A White Knight Of Education

So, I recently took students at the Gulf English School to Sheikh Faisal's Farm! I got to ride a horse owned by one of my students. I chose this beautiful white horse named Picasso, and we rode for ages. This was my first time horse riding and the students (who all own horses on the stable) said I was a natural!

James Bond: Fallen Agent Educational Film

This is an educational James Bond film made to commemorate 50 years of James Bond. Students are asked to write their own spy story taking aspects of the James Bond franchise. Special thanks to John Cleese for providing his voice for this, and to the James Bond Exhibition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfNBXhNIPTI

Mr Ullah Meets The Dark Knight: Create A Hero project

In this new video, I ask students to create their own superhero, taking characteristics from the Dark Knight as envisioned by Christoper Nolan. Students really enjoyed this, what do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLoW6sa0HJo

Aslom Ullah Youtube Trailer 2015 Goes ONLINE!

Time is such a fragile thing; there are those moments which seem to last forever, and then those days and months which pass by so quickly. It has been such a long while since my past post, and much has happened. I am currently working in Qatar, with my best friend and partner in crime Nicolle. 

Here is the trailer for my latest videos which will be up soon. This is a taste of things to come!

The 2015 Youtube Trailer

Mr Ullah: A Shakespearian Street Fighter Champion 2012

I was recently at a Games Expo, and stumbled upon this Super Street Fighter 4 competition...I was selected from thousands, and won the match! I ended the with a quote from William Shakespeare's Othello, and my students now LOVE this video!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXfwAx0RmYo

My Teaching Videos: Update March 2012

So, it has indeed been a while. Blogging has taken the world by storm since  last posted, but life is so hectic, it is difficult to maintain a real world life, as well as blog online.

I have been busy making Teaching Videos Online, taking learning OUTSIDE the classroom. These videos have won the praise of Headteachers across London landing me various jobs in schools (including my recent appointment as Head of English), so I thought I would share these.

April 2012: Mr Ullah VS. Ivan Drago: Writing To Describe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnNzFWCHjhM

The above is a screenshot of the video. In it, students are asked to describe the dual-narrative they see. There should be a paragraph for each character doing a different form of training. 

April 2011: Mr Ullah And The Joker Interrogation: What Does He Like Read - The Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXMgN_39P3M&feature=relmfu

In the above video, I interview The Joker from The Dark Knight, and interview him on his views, including his favourite book, The Lord of The Flies!

November 2011: Ullah In Expendables: SMS Language Analysis Asking Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sly Stallone For Help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTcH2sJ7HBA&feature=relmfu

The above is a screenshot for the video, in which I ask Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sly Stallone to help me make a video on how technology has impacted on spoken English, for my GCSE students. Both actors turn me down, leaving me to make it myself!

MBS: Mind, Body, and Soul

This is something which I discovered recently. Sometimes, we can oppress our own bodies, in terms of what we eat/or fail to eat, the way our own mental construction of ourselves causes us to neglect sometimes even eating, or because of work. In failing to eat, or failing to eat properly, we oppress our bodies, and then it cries out when we fall ill, or suffer from eating disorders.

In a slightly different way, we also oppress our own souls, when we are hard on ourselves for a course of action we took, or a decision we made; we need not be. Mistakes are there in life to be learnt from, dwelt upon. By dwelling upon a mistake, we sink even deeper, dig ourselves into bigger holes, and are unable to climb out. My reflecting on our mistakes, we are able to those crucial steps away from it, are able to build and delevop ourselves as a result of it, and are able to seek forgiveness from our Creator, and the people on the earth whom we have harmed, injured, or offended.

In terms of our minds, as human begins, we want so much to reach our full potential; to be all that we can be. Sometimes, our wish to do this, can cause us to take on too much information, to try and learn too much. This causes a tightness in the chest, and one may experience difficulties to even breath. What we need to be able to do as human beings is, at times relax. To take a breather, and do something which the mind enjoys. This will vary between different people, but what is important is that we do that which causes the mind to feel relaxed, and happy. Just some random thoughts I wanted to share.