Assalamalailum, 

As you may know, this summer Dar-un-Noor Sunday School will launch a teacher certification program with the intention of providing teachers with all the tools needed for effective teaching and students with an effective and engaging learning environment.  

In our work towards this important goal, we would like to invite you to help develop the curriculum for the program.  We invite your input on any and all of the following areas.

PROGRAM NAME:  Islamic Sunday School Teacher Certification Program

COST to individuals who have committed to 1 year of volunteering at DNS Sunday School:  $0

COST to all others:  $______

CONTENT

Ethics

• Profession Ethics in Teaching
• Code of Ethics

 Human Development

• Learning Styles and Assumption
• Theory of Learning
• Motivating Students
• Dealing with Difficult Behavior

Course Design

• Preparing or Revising a Course
• Developing a Syllabus:  The purposes and content of a syllabus.
• Writing Performance Objectives:  What they are and how to write them.
• Lesson planning procedures

Teaching

• Essentials of effective teaching and learning
• Improving Student Retention
• Incorporating Critical Thinking in Students
• Alternatives to traditional forms of teaching

 First Day

• Make the First Day a Success
• Index of Icebreakers, Games and Activities
• What Influences Student Attitudes toward a Course?

Assessment

• Grading Practices
• Effective and unbiased  testing
• Rubrics
• Quizzes, Tests and Exams

 Organizing Yourself

• Time Management
• Stress Management
• Organization Tools

 Effective Parent Relationship

• Using all types of Communications
• Open Door
• Engaging Parents In the Learning Process

 School Policies and Procedures

• Schedule
• Monitoring and Role Modeling
• Technology: Email, Grade books, Class Websites
• Communication with Parents and Admin

 Islamic Education

• Salah:  Arabic & Meaning
• Quranic Tajweed Rules
• Memorized last 20 Surahs in addition to 4 Quls
• Stories and Facts about All Prophets 
• Basics of Islam:  In detail understanding of aadab, arkat, etc of Islam
• Answering the difficult questions about Islam
• Incorporating Critical Thinking in Islamic Education

 Certification Exam

• Completion of All Courses
• Successful Testing Pertaining to Class Content

 

 

DATES:

July 30, 31:  Ethics, Human Development, Course Design, Teaching and Organization, Assessments, Effective Parent Relationship

August 6, 7:  Islamic Education, School Policies and Procedure, 

August 13:  Exams

RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Documentation of Acceptable Lesson Planning

PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR INPUT AND SEE THE ATTACHMENT FOR A FORMATTED CURRICULUM.  

THANK YOU!