More than 200 teachers will convene in the emirate today for what organisers are describing as an "un-conference". EdCamp is a meeting initiated by educators who say they are frustrated by a lack of relevant professional development in the country. Alison Burrows, a teacher in Dubai who will co-chair the camp, said the idea is to allow teachers from allRead more

Instructional Techniques Having decided which of the basic formats a lesson will involve, you must next decide which of many instructional techniques would be most appropriate for the particular situation. Issues such as the developmental level of the students, the instructional venue (indoors, outdoors, individual desks, tables and chairs for group work, etc.), and the subject matter to be presentedRead more

1. Think Up a Topic Consider your interests and come up with a testable question about a topic, just like a real scientist. 2. Ponder Your Purpose Explain the purpose of the experiment in just a few sentences. You can begin with: "The purpose of this project is..." Share your idea with your teacher to see if he has anyRead more

A mother alleges that a teacher inflicted brain injury on her 7-year-old boy by banging his head against the wall three times for playing in class. The mother, an Emirati, said that her son is undergoing treatment at a hospital in London following the incident. “ The hospital sent us back home and said that he was fine and thatRead more

The first public lib-rary has appeared on the Oasis City's horizon with the opening of a facility with more than 30,000 books and other sources at Al Ain Mall. The Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority on Wednesday opened the library service saying it was now open to readers of all ages, disciplines, learning abilities and research interests. The library,Read more

Drugs and alcohol may produce a temporary high, but can lead to long-lasting pain, depression or even death later, diplomats and police told more than 250 pupils from six British schools yesterday. Experts, speaking at a conference in Dubai hosted by the British Embassy and the General Department of Community Service, said they were most concerned about the abuse ofRead more

Improvements in education cannot happen without the consultation of parents, teachers and industry, educators have said at a forum in the capital. The Transforming Education Summit, which was hosted by the Abu Dhabi Education Council, concluded yesterday after education leaders discussed how to raise standards, trust, employment and create lifelong learning opportunities. "If you want to put the right solutions,Read more

They found that one-year-old babies who participate in interactive music classes with their parents smile more, communicate better and show earlier and more sophisticated brain responses to music. The findings were published recently in the scientific journals Developmental Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. "Many past studies of musical training have focused on older children," saidRead more

Poor parenting is to blame for a rise in the number of children starting school unfit for the demands of compulsory education, according to a senior government official. Dr Elizabeth Sidwell, the Schools Commissioner, said many children from workless households struggled to even make it into school. Dr Elizabeth Sidwell, the Schools Commissioner, said growing numbers of infants were unableRead more

Head teachers criticised the “over-inflated” exams system today after it emerged that schools were forced to spend almost £330m on GCSEs and A-levels last year. Figures show that the amount of taxpayers’ money spent on tests increased by 8.5 per cent in the last 12 months, despite a drop in the overall number of qualifications awarded. In total, exam feesRead more