Prophetic Pedagogy Saturday Sessions
The Center is pleased to offer a Saturday workshop for Islamic School Educators and Leaders at no charge. Please register using the google form below. For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
"A Dignified Way"
with Omaira Alam
Saturday, April 26
11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST
Online Workshop
Explore ways in which teachers can develop a classroom ecosystem
aligned with Prophetic pedagogy, immersed in adab, dignity, and empathy.
This session will highlight the three phases of A Dignified Way while introducing participants to strategies that harness character
education, executive function skills as they align with behavior management, and Prophetic Pedagogy.
Topics to be included will be:
-increasing student engagement
-creating a classroom community
-bringing students into spiritual presence
-applying evidence-informed practices
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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 trains educators in Pakistan as a master trainer for the ILM Foundation's Center For Educational Excellence. 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 and a Special Education Teacher with Prince William County Public Schools. She lives in northern Virginia with her family.
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