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Teacher Professional Development Day – Advancing Excellence in Education
Teacher Professional Development Day – Advancing Excellence in Education
🌟 Impact: Teachers gained valuable insights, new strategies, and enhanced techniques to strengthen their effectiveness in engaging and inspiring students.
Event Highlights:
Event Highlights:
✅ Innovative Teaching Strategies – Exploring modern approaches to student engagement, curriculum design, and educational leadership.
✅ Professional Growth & Collaboration – Educators shared best practices, challenges, and solutions to strengthen teaching methodologies and classroom impact.
✅ Interactive Workshops – Hands-on sessions focusing on problem-solving, student-centered learning, and instructional innovation.
✅ Faith-Based Educational Excellence – Integrating Islamic perspectives on mentorship, leadership, and holistic student development.
Panama City, FL - Shabaan 22nd, 1446 ~ February 21st, 2025.
Islamic Leadership Institute of America (ILIA) delivered a powerful professional development workshop at Panama City Advanced School (PCAS), located at Bay County Islamic Center in Panama City, Florida. As part of ILIA’s Building Leaders in Your Classroom initiative, the training equipped 25 educators and school leaders with essential communication and student engagement skills through ILIA’s flagship course, Make the Click, Bridge the Gap.
Tailored for teachers of Islamic middle and high school students, the training covered a wide range of relevant topics, including:
Psychology and characteristics of teenagers
Teen culture and modern trends affecting youth
Prophetic models of communication
Foundations of mutual respect and active listening
Strategies for managing adult-teen interactions
Coaching, negotiation, and powerful communication phrases
Addressing mental health challenges and recognizing danger signs
Managing anger, negative behavior, and drug-related issues in the classroom
Handling sensitive topics like gender relations
Building a nurturing and development-focused classroom environment
Through dynamic discussions and interactive exercises, participants gained practical tools to bridge generational gaps, connect more deeply with their students, and foster leadership, trust, and responsibility in their classrooms.
The training reflects ILIA’s commitment to empowering educators with the knowledge and confidence to shape the next generation of Muslim leaders, ensuring that teachers leave with actionable strategies, deeper insights, and a renewed passion for shaping young minds.
✨ Want to explore more? Learn about the initiative here: Teacher Professional Development Day
About Islamic Leadership Institute of America (ILIA):
About Islamic Leadership Institute of America (ILIA):
ILIA is a 501c(3) nonprofit, dedicated to youth development and leadership education across America. Our mission is to inspire and nurture responsible youth leaders, empowering them to address community needs through experiential programs, self-initiated projects, and impactful contributions. Over the years we touched the lives of over 6,000+ youth from diverse backgrounds and partnered with 200+ organizations in the public, nonprofit and private sectors. To learn more about ILIA, visit us at https://www.islamicleadership.org
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