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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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Mar 302 min read

Overcoming Tiredness: Tips for Energising Teacher Workshops

[#facilitation + #PD + teacher tiredness] I once led a workshop where I was super duper wooper low in energy. And when I arrived at the...

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Mar 302 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....

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Mar 302 min read

The Power of Seating Arrangements in Facilitation

[#facilitation + seating arrangements] Spot the difference in the photos: before, mid, and then after. In day 2 of 4 of my workshops...

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Mar 252 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...

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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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Apr 13, 20232 min read

Shuffling Up for Success: The Benefits of Room Reorganization

🙋🏻‍♀️ I considered some details of #facilitation after a training with the lovely team at #providenceenglishprivateschool in Sharjah...

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Apr 11, 20231 min read

A Webinar Workshop: What is differentiation?

While Cambridge University Press Education resources provide a sound structure upon which to design and create lessons filled with...

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