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How We Nurture The Talent Of Arabic Teachers, Parents & Students: Slide 2 UAS Mission Statement: Universal American School provides a challenging, inquiry-based American and international education that empowers students to be caring individuals, critical thinkers, and responsible global citizens. UAS Philosophy: Universal American School provides an American and international program of instruction and co- curricular activities that aims to develop the full potential of all students. The curriculum for Pre-K to 6th grade is the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). A conceptually-based curriculum in grades 7 to 10 prepares students for entry into the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in grades 11 and 12. UAS Belief Statements: We believe the Universal American School community should: Challenge themselves academically, artistically and athletically Think and act critically, creatively and independently Communicate proficiently in English and at least one other language Be internationally-minded leaders who participate in local and international projects that better humanity and contribute to a sustainable and peaceful world Conduct themselves in a principled manner Enjoy positive and healthy lifestyle Slide 3 Philosophy of the Arabic Department: The Arabic department encourages students to become Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open- minded, Caring, Risk-takers and Balanced. We are committed to provide equal opportunities for all students to explore, understand and gain world and self-knowledge. It is our responsibility to provide resources for language development, in school and within the community to be sure that we are establishing attributes that promote international mindedness and the ability to communicate in a correct Arabic dialect through various methods (listening, reading, speaking, writing, viewing). : : . . ( ). Slide 4 The main goals of our Arabic Department: Make the Arabic language a Living Language Nurture the students to become Long-Life-Learners! Meeting the KHDA and IB standards. : . . IB. Slide 5 The Different Between Management and Leadership Arabic Department Leadership is the ability to meet the needs of those who make up the organization, those who depend on the organization. It is not about how to manage a department, it is about how to coordinate a team! This is through distributing tasks among team members and giving them opportunities and responsibilities to highlight each person's individual skills. scope and sequences Technology Mobil devices in Teaching I pad, I Phone,. Interactive Technology In Teaching Reading and Writing Continuums Professional Development Events Arabic Open House Arabic Assemblies Arabic competitions Heritage Day Cultural Celebrations Internal : Co Teaching Workshops Sharing ResourcesEstablishing Partnership School Visits External: Leading Workshops locally & Internationally Slide 6 Communication and Interaction Leading the Arabic Department Weekly staff meeting. Weekly meeting: Planning. Time line. Integration Achievements & ways of improvements Following up with students attainments and progress Teachers Meeting ( Arabs with non Arabs): Co - Planning. PYP Units. Integration /Reflection. Special events SEN/ ILP: Support program with cooperation of homeroom teacher and parents Periodic meeting with each grade level team. Slide 7 The cooperation between the department head and the schools principal and director in decision- making: Head of Arabic Department The Schools Principal and Director Frequent meetings for departments improvement. Assisting in new staff hiring. Participation in creating the Action Plan. Cooperating in Teachers evaluation processes. Supporting the resources of Arabic Department. Supporting celebrations and projects related to the Arabic language. Cooperating in providing opportunities of professional development to Arabic teachers Slide 8 Parents Involvement in Parents Involvement Newsletters Weekly plans Unit letter School Portal Direct E- mail/ contacts Slide 9 Parents Involvement in Parents Involvement Arabic Open House Projects ILP (Individual Learning Program) Parents Teacher conference Slide 10 Parents Involvement in Events Examples of our schools events UAE National Day Eid / Hajj Parade Prophet Day Assembly International Week Slide 11 Professional growth opportunities professional evaluation for teachers (which leads to improvement in the quality of teaching); Pre-observations. Observations. Post-observations conference. Co - teaching Work - Shops Resources Leading P.D. (Professional development) Slide 12 Thank You