Creating An Creating An Atmosphere Atmosphere Conducive To Conducive To

Learning…Learning…Know your clientsKnow your clients

What happens before What happens before teaching even begins!teaching even begins!

Teaching/ DisciplineTeaching/ Discipline

Support and CollaborationSupport and Collaboration

Get your students Get your students to say, to say,

““Mom and Dad, Mom and Dad, hurry or we’ll be late hurry or we’ll be late for Sunday School!”for Sunday School!”

To meet their needs… To meet their needs… Know Your Clients !Know Your Clients !

Demographics: culture, religion, Demographics: culture, religion,

immigration, family structure, etcimmigration, family structure, etc

Interests: sports, Interests: sports,

musical instruments, clubsmusical instruments, clubs

Ability level: high, low, Ability level: high, low,

average, special needsaverage, special needs

Learning Style: Learning Style:

Auditory, Visual, KinestheticAuditory, Visual, Kinesthetic

And Their Challenging And Their Challenging Lives…Lives…

Get up early and attend- five days of Get up early and attend- five days of “real” school. “The grades count!”“real” school. “The grades count!”

Work on math and writing homework Work on math and writing homework for at least five evenings (+ weekend for at least five evenings (+ weekend school!)school!)

No one likes more school!No one likes more school!

Family responsibilities, chores, partiesFamily responsibilities, chores, parties

We are the Educators!We are the Educators!Our Responsibilities…Before Our Responsibilities…Before

we Teach!we Teach! Attitude CraftAttitude Craft

Respect begets respect!Respect begets respect!

Be punctual! Be Be punctual! Be prepared! prepared!

Praise, praise, praisePraise, praise, praise several students at a several students at a

timetime

Teaching begins before Teaching begins before class! class!

Recognize learning Recognize learning styles styles

Include Individual and Include Individual and cooperative learningcooperative learning

Make connections to Make connections to our world!our world!

The best discipline The best discipline method is an engaging method is an engaging lesson! lesson!

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Plan with the end in mind!Plan with the end in mind!

1.1. What do I want my students to What do I want my students to understand and connect to their world?! understand and connect to their world?!

Tell students your objectives!Tell students your objectives!

2. Assessment- 2. Assessment- How will I know they got it?How will I know they got it?

3. Lessons- 3. Lessons- Think about Visual/Auditory/Kinesthetic Think about Visual/Auditory/Kinesthetic

learners!learners! Plan realistically!Plan realistically!

Lesson Options/FormatsLesson Options/Formats Visual/Kinesthetic-Visual/Kinesthetic- *Cards for matching vocabulary term/definition, *Cards for matching vocabulary term/definition, a prophet/story, Arabic word/definitions, etca prophet/story, Arabic word/definitions, etc Visual/Auditory, Collaborative-Visual/Auditory, Collaborative- *Discussion on text in Seerah, Islamic Studies *Discussion on text in Seerah, Islamic Studies

Example: Example: "If the Prophet Visited You...""If the Prophet Visited You..." Visual, Collaborative-Visual, Collaborative- *Perspective through art. *Perspective through art. Investigative, Kinesthetic/VisualInvestigative, Kinesthetic/Visual *Students create a poster on Islam for non-Muslims. *Students create a poster on Islam for non-Muslims. Use few words but express the essence of Islam, etcUse few words but express the essence of Islam, etc Investigative, Collaborative-Investigative, Collaborative-

*Five prophets targeted. Students are assigned to research one *Five prophets targeted. Students are assigned to research one prophet during the week. prophet during the week. Jigsaw groups to share knowledge, Jigsaw groups to share knowledge, students are “experts” students are “experts”

Auditory/Visual, Collaborative-Auditory/Visual, Collaborative- *Listen to songs from Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Yusuf Islam, Native, *Listen to songs from Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Yusuf Islam, Native, Deen, etc. Discuss the Deen, etc. Discuss the

lyrics in the context of your lesson’s objectiveslyrics in the context of your lesson’s objectives Prophet Track 5 Prophet Track 5

Kinesthetic, Collaborative-Kinesthetic, Collaborative-*Games, games, games: *Games, games, games: SeerahSeerah Jeopardy Jeopardy *fly swatter on Arabic words*fly swatter on Arabic words*Beach ball with Arabic words to be translated*Beach ball with Arabic words to be translated

Use what they know !!!Use what they know !!!Homework/Assessment Options Homework/Assessment Options

Using the ComputerUsing the Computer

*Create a crossword puzzle for our *Create a crossword puzzle for our Arabic vocabulary using Arabic vocabulary using puzzlemaker.com puzzlemaker.com

Arabic-Arabic- Animals Crossword Puzzle Animals Crossword Puzzlepuzzlemaker.compuzzlemaker.com

*Visit Astrolabe.com and find one text *Visit Astrolabe.com and find one text you would buy. What is the title you would buy. What is the title and who is the author? Why did you and who is the author? Why did you choose this text? How will it help choose this text? How will it help you learn more about Islam. you learn more about Islam. astrolabe.comastrolabe.com

*Create a four slide PowerPoint on the *Create a four slide PowerPoint on the most important personality traits of most important personality traits of the Sahabah. Explain why these the Sahabah. Explain why these traits are important! How do we traits are important! How do we acquire them?acquire them?

*Write editorials to *Write editorials to Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune, , NPR, NPR, Daily HeraldDaily Herald

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Classroom Discipline Classroom Discipline StrategiesStrategies

Pre-correction Pre-correction setting expectations, teacher/students discussion on setting expectations, teacher/students discussion on

rules!rules! ““Come Together” Come Together” Silent SignalSilent Signal

Give Me FiveGive Me Five 1. Eyes on speaker1. Eyes on speaker 2. Voices off2. Voices off 3. Hands free3. Hands free 4. Freeze4. Freeze 5. Listen5. Listen

Re-directionRe-directionThank you for raising your hand.Thank you for raising your hand.Please show me you are ready by…Please show me you are ready by…I really appreciate how…I really appreciate how…

Close proximityClose proximityNon-verbal reminderNon-verbal reminder

TRY NOT TO STOP

TEACHING TO

DISCIPLINE

Support and CollaborationSupport and Collaboration Administration will provide Administration will provide

• Curriculum and MaterialsCurriculum and Materials

• Support and guidanceSupport and guidance

• Opportunities for educator development Opportunities for educator development KG – 12KG – 12thth grade: Dilara Sayeed 630-640-1865 grade: Dilara Sayeed 630-640-1865

dilarasayeed@yahoo.comdilarasayeed@yahoo.com Pre K through 5Pre K through 5thth grade: Naseem Ghouse grade: Naseem Ghouse 99thth through 12 through 12thth grades: Tania Abdelmoneim grades: Tania Abdelmoneim 99thth through 12 through 12thth grades: Kaiser Minhas grades: Kaiser Minhas

• Collaboration between:Collaboration between:

Teachers of same content areaTeachers of same content area

Teachers/students/parentsTeachers/students/parents

Teachers across grade levelsTeachers across grade levels