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Teach UAE Magazine®
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CONNECT. DEVELOP. EMPOWER.
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out
they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and
you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
- William James, Psychologist, Philosopher, Author
Teach UAE Magazine has now amassed
over seven thousand followers on
Facebook. We are grateful for your
support as we continue in our quest to
build the largest network of teachers in this
region. Thank you all for taking the time to
share with us as we continue on a journey
that has been filled with rich moments
of discovery, speed-bumps that made
us pause to reflect and re-evaluate. We
are also inspired and challenged by your
comments and continued support. They
keep us motivated.
The new school year started with a bang
for many new and returning educators
who all had to hit the ground running,
preparing for school inspections, teacher
evaluations and lesson observations. The
first term is now winding down to another
welcome break, which we hope will allow
for some relaxation.
We at Teach UAE Magazine also found
ourselves quite busy with numerous
meetings, conferences and getting ready
for our fourth issue. We have reshuffled our
portfolio which has resulted in a change
that we would love to share with you.
Teach UAE Magazine is now a bimonthly
publication.
Our Class Time section as usual includes
interesting articles from our valued
contributors and a special feature on the
JESS Jumeirah School in Dubai. Our After
the Bell features snapshots from Berlin,
great advice on credit card use in time for
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Nov - Dec 2014
the holidays and a range of other great
topics that you will enjoy.
On the occasion of the 43rd National Day
celebrations, we are pleased to share with
you a special supplement on the UAE.
It includes the perspectives of Emiratis,
snapshots of the emirates and other useful
information. Leading up to this significant
milestone, we will be sharing the historical
timeline of the UAE and important quotes
by HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
Father of the Nation, HH Sheikh Khalifa
bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE president and
other members of the country’s core
leadership on www.teachuae.com. Make
sure you keep checking the website
regularly to benefit from these and other
web only articles.
As we go forward, we remain heartened
by those of you we meet at conferences
who take the time to share your ideas
with us. We are encouraged by the
numerous requests from educators who
want to join our team of contributors and
we are thankful for the administrators
who continue to take the time to share
the work that we are doing with their
teachers. Educators, we appreciate you
and celebrate you. Thank you for reading
and sharing Teach UAE Magazine!
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CAROLYN LEE
Editorial Director
Class Time
CONTRIBUTORS
Richie Chin, Aaron Crotty, Aisha
Shakti Hakim, Jan L. Jones, Carolyn
Lee, Maryann Reid, Leisa Simapili,
Betina Fuentes, Dr Kaizad Kermani,
Melissa Monney, Alona Ballard,
Jenny Murray, PreSha Barnes
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