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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
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Turning Nerves into Excitement
[#facilitation + #nerves] There is a particular concept I’ve had validated by friends and colleagues over the years, and it is this:...
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 24, 20241 min read
Magic in the Classroom: The Power of Teaching
[#teaching + #facilitation] I think when you’ve crafted a great learning experience, you’re being a magical teacher. Why magical?...
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, 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 23, 20242 min read
Fried Rice at a Virtual Cook-Along
[#teaching + #facilitation #outcomes] ✨"If it isn’t colourful, it’s not fried rice!"✨Yesterday, I spent the evening cooking Nigerian...
Sumbella
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Facilitating with Fun: Adding Humour to Learning Experiences
[#teaching + #facilitation + #fun😁] I think facilitating can be a bit like standup comedy at times. And since #learners of all ages...
Sumbella
Mar 19, 20242 min read
A Journey to Self-Acceptance
[#teaching + #facilitation 👩🏻🏫] The #performance aspect of teaching and facilitating took a really long time for me to get to grips...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Metacognition: A Practical Approach for Educators
[#teaching + #metacognition] When I've asked how the word 'metacognition' sounds in workshops recently, a common word is...
Sumbella
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Lessons Learned in Tahoe's Winter Wonderland 🐻❄️
[#facilitation + #bears 🐻] I visited San Francisco this past winter, and went skiing in Lake Tahoe with friends. We stayed in a quaint...
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...
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...
Sumbella
Mar 12, 20242 min read
To shuffle, or not to shuffle? That is the question.
[#facilitation🙋🏻♀️] Have you, too, ever been met with resistance when you try to change groups up when you’re #facilitating? How do...
Sumbella
Mar 12, 20242 min read
Virtual Facilitation and Creating Connection Online
[#virtual #facilitation] How do you make a webinar really engaging, even when you can’t see anyone who is on the session? I was asked...
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...
Sumbella
Feb 7, 20242 min read
A Minute Activity on Fairness and Differentiation in Teaching
[#facilitation + #teaching] There is an activity you can do that takes less than a minute, yet brings up enough feelings and experiences...
Sumbella
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Facilitating EMI with Teachers in Bahrain
[#facilitation👩🏻🏫] While I love big events and all the #community building it nurtures, it is so inspiring to spend time with...
Sumbella
Sep 11, 20232 min read
From Chaos to Calm: The Art of Classroom Management
[#facilitation + #classroommanagement] Can you guess what one of the top questions we receive from teachers here in #cambridgeMENA is...
Sumbella
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Bringing Sunshine to Staff Meetings
[#facilitation + a gift🎁⬇️] Well, #teachers: today I share one tip that may be fun/helpful for anyone who wants to try out weaving some...
Sumbella
May 20, 20232 min read
Teacher Training Session with teachers at Our Own English High School– Fujairah
[#facilitation🙋🏻♀️] One of the #teachers I met in a workshop yesterday shared another new take on differentiation. He said it was...
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