Shady Elkassas

A multiple award-winning and passionate Egyptian educator working in United Arab Emirates. I am a winner of Khalifa Award of Education Excellence, and Middle East Education Influencer Award winner. 

Since my childhood, I looked forward to a career in teaching, and become a committed educator providing high standards and practices in the education of young people. 

I believe that the capstone of education is to give every student equal opportunities to learn and for this reason, a true educator is the one who acknowledges, respects, and appreciates students' diverse backgrounds, learning styles, intelligence, and abilities. Following this perspective, I have centred my teaching repertoire around the concept of searching for the best way to meeting students' individual needs. As a school leader, I communicated the same message to my team members. 

I am a STEM advocate and speaker in the MENA region. I have taken many initiatives to adopt project-based learning (PBL) and inquiry-based learning (IBL) methodologies to create a new foundation of STEM learning in school.

I strongly believe that leadership has a strong influence on education reform and he takes initiatives to communicate this vision not only inside my school but also outside. 

I have been selected to be a speaker in three international education conferences in the region - GESS-Dubai 2016, 2017, and Fatih Educational Summit in Turkey 2016. I was also a GESS education award finalist for two years (2016 & 17).

I work as an Academic Consultant at Perfect Purity-Dubai - SAVVAS Partner. During 2020-2022, I have been associated with Al Ittihad National Private School as the director of Innovation and academics.

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For the past few years, I have been associated with Sharjah American International School. 

With Robotics being of particular interest to me, I have led the School Robotics team and helped them win many awards at international events. I have also been invited to speak at events like TEDx and GESS (Global Educational Supplies and Solutions Exhibition).

My qualifications include Masters of Science in Education, Executive Management Diploma and Bachelor of Science, Apple teacher, Google Certified Educator, and Microsoft Innovative Educator.