creating an atmosphere conducive to learning…
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Creating An Atmosphere Conducive To Learning…. Get your students to say, “Mom and Dad, hurry or we’ll be late for Sunday School!”. Know your clients What happens before teaching even begins! Teaching/ Discipline Support and Collaboration. To meet their needs… Know Your Clients !. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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!
STOPSTOP
REFLECTREFLECT
LOOK FORWARDLOOK FORWARD
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
STOPSTOP
REFLECTREFLECT
LOOK FORWARDLOOK FORWARD
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
[email protected]@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