Teach Middle East Magazine Issue 3 Volume 2 Jan-Feb 2015 | Page 4

CON CLASS TIME 11 8 CONTRIBUTORS 10 11 22 FEATURED TEACHER – MR MATTHEW POLLOCK PUSHES HIS STUDENTS TOWARDS EXCELLENCE 25 16 FEATURED STUDENTS – SARA AL ZAABI AND MEERA AL DHAHERI DEFYING STEREOTYPES 24 FEATURED SCHOOL – AL BATEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL… STRIKES THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN ACADEMICS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FEATURED TEACHER – MRS JILLIAN FOX HELPS STUDENTS TO STRIKE THE RIGHT CHORD 23 PERSPECTIVES – HOW DO YOU STAY HEALTHY AS A BUSY EDUCATOR? 16 TEACH 21ST CENTURY SKILLS WITH CONFIDENCE IN KINDERGARTEN UNDERSTANDING THE EMIRATI STUDENT 14 21 KEY BENEFITS OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ SOCIAL SKILLS 13 WAYS TO ENCOURAGE SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILLS 10 WAYS TO WIN OVER YOUR STUDENTS’ PARENTS 12 20 ADMINISTRATORS’ CORNER – A MILLION WAYS TO THANK A TEACHER FEATURED STUDENTS – MARKUS, MARIUS & SAULIUS… BALANCING ACADEMICS & SPORTS 21 28 TECHNOLOGY, MILLENNIALS AND THE NET GENERATION INSIDE THE STAFFROOM – BUILD A POSITIVE STAFFROOM ENVIRONMENT 35 Class Time 5 TIPS FOR WRITING A GREAT LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 34 | 7 IDEAS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN READING 33 | IMPLEMENTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENCE STANDARDS 32 Jan - Feb 2015 TEACHERS’ DAY PERSPECTIVES 29 4 | 26 FOR YOUR INFORMATION – TOP TIPS FOR EDUCATORS WHO ARE NEW TO THE UAE