For teachers, our colleagues are a storehouse of tried and tested knowledge and best practices. There’s a fancy term called inter-visitation and it means the chance to observe how other teachers do things. It is an excellent tool for teacher development.
This is a suggested course of study of Islam at the intermediate level. It is for an English-speaking adult who knows more than the basics of the faith and is ready to take his or her knowledge to the next phase.
This seven-step guide by the Council on Islamic Education in California offers Muslim students a practical and effective way to challenge misinformation about Islam that may show up in textbooks or during class presentations and discussions.
You've just found out your son or daughter is getting sex education at public school and you want to give them the Islamic perspective on it. Here are some tips that can help you talk to your kids about the “s” word.
Sex education in public schools is part of the curriculum, and unless Muslim parents get involved in discussing this topic from the Islamic perspective, their children will receive information given outside of a Muslim worldview.
Islamic schools and sex education may seem like a contradiction. But they are the ideal venues to offer Islamically appropriate education about this topic in a proper environment. But are Islamic schools meeting this challenge?