1. How We Nurture The Talent Of Arabic Teachers, Parents & Students:

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

3. فلسفة قسم اللغة العربية:
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).
فلسفة قسم اللغة العربية:
قسم اللغة العربية في المدرسة العالمية الاميركية يُشَجِّعُ المتعلمين على أَنْ يكونوا : باحثين ، و واسعي المعرفة ، ومفكرين ، ومتواصلين ، و مسؤولين ، و متفتحين عقلياً، و مهتمين ، و مجازفين ، و متوازنين. نحن ملتزمون بتقديم فرص متساوية لجميع التلاميذ لاكتشاف، وفهم ، و اكتساب المعارف العالمية و الشخصية . تقع على مسؤوليتنا تزويد المتعلمين بالمصادر والمراجع التعليمية لتطوير مهاراتهم اللغوية في المدرسة و المجتمع للتأكد من اكتساب المتعلمين للسمات التي تدعو إليها العقلية الدولية ، و القدرة على التواصل و التعبير عنها بلغة عربية سليمة، و ذلك من خلال وسائل و طرق متنوعة ( الاستماع ، القراءة، التحدث، الكتابة، و المشاهدة ) .

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.
أهداف قسم اللغة العربية:
جَعْلُ اللغة العربية لغةً حية يتفاعل الطلبة
معها في حياتهم اليومية.
رعاية الطلبة و تنمية قدراتهم ليتبنى
الطلبة مفهوم التعلم المستمر.
تحقيق المعايير الخاصة بهيئة المعرفة و التنمية البشرية و المعاير الخاصة بمنظمة IB.

5. The Different Between Management and Leadership
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
Internal :
Co – Teaching
Workshops
Arabic Open House
Reading and Writing
Continuums
Heritage Day
External:
Leading Workshops locally & Internationally
Arabic
Department
Professional Development
Arabic Assemblies
Sharing Resources
Arabic competitions
Establishing Partnership
Events
Cultural Celebrations
School Visits
Interactive Technology
In Teaching
Mobil devices in Teaching
I pad , I Phone,….
Technology

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.

7. The cooperation between the department head and the school’s principal and director in decision- making:
Frequent meetings for department’s improvement.
Participation in creating the Action Plan.
Assisting in new staff hiring.
The School’s Principal and Director
Head of Arabic Department
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

8. Parents’ Involvement in
Unit letter
Weekly plans
School Portal
Newsletters
Direct E- mail/ contacts

9. Parents’ Involvement in
Parents Teacher conference
Arabic Open House
Projects
ILP (Individual Learning Program)

10. Parents’ Involvement in Events
Examples of our school’s events
UAE National Day
Eid / Hajj Parade
Prophet Day Assembly
International Week

11. Professional growth opportunities
professional evaluation for teachers (which leads to improvement in the quality of teaching);
Co - teaching
Pre-observations.
Work - Shops
Observations.
Resources
Post-observations conference .
Leading P.D. (Professional development)

12. Thank You