On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, Shady El Kassas, Assistant Principal for Academics at Sharjah American International School-Sharjah Campus, was named top Middle East Education Influencer at The Middle East School Leadership Conference 2018 (MESLC), which was held at Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre. Along with the main award, all finalists in the Middle East Education Influencer Award were recognised for the valuable contributions they continue to make in the region’s education sector.
An Education Influencer is someone who is a visible trendsetter and opinion former, within the education sector. This is someone who is actively working to improve teacher and student performance both online and offline.
Teach Middle East initiated The Middle East Education Influencer Award to recognise educators who consistently share good practice with their colleagues, thus influencing teaching and learning in classrooms across the region.
Teach Middle East Magazine is the leading education publication in the Middle East, its mission is to connect, develop and empower educators and to help them keep their fingers on the pulse of the latest innovations, trends, techniques and strategies, as they shape the future of teaching and learning.
The Middle East Education Influencer Award 2018 shortlisted candidates are:
- Aimon Sabawi
- Asha Alexander
- Andi Price
- Basheaer Kilani
- Ben Rothwell
- Dee Saran
- George Stokes
- Jeremy Williams
- Kate Jones
- Liam Marshall
- Lorena Panelo
- Lilac Schonberg
- Nafissa El Jabban
- Nouf Aldossary
- Dr Sana Farid
- Shady El Kassas
- Stephen Ritz
