4th ISNA West Coast Education Forum

The ISNA Education Forum on the west coast is a unique professional development conference for educators to share their knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. Board Members, Administrators and Teachers are invited to Learn, Teach, and Network!

Topics to be discussed

1. Building Language Foundations: Vocab, Vocab, Vocab!- Thouraya Boubetra
2. Enhancing Effective Instruction in the Weekend Schools-Layla Bahar Al-Aloom
3. Effective Tools to Transfer Arabic form School to Home-Amal Elhoseiny, Nacheda Baroud Tizani
4. Assessments in the Arabic Language Classroom: When, What, How and Why-Iman Hashem
5. Support Your Students' Interpersonal Skills Through Differentiated Activities- Nahil Ireiqat
6. Integrating Technology in the Arabic Classroom- Lina Kholaki
7. Making Text Comprehensible: Strategies from Building Comprehension and Promoting the Use of Target Language- Nawal Laymoun, zeina Nasrat El Ayi
8. Cooperative Learning Protocols in Islamic Studies Classes- Azra Ali
9. Hands-On Books Closed: Creating Interactive Foldables® in Islamic Studies- Tatiana Coloso
10. Transforming Islamic Studies and Qur'an into the Most Beloved Classes in School- Tamer Osman 
11. The Inner Journey of Muslim Youth in North America: Protecting the Identity and the Faith of Our Youth- Mohammed Sadiq
12. Internalizing Values: Are we Really Reaching Their Hearts- David Streight
13. Listen! Students are Talking to Us in Their Assessments -Bobb Darnell
14. Teaching the Heart Creates Relevance and Benefits in Classroom Management- Osman Khan 
15. Building a Practical Framework for a Data Driven School- Farhat Siddiqi
16. The Heart of Character Development in Schools- David Streight
17. Teach from the Heart: What Makes a Great School Leader- Omaira Alam, Seema Iman
18. Mobile App Development to Empower Educators- Tahir Aziz
19. Transform the Weekend School Experience: Meeting the Needs of Today's Students -Tasneema Ghazi, Habeeb Quadri 
20. Building Communication Competence at the Board Level- Suzy Ismail
21. Help! I have a Sick School: Principal and Teacher Evaluations Can Heal- Susan Labadi
22. Marketing & Fundraising: Keys to Successful Strategic Planning- Magda Elkadi Saleh