Teach Middle East Magazine Issue 2 Volume 2 Nov-Dec 2014 | Page 6

EDITOR’S MESSAGE... Teach UAE Magazine® EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Carolyn Lee [email protected] ART DIRECTOR m&m media [email protected] 00971 50 693 5986 SALES MANAGER Grace Wilson [email protected] 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 4 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! ____________________ 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 PUBLISHED BY Moftah Publishing FZ LLC (Registered at Fujairah Creative City) ADVERTISING [email protected] WEBSITE www.teachuae.com www.facebook.com/TeachUAEMagazine Copyright 2014 Moftah Publishing FZ LLC. All rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of Moftah Publishing FZ LLC. Where opinion is expressed, it is that of the author and does not necessarily reflect the editorial views of the publisher or Teach UAE Magazine. All information in Teach UAE Magazine is checked and verified to the best of the publisher’s ability, however, the publisher cannot be held responsible for any mistake or omission enclosed in the publication.