Prophetic Pedagogy for Parents
The Center is pleased to offer a workshop for Parents, Islamic School Educators and Leaders at no charge. Please register below. For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Prophetic Pedagogy for Parents
Back to School Webinar with Dr. Rehenuma Asmi and Omaira Alam
New Date & Time TBA soon.
Registration is free.
A session for parents helping them navigate back to schooling with a focus on supporting parents as they think of a holistic educational experience for their students, regardless of the model their family is using.
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Rehenuma Asmi, PhD, is an executive board member and instructor at the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World at Shenandoah University. Dr. Asmi received her bachelor’s from Georgetown University with double majors in Arabic and Government and completed her Masters in Teaching from American University and her PhD in Anthropology and Education from Columbia University Teachers College. In 2013–2017, she served as Assistant Professor of Religion and Education at Allegheny College. She currently lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three kids, a proud volunteer with the local PTA and Girl Scouts.
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Omaira Alam has over 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher, education consultant, principal, board member, program director, and teacher educator. She has taught at the Foreign Service Institute of the US Dept. of State, worked on curriculum materials with the Council for Islamic School Excellence (CISE), focused on school improvement pathways for Gibraltar Leadership Academy and Pearls Academy, and trying to establish a weekend Islamic school program for children with special needs as one of MUHSEN’s lead teachers. She also developed A Dignified Way, a behavior management & character education program grounded in Prophetic pedagogy. Omaira completed her undergrad in Neuroscience & World History, at the U of Toronto; Global Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the U of Toronto; master’s in special education from The George Washington University. She is currently a teacher coach with Hemispheres Academy.
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