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Muslim
Teacher Team
Editorial Team:
Samana Siddiqui
Taha Ghayyur
Editorial
Board:
Abdalla
Idris Ali, Dr.
Yahiya Emerick
Preacher Moss
Audery Shabbas
Sound
Vision's Board of Directors
Abdul Malik Mujahid, President
Muhammad Khalid Riaz, Md. Secretary
Ahmed Murad
Taufiq Ahmad, Treasurer
Muhammad Fuad Lashkarwala, Director
Janaan Hashim, Director
Hanna El-Amin, Director
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Divine Guidance for Educators
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, explains the status of the one who teaches and shares beneficial knowledge:
"Verily Allah, His angels, the inmates of the heavens and the earth, even the ant in its hole and the fish in the sea, send salutation on the one who teaches good to the people." [Muslim] ================
Teacher-Tested
Time Saving Tips
Use a daily planner. Keep all your "to do" lists there. Or, keep one calendar handy and write everything on it that you need to accomplish. Memories fail at times. Some teachers keep a planner on their desk at all times, some use large desk calendars. Whichever type you prefer, use it.
Source: EducationOasis.com
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50 Opportunities to Say "You're Terrific"
Create a positive environment and reinforce good behavior by praising your students for:
1. Entering the classroom quietly
2. Arriving to class on time
3. Cooperating while teacher takes attendance
4. Returning permission slips and school forms on time
5. Transitioning into an activity
6. Following directions
7. Saying "please" and "thank you"
8. Listening attentively
9. Helping a classmate
10. Bringing necessary materials to class
Stay tuned for more in the next issue...
Source: Lee Canter & Associates-1992 ================
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Building a Community of Thinkers
By Ronald Case & Ian Wright
A community of thinkers is a collection of individuals interacting in mutually supportive ways to nurture critical reflection.
If we are serious about critical thinking we must establish the conditions that are likely to nurture the required attributes. This involves infusing expectations and opportunities to think critically in all our students’ school lives. We can transform our classrooms into communities of thinkers by working in the following ways... Read
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How to Develop Intelligence-Friendly Schools
By
Robin Fogarty An intelligence-friendly school is a place where the teaching and learning process involve developing the intellectual potential of students.
It serves as a caring companion and mindful guide to the intellect of each and every child. In this series, we will discuss guidelines and strategies to create intelligence-friendly classrooms:
1- Set a Safe Emotional Climate. The intelligence-friendly is a safe and caring place for all learners, regardless of race, color, creed, age, or ability to to go about the business of learning. In setting a climate of thinking, risk-taking becomes a norm and learners understand that to learn is to make mistakes, as well as to experience successes.
Specific strategies to use include the following: establishing classroom rules, being aware of verbal and non-verbal teaching behaviors (e.g. wait time), organizing small-group work that feels "safe", tapping into the emotional and moral intelligences, setting up the room to facilitate student-to-student interactions as well as student-to-teacher interactions, and incorporating learner-centered structures (e.g. multi-age groupings) that foster the creation of intelligence-friendly learning communities.
Stay tuned for more in the next issue...
Robin Fogarty has taught all levels, from kindergarten through college. A native of Chicago, she trains teachers around the world in cognitive strategies and cooperative interaction. She is the author of Ten Things New Teachers Need to
Succeed, among other books.
 MyClassroom: Creating a Harmonious Classroom
Here are some ways you can immediately create a good rapport with students: 1- Greet students at the door with "Assalamu alaikum" and "good morning", along with a personal question or compliment.
2- As you are taking attendance, again, connect personally with each student.
3- Tell the students that they are a great class and how enthusiastic you are to be their teacher.
4- Let the students know that this is going to be great day, Insha Allah (God-Willing).
5- Use positive verbal suggestions and positive body language to create an environment where students are happy to be and feel safe from the fear of put-downs.
 Homeschooling Myths
By Shehnaz Toorawa
Muslim Parents often consider homeschooling but are held back by beliefs and concerns that, although valid, are usually false. Every month we will highlight a common myth about homeschooling:
Myth #1: My kids will be isolated without social interaction!
Families that homeschool are rarely isolated. The Pan-Canadian Study on Home Education found that, on average, homeschooled children engage in eight types of activities outside of the home, such as trips, sports, playgroups, religious programs, etc. With a little effort, homeschooling families can benefit from a variety of classes, support groups, programs and events in the community.
In the Greater Toronto Area, for example, homeschooling groups run a host of activities, including weekly art classes, nature programs, sports programs, a martial arts class, a Science Explorers program, book clubs, Quran and Islamic Studies classes, and more. This is in addition to weekly playgroups, monthly trips, yearly science fairs and other events that homeschoolers organize.
Shehnaz Toorawa holds a degree in Education from the University of Toronto and a degree in Islamic Studies from the American Open University. She is a homeschooling mother and a program coordinator at the Understanding Islam Academy (UIA) in Mississauga, Ontario.
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