Arabic+Islamic+UAE

- AAL students in the UAE studies classroom: how to cater for them - Inquiry strategies: difficult to incorporate
 * Sunday January 27, 2013**
 * Present:** Nabeilah, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Make translated worksheets for the AAL students that relate to content being taught in UAE lessons (Nabeilah) - Send Glenn a time to come and observe a lesson (Nabeilah) - Find out what's going on with AAL students from John (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Review progress
 * Next Meeting:**

- Reflection of inquiry based/critical thinking strategies - Review of Arabic v. Islamic curriculum organization - Looked at planner examples from AAC: discussed
 * Tuesday January 15, 2013**
 * Present:** Haleimah, Nabeilah, Rana, Amaan, Enas, Maarium, Amna, Kenda, Anissa, Sajida, Eman, Wafa, Haifa, Eman, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Make plan for Arabic teachers to choose 3(?) books that relate to units and develop plans for their implementation/integration into units being studied (Arabic teachers) - Set time for Islamic and UAE specific sessions (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Review progress with regards to goals (using planner and teaching strategies)
 * Next Meeting:**

- Inquiry based teachnig strategies: incorporating them into teaching and learning within Nat. curric. classes - Goals for end of year: incorporate more of the above into instruction and start to use the PYP planner to plan for and document what is happening in Arabic, UAE and Islamic
 * Tuesday January 8, 2013**
 * Present:** Haleimah, Nabeilah, Rana, Amaan, Enas, Maarium, Amna, Kenda, Anissa, Sajida, Eman, Wafa, Haifa, Mohamed, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Use some oft he selected strategies before next meeting. Come prepared to discuss (All teachers) - Find examples of how other campuses are using the planner (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Reflect on teaching strategies and discuss examples of planners
 * Next Meeting:**


 * Tuesday October 2, 2012**
 * Present:** Haleimah, Nabeilah, Rana, Amaan, Enas, Maarium, Amna, Kenda, Anissa, Sajida, Eman, Wafa, Haifa, Glenn
 * Discussion:**
 * **Agenda Items** || **Discussion points** ||
 * 1. Things about the PYP that we already knew that were confirmed within the workshop (from Ali and other teachers) || -The learner profiles; 6 interdisciplinary themes; there is no wrong way for a child to do something; program of inquiry ||
 * 2. Things about the PYP that we didn’t know and learned during the workshop (from Ali and other teachers) || - there is no wrong way for a child to do something; new teaching strategies; program of inquiry; there are many different resources from which students can gain knowledge; using the IBO & OCC websites; ||
 * 3. Practical ideas and strategies that we can use in our classroom delivery || - Using stories creatively to develop aspects of the PYP; relating videos to the learner profiles; Team building; Cooperative strategies for collaboration; Cut down TTT; Strategies for Personal (and other) reflections; making room for choices; the power of a blank sheet of paper; visible thinking ||

- Discuss and develop POI/standards alignment documents (as shown by Kenda), so as to ensure that Arabic, Islamic, UAE content standards are covered within the units of inquiry (All teachers/teams and Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Share documentation that has been developed and make plans for next steps
 * Next meeting:**