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Is Formal Education Enough to Help Humanity Grow ?
More than 16 years ago, I couldn't but try to find answers to questions about what we were teaching, how "students" were experiencing...
Manal ZD
Feb 24, 20243 min read
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Employee Engagement and Shared Value
SHRM and other renowned human resource management organizations consider employee engagement the root of an organization’s growth and...
Manal ZD
Sep 24, 20233 min read
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My Article in "Adaptive Instruction"- Global Citizenship from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
"A hurricane of conflicting interests, exploitation of resources, and violence has been developing in our ocean in the past decades, and...
Manal ZD
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Can "Truth Decay" be reversed by Media and Information Literacy (MIL) ?
What can we expect from our global media literacy when at the press of a button the smoke in Ukraine spirals from ammonium nitrate...
Manal ZD
Mar 8, 20225 min read
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Awarded : Global Business Excellence in Education
Whatever starts with a goodwill ends up rewarded, even when there is neither intention nor a fleeting thought for return, recognition, or...
Manal ZD
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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My Article in "K12 Digest" - Metacognitive Leadership: The Importance of Bias Questioning
"Amid the walls of school campuses, and recently, amid the digital windows of virtual schools, the same marathon continues, as school ...
Manal ZD
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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21ST Century Learning - O.R.B.I.T.S. Model
It is time to stop our education watches and reflect upon one question: How much have we developed ourselves as species, or have we? We...
Manal ZD
Jan 18, 20216 min read
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Generic Skills Generating Thrust
What could be more encompassing for self-management, adaptability, sustainability, and innovation than this VUCA* world, which we are...
Manal ZD
Oct 22, 20205 min read
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Goals as a Force Equation
The carrot and the stick theory has proven to be obsolete, and even harmful at times -organizations that take action to reward or punish...
Manal ZD
Aug 23, 20204 min read
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My Article in "Academic Jobs Middle East"- Feedback Loops for post-COVID Recovery
“When map and terrain differ, follow the terrain.” We cannot guarantee the coming days and months and what they will unfold, despite all...
Manal ZD
Jun 14, 20201 min read
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COVID: The “White” Swan Revealing Humanity’s Polarities
Out of the suffocated breaths of our beautiful planet, out of dense smoke clouds from factories, and toxic vehicle exhaust emissions, out...
Manal ZD
Apr 14, 20207 min read
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Decision Analysis or Decision Paralysis
Can everything in life and work be measured in numbers and can everything be analyzed rationally so that when we have made the decision,...
Manal ZD
Mar 5, 20203 min read
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Line of Sight, Line of Might
Finding our way at night depends upon switching on the room light or using a flashlight because what is needed to find our way through is...
Manal ZD
Feb 7, 20204 min read
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PISA 2018 : Focusing on Fundamentals
Regardless of how we educators view international assessments, Program for International Student Assessment PISA, that was released at...
Manal ZD
Dec 21, 20194 min read
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Heal the World! Recognize Children!
A child is the same all over the world – a bundle of innocence, joy, and beautiful imagination at play! Watching a child murmuring a...
Manal ZD
Nov 24, 20195 min read
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A Red Carpet and a Blueprint!
A young teacher, one of whom I am mentoring, has been awarded, among other teachers, the Ministry of Education Excellent Teacher Award in...
Manal ZD
Nov 6, 20195 min read
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Can Good Parenting Skills Produce Better Workers ?
It has always been a point of interest and curiosity, noticing how we develop as educators throughout the span of years. I started my...
Manal ZD
Sep 21, 20196 min read
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Departments of Education: Empower Teaching to Empower Learning
Orientation teacher conferences, peer coaching, department workshops and seminars, one-on-one meetings, allocating textbooks and...
Manal ZD
Aug 31, 20195 min read
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Work on Their Working Memory
We, as teachers or parents, often make quick judgement about children when they struggle to solve difficult multiplication problems, or...
Manal ZD
Aug 10, 20194 min read
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Pondering over PISA : More to Reflect
No matter what our view or belief in education is, there remain fundamental measures that can be done to enhance education and promote...
Manal ZD
Jul 15, 20195 min read
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