We catch up with Alex on what it really takes to build a life and a career in the UAE, from culture and community to the less-talked-about pressures that can knock teachers off balance. We also get hands-on about AI in education, including how we use it to cut planning time while protecting student thinking and keeping classrooms human first.
Connect with Alex here:
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- Moving abroad on a whim and why two years became ten
- Staying grounded in Dubai teaching life amid lifestyle pressure
- Using podcasts as practical CPD and why schools should make their own
- Overcoming fear of sharing online and choosing platforms wisely
- How AI becomes a daily teaching tool for ideation, feedback, and efficiency
- building an “EduOS” with trusted resources to reduce hallucinations
- designing lessons so students hold on to their thinking before using AI
- vibe coding and AI-assisted coding as a way to build useful tools
- low-cost “bring your own key” approaches to reduce edtech spend
- why in-person conferences matter for real classroom practice and networks
If you want to talk to Alex and see more of him, you have to come out to the AI and Education Summit. It’s October 8th and 9th, and it’s gonna be at the Lakeview, Millennium Lakeview Hotel, DIP1, Dubai. www.aiineducationsummit.com
