reboot something you loved but left...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Teaching and Learning Using Cambridge Resources
[#facilitation + #teaching + #CambridgeMENA 🙋🏻♀️] You often hear the phrase “Don’t sweat the small stuff”, but I’m against that in...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Empowering Educators: Harjeet's Inspiring Story
[#CambridgeMENA + #TeacherGrowth] Meet Harjeet. She’s a teacher in #Oman - growth focused, loves learning, and keen to take on new...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Fire Drills to Coffee Shop Collaborations
[#CambridgeMENA + #Dubai + #firedrills] What happens when a test fire alarm goes off in a high rise building in Dubai… one that happens...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20241 min read
A Student from Oman Shines on Cambridge Blog for IWD
[#CambridgeMENA + #StudentSpotlight] So delighted to share that a student from #Oman studying the #CambridgePrimary curriculum and using...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20242 min read
Special Occasions This Ramadan
[#positivity] ✨ It’s so unusual this year to have lots of special occasions fall around the same time as Ramadan. There is Nowroz, a...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20242 min read
An Inspiring Mathematician Who Makes Jewellery!
[#CambridgeMENA + #learning] Just the week before, we were #lucky enough to welcome Assessment Manager for Mathematics, Sarah Gott, and...
Sumbella
Mar 14, 20241 min read
Reposting My Colleague’s Post
[#Repost + #CambridgeMENA + a #guessinggame✨] Super teachers, at a super event, with a super colleague last week in #SaudiArabia,...
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