Teach Middle East Magazine September 2014 Issue 1 Vol. 2 | 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. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts. - C.S. Lewis CONTRIBUTORS Barika Bettis, Richie Chin, Aaron Crotty, Aisha Shakti Hakim, Jan L. Jones, Carolyn Lee, Maryann Reid, Leisa Simapili, Betina Fuentes, Dr Kaizad Kermani PUBLISHED BY Moftah Publishing FZ LLC (Registered at Fujairah Creative City) ADVERTISING [email protected] Welcome and welcome back to the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is very unique in many ways but what makes it even more special to educators is that it welcomes educators from all over the globe. This year hundreds of teachers will join the thousands already teaching in the UAE. These educators bring with them vast amounts of knowledge experience and expertise which will indeed make a difference in the lives of the young people of this country and this region. In this issue of Teach UAE Magazine, we roll out the welcome mat for these teachers by providing useful tips and information to help them start the year off on a solid footing both in the classroom and at home. If you are a returning teacher, don’t worry, you have not been forgotten. We have something special for you. We hope to help you have an even better year, by providing you with tips on how to keep your new school year resolutions, organise your classroom and strategies to help you save both time and money among other offerings. in the coming year. We have some amazing plans for this school year that are sure to delight you. Make sure you check in with us often, at http://www.teachuae.com and through our social media channels; also look out for our printed magazines in your school. We welcome your feedback and will do our best to answer emails and respond to comments on social media. Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions at [email protected] or [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you. Teach UAE Magazine staff would like to wish you all a fantastic school year 2014/2015. ____________________ CAROLYN LEE Editorial Director At Teach UAE Magazine, we are committed to serving you even better 4 September 2014 Class Time WEBSITE www.teachuae.com www.facebook.com/TeachUAEMagazine Copyright 2013 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.