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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

“What we are, they become.”

[#quoteoftheday] “What we are, they become.” Just a little one about how the people we raise and pour into become like us....

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...

A Curriculum for Skills and Economic Growth in Chitral

Sumbella

Mar 30, 20242 min read

A Curriculum for Skills and Economic Growth in Chitral

[#education + #Chitral] The week before, I visited beautiful, expansive, mountainous Chitral, way north of Pakistan. For the education...

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...

The Value of Competition: Insights from the Race

Sumbella

Mar 24, 20241 min read

The Value of Competition: Insights from the Race

[#business + #competition] The photo in this post is from a race from last December. I was hugging my competition, this total pro of a...

Reflections on Heritage, Race, and Belonging

Sumbella

Mar 19, 20242 min read

Reflections on Heritage, Race, and Belonging

[#heritage + #CUPA] A couple of years ago, I wrote in my annual review that I kept feeling unsure about matters of heritage and racism. I...

Sumbella

Mar 14, 20242 min read

Facilitation and Notes about Khobar

[#CambridgeMENA + #Khobar🇸🇦✨ + #Facilitation] Day 3 of 4! ✅ Today’s sessions in #Khobar, #SaudiArabia were such a great vibe! Teachers...

Day 2 of Network & Learn Events in Riyadh

Sumbella

Mar 14, 20242 min read

Day 2 of Network & Learn Events in Riyadh

[#CambridgeMENA + #Riyadh + #Learning 🇸🇦✨] We wrapped up Day 2 of our Network & Learn events in Riyadh yesterday! Shout out to my...

Navigating Career Pivots: Insights for Teachers

Sumbella

Feb 7, 20242 min read

Navigating Career Pivots: Insights for Teachers

[#teachers + #careerpivots] "How do I pivot out of teaching into doing... like what you’re doing?" I was asked this quite a few times by...

Visionary Leadership Conference at the GEMS Education Wellington & Qatar

Sumbella

Feb 7, 20242 min read

Visionary Leadership Conference at the GEMS Education Wellington & Qatar

[#leadership + #education] I always know I’ve learned something or it’s resonated if I am still thinking about it some time later....

Sumbella

Feb 7, 20241 min read

A Poll about Parents in International Education

[#internationaleducation + #business] There's something I've formed a strong opinion about, coming out of a fantastic conference I...

Assessment for Learning: Shifting Focus from Grades to Growth

Sumbella

May 20, 20231 min read

Assessment for Learning: Shifting Focus from Grades to Growth

[#quoteoftheday💬] “Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you travelled from where you started.” - Steve Prefontaine....

Considerate Teaching: Reflections on Differentiation for Educators

Sumbella

Apr 19, 20231 min read

Considerate Teaching: Reflections on Differentiation for Educators

Reflecting on last term, the topic of #differentiation came up over and over again for #teachers I met using Cambridge University Press...

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