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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 30, 20241 min read
Sharing Ideas and Resources for the New School Year
[#ontheroad & #backtoschool] Hydro (the water bottle) and I have just landed in #Cairo. (I haven’t been here since March 2020!). And as I...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Three Travel Productivity Tips
[#travel + #productivity] I have been fortunate to travel to so many places this past couple of months. Yet despite travelling so much, I...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
"Writing is one of the only ways to outlive yourself."
[#quoteoftheday] "Writing is one of the only ways to outlive yourself." - James Clear. And here is the rest of the quote, which I also...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
"If all is right within, trouble not."
[#quoteoftheday + #Fridayfeeling] "Intus si recte ne labora", which is Latin for: "If all is right within, trouble not." I think this...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Effective Differentiation: Insights from a Workshop
[#teaching + #differentiation] Today I was grateful to be invited to work with a group of teachers who opened themselves up to a learning...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Laughter on Bumpy Roads of Chitral
[#travel, #Chitral & #challenges] We quickly discovered that the roads of Chitral in Northern Pakistan were extremely bumpy. Alas, so,...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
“Laughter is a healing balm.”
[#quoteoftheday] 'Laughter is a healing balm' - Logan Murray. There is so much goodness in the balm of laughter. The child at the front...
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 30, 20241 min read
A Quote about The Balancing Act of Life
[#quoteoftheday] "One of the great balancing acts in life is to be cautious and daring at the same time. Cautious enough to avoid stupid...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Strategies for Enhancing Wellbeing in Teaching Workshops
[#teaching, learning & #wellbeing] Let’s talk about feeeeeelings! They are a most important ingredient affecting motivation and...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Empowering Teachers in PD Sessions
[#teaching, #learning & #PD] That's x3 MENA resources orientation webinars down, and 4 to go - for this week. I wanted to share a...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20241 min read
Back from the Mountains: Diving into MENA Orientation Training
[#yoohoo!] I’m back! And that’s a wrap for the first orientation training of this new academic year for MENA done! ✅ Woohoo! Before I...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
Serenity in Chitral: Embracing Rest
[#wellbeing + #rest] A friend recently told me they feel tired just hearing about the amount of travel I’ve done recently. I feel the...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
From Cambridge to Peshawar: Celebrating the Legacy of the Printing Press
[#Cambridge + the #PrintingPress] Today, visiting a small, nondescript bookshop in the main bazaar of Peshawar, I remembered my visit...
Sumbella
Mar 30, 20242 min read
A Journey of Learning and Discovery in Peshawar
[#learning + kebabs in Peshawar] The first photo here shows a chapli kebab. It is a very famous food special to Peshawar. And it is very...
Sumbella
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Defuse Bullying: Lessons from Family Gatherings
[#defusebullying + #positivity✨+ #sharks🦈] “Now - you know what he’s like, so just be prepared.”. I heard this warning from several...
Sumbella
Mar 28, 20242 min read
A Week of Learning and Laughter in Cambridge
[#Cambridge + #Worktrips] I feel it is rather a good problem to have when your cheeks hurt from laughing, smiling and talking so much at...
Sumbella
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Creative Room Arrangements for Facilitation
[#facilitation: rethink the room] When I enter a classroom or new workshop room, one of the first things I do is to scope them out....
Sumbella
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Work, Family, and Wellbeing
[#wellbeing, #careers + #travel🌿] A big reason I chose to move into a career in international educational publishing with Cambridge...
Sumbella
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Staying Healthy on the Go: Five Travel Essentials
[#travel + keeping #healthy] Five things I use to help avoid illness when travelling: While it’s a tremendous privilege to travel, it is...
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