PROPHETIC PEDAGOGY: A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR ISLAMIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND LEADERS
February 1 - March 3, 2021
Online - Registration Fee $25
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FOR ISLAMIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND LEADERS
February 1 - March 3, 2021
Online - Registration Fee $25
Scroll down to register
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Prophetic Pedagogy explores the teaching styles of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as found in the Qur'an and Sunnah, and complements them with contemporary research on teaching and learning for an Islamic school context.
Prophetic Pedagogy project seeks to provide Islamic school educators with tools, practices, and concepts to help shape education within Islamic schools today. We want educators to be fully equipped to teach the Message of Allah in a global context that doesn’t support faith-based identities, just as the Prophet experienced. We want educators to lead the youth in understanding how to resist oppression and disrupt injustices around them, just as the Prophet demonstrated. And we want educators to be fully engaged in the realities of today’s context, just as the Prophet was fully engaged in his contextual reality. Our educators need to be able to teach students through technology, who struggle with their identity, and who face challenges with social norms and practices. We feel that with a systematic examination of the Prophet’s pedagogy, we will be able to advance teaching practices that can transform today’s Islamic schools to be the schools that Muslims need in today’s day and age.
INSTRUCTORS
Shaykh Abdalla Idris Ali served as imam and director, and founded the first full-time Islamic school in Toronto, Canada. He served as the principal of ISNA Islamic Community School for 17 years. He also served on ISNA’s Executive Council, Majlis Ash-Shura, Youth and Education Committee and as president of ISNA for two terms. He is the chair of the Islamic Media Foundation, a member of NAIT Board, a founding member of CISNA, and chair of ISNA Education Forum. Sheikh Abdalla was appointed director for CIENA in Kansas City, Missouri. He served on the board of trustees of IBERR, which serves minority communities. He is currently working as Senior Community and Religious Advisor at ISNA Canada. |
Amaarah DeCuir, Ed.D., is an executive board member of CICW, and a designer of the teacher training program. She is a professorial lecturer in the School of Education at American University in Washington, DC. Dr. DeCuir is an Education Leadership scholar whose work, broadly speaking, focuses on the intersections of leadership, gender, and diverse cultural contexts to advance social justice. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.Ed. from Howard University and an Ed.D. from George Washington University. With over 20 years of P-20 teaching and leadership experiences, she uses her work to impact praxis and scholarship. |
Rehenuma Asmi, Ph.D., is an executive board member of CICW, and a designer of the teacher training program. She received her bachelors from Georgetown University in Arabic and Government and her Masters in Teaching from American University. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Teachers College where she received a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Education for her doctoral work on education reform and multiculturalism in Qatar. She served as Assistant Professor of Religion and Education at Allegheny College from 2013-7. Dr. Asmi's research interests include multi-cultural and faith based education as well as the socio-cultural effects of education on Muslim women and family life.
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SCHEDULE
Every Monday and Wednesday
February 1 - March 3, 2021
4:00-5:30 PM EST
Session 1 (February 1th): Ten Things Every Islamic School Teacher Should Know
Session 2 (February 3th): Ghazali’s Guidance for Teachers
Session 3 (February 8th):Teaching the Whole Child
Session 4 (February 10th): The Power of the Halaqa
Session 5 (February 15th): Questioning in the Qur'an and Sunnah
Session 6 (February 17th): Repetition as Renewal
Session 7 (February 22th): Storytelling as a Teaching Tool
Session 8 (February 24th): Teaching Diverse Learners
Session 9 (March 1th): Equity and Antiracism in Islamic Education
Session 10 (March 3th): Teachers as Inheritors of the Prophet (SWS)
February 1 - March 3, 2021
4:00-5:30 PM EST
Session 1 (February 1th): Ten Things Every Islamic School Teacher Should Know
Session 2 (February 3th): Ghazali’s Guidance for Teachers
Session 3 (February 8th):Teaching the Whole Child
Session 4 (February 10th): The Power of the Halaqa
Session 5 (February 15th): Questioning in the Qur'an and Sunnah
Session 6 (February 17th): Repetition as Renewal
Session 7 (February 22th): Storytelling as a Teaching Tool
Session 8 (February 24th): Teaching Diverse Learners
Session 9 (March 1th): Equity and Antiracism in Islamic Education
Session 10 (March 3th): Teachers as Inheritors of the Prophet (SWS)
SPECIAL SESSIONS INSTRUCTORS
Saja Salih received her bachelor’s degree in Quranic Studies and Psychology from the International Islamic University, Malaysia. She obtained her M.Ed. in Special Education from George Mason University as well as a Virginia License in Learning Disabilities (LD) and Emotional Disturbance (ED) in 2007. With her great passion for teaching, and hard work that engages students in learning through high energy and hands-on-activities, she continues to work as a special education teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools in VA, USA.
In addition to being a special ed. teacher, she has been the Equity Lead at her school for the last three years. In that role, she works with admin and Office of Equity to facilitate professional learning and courageous conversations that supports staff’s ability to foster a welcoming school environment that demonstrates cultural responsiveness that support students, families, and colleagues. Mrs. Salih is a writer and a presenter at multiple national and international conferences and workshops related to Islam, Equity, Special and Mental health Education. |
Susan Labadi is a certified and experienced Illinois middle/high school educator and administrator with a master’s degree in Teaching from National-Louis University. She is president of Genius School, Inc. which provides professional development programming for schools. Susan is also a certified character coach and advisor to DEFINE360.online, a faith-based social-emotional learning engine. She is a board member for the American Muslim Consumer Consortium (AMCC), Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA), and Susan serves on the faculty of Consultants for Islamic School Excellence (CISE). Her company specializes in Social Media Marketing, Content Development for outreach and promotion, and her workshops focus on teaching excellence, positive school climate, self-improvement, and stress reduction. Currently, she is producing courses and media to share solutions for alleviating stress, anxiety, and depression for teens, busy moms, and education professionals.
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REGISTRATION
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Please fill out the form below and click 'Submit." Then, scroll down and complete the $25 payment by clicking "Pay Here." You need to both fill out the form and submit the payment in order to complete the registration. If you fill out the form but do not complete the payment, your registration will not be considered valid and you won't be able to attend the program until you pay the registration fee. Thank you!
