RAKDOK Teaching Conference 2026

A one day gathering for educators to exchange ideas, explore innovative teaching practices, and shape the future of education in Ras Al Khaimah.

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7 November November 2026
Saturday One day
8:30 AM – 2:00 PM Daily, Gulf Standard Time
64 Workshops Across 9 strands

About the conference

Keep one community. One purpose . Better learning 

The RAK DOK Teaching Conference 2026 brings educators from across the UAE together for a day dedicated to the excellence practice of teaching. Organized by the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Knowledge on Saturday, 7 November 2026,, the conference is built by teachers, for teachers featuring keynote presentations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and a dedicated Students’ Voice strand across nine professional themes. It is a platform to celebrate the expertise already found in our classrooms, and to connect it with practice from schools across the country.

8:30 AM

1 session

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM · Networking · Vineet Varghese, Atoofa Najeeb

9:00 AM

1 session

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM · Auditorium · Dr. Steven Reissig, Prof. Prapanch Nair, Dr. Naira Hamdy, Mohamed Gamal, Ebrahim Majed Alshemeili, Fatema Abdulla Salem bin Yaqoob Alzaabi, Ahmad, Butti Suood Alghteli, Dana Yassin, Noora Ahmed Alnuaimi, Ashraf Sharaf

10:10 AM

24 sessions

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Auditorium · Ahmed Al Ali, Gule Batool, Paravi Ashok Khatri, Salim Saeed Alremaimi, Fatema Abdulla Salem bin Yaqoob Alzaabi

AI and Innovation

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 1 · IniOluwa Deborah Aremu

AI and Innovation

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 2 · Hassan Mushtaq

Pedagogy

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 3 · Nadra Hussein

EYFS

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 4 · Yasmeen Abudayyah

EYFS

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 5 · Heba Elsayed Ahmed Abdelaziz

Quality Evaluation Readiness

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 6 · Mohamed Gamal

Inclusion

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 7 · Mai Ghazy El Dahan

Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 8 · Ali Ahmed Said Ali Elsayed

Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 9 · Abdelrahman Farahat

Leadership

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 10 · Ummehani Mohammad

Inclusion

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 11 · Cathy Duncan

Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 12 · Dr. Momtaz Ahmed

Pedagogy

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 13 · George Heusner

Pedagogy

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 14 · Arzoo Aslam Khan

AI and Innovation

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 15 · Mohamed Khalifa

Quality Evaluation Readiness

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 16 · Dr. Rita Stephan

Wellbeing

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 17 · Monica Wendi Muchinyi

Arabic Language

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 18 · Dr. Ghanem Abdel Salam Awad

EYFS

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 19 · Valerie Hutchin

Pedagogy

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 20 · Salma Azam, Elizabeth Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Kirsty Sunman, Emma Lloyd

Inclusion

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 21 · Dr. Michelle Kelly

Pedagogy

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 23 · Asmaa Roushdy

Pedagogy

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM · Room 22 · Heba Shaker Abdel Sattar

11:10 AM

20 sessions

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Auditorium · Carel Van der Merwe, Karolina Jankowska, Hassan Zaher, Dr. Naira Hamdy, Rob Commons

AI and Innovation

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 1 · Melanie Potgieter

AI and Innovation

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 2 · Zahra Amin Shelke

Arabic Language

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 3 · Eman Abdelal, جمعة أبورية

Pedagogy

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 4 · Walid Ahmed

AI and Innovation

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 5 · Arwa Al Kurdi

Arabic Language

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 8 · Huda Mohammad

Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 9 · Noha Elmohandes

Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 10 · Moustafa Mahmoud Saad

Leadership

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 11 · Dr. Mohamed Ali Saeed

Pedagogy

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 12 · Mahmoud Sayma

Pedagogy

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 13 · Ruhin Merchant

Pedagogy

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 14 · Sana Syed

Pedagogy

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 15 · Shams Al Ghali

Quality Evaluation Readiness

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 16 · Jenitha Hany Lewis

Wellbeing

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 17 · Neha Bhan

Inclusion

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 18 · الأستاذ الدكتور عمر خليل موسى عطيات

Inclusion

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 19 · Leigh Watson, Justine Platt, Lynette Jones, Lara Ajemian, Estela Galiana Bertomeu, Patrick Elliott

AI and Innovation

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 21 · Huda Abdel Fattah Al-Najjar

Pedagogy

11:10 AM – 12:00 PM · Room 22 · Peter John Sturgess, Shaimaa Karara

12:00 PM

1 session

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM · Networking

12:20 PM

21 sessions
Arabic Language

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Auditorium · Mahmoud Yacoub, Mai Mahmoud Ibrahim Abdel Aal, Dr. Mohamed Basmaji, Ismail Saidi

AI and Innovation

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 1 · Dr. Rajasree Rajamohanan

AI and Innovation

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 2 · Muna Ass'ad

EYFS

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 3 · Haneen Faiz

Arabic Language

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 4 · Saleh Shawqi Hassan Gouda

EYFS

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 5 · Elham Kamal Taher

Inclusion

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 6 · Dr. Walid Obeidat

Islamic Education and UAE Social Studies

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 7 · سناء حسني الخطيب

Leadership

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 8 · Carel Van der Merwe

Arabic Language

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 9 · Nssrin Alwais

Leadership

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 10 · Basma Abdelkhalek Atteya Elshimy

Pedagogy

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 11 · Jijirani Anilkumar

Leadership

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 13 · Faten Matar

Pedagogy

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 15 · Youssef Mahmoud Darwish

Pedagogy

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 16 · Dr. Almartino Odell Richards

Wellbeing

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 17 · Paramprit Kaur

Quality Evaluation Readiness

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 18 · Mohamed Essam

Leadership

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 19 · Mona Mohammad Mohammad Farroukh

AI and Innovation

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 20 · Fatima Ismail Al-Sarairah

EYFS

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 21 · Stephanie Orrell

Pedagogy

12:20 PM – 1:10 PM · Room 22 · Dr. Maged Abdallah

1:20 PM

1 session

1:20 PM – 2:00 PM · Boys Sports Hall

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