Teach Middle East Magazine June 2014 Issue 2 Vol. 1 | Page 25

Featured Teacher
Her keen intellect, business savvy and
audacious personality have ultimately
led to her being recognised for her
innovation in the classroom. As a result
of her diligent work with her team of
teachers and students, The Cambridge
High School was recently nominated
for the GESS award for Best Use of
ICT/E-Learning in the Classroom.
Dr Herbert stands at a petite height and
offers a quick smile to all whom she
interacts with. She is bold, inspiring and
is first in line to undertake a challenge.
She epitomises the Shakespearean
quote from the play, A Mid-Summer
Night’s Dream, “though she be but
little, she is fierce.”
Why did you become a teacher?
I love teaching because each day you
get the opportunity to learn new things.
I also love children. I don’t find teaching
to be very challenging. Adequate lesson
planning and preparation coupled with
the implementation of tasks designed
to challenge students, will get them to
focus more on the work and eliminate
distractions.
Who inspires you most?
My dad inspires me the most. He is
a Financial Chartered Accountant.
He is a very hard worker and was
the inspiration that I used while I was
studying for my doctorate. He has
always encouraged me to do the work
that I do from my heart. This has guided
a lot of my decisions and has led to me

finding happiness and satisfaction in
my job. I am very happy here and have
achieved excellent results from my
students and for the school.
What are some of the steps that you
are taking to advance your career?
I love studying new and innovative
things. Now I am planning on
introducing my students to Python
programming. This is a bit challenging
for their standard but I am going to
train them. This means that I also
have to know and understand the
programme very well. I am constantly
training and learning more about my
field. I am also certified in Certified
Training Professional (CTP) and I am
International Computer Driving Licence
(ICDL) qualified.

We recently read about your ICT
project which was nominated for
the GESS Education Awards, tell us
a bit about that project.
I started that project with my year 8
boys. I had asked them to design a
website. I placed the boys in groups.
One group had a boy from Kenya,
one from Romania and the other
from India…they called the project
KEROIN which is an amalgamation
of the three countries’ names. They
morphed images of themselves as the
president and other important figures
of this virtual country that they created.
Their website highlighted different
aspects of KEROIN culture, traditions
and values. Another group of boys
did a well designed website on Brazil
for the world cup that allowed for the
purchasing of tickets. The research,

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