Experiences at ISNA Elementary

Student recognition and appreciation is given a lot of importance at ISNA Elementary School. The purpose of our awards and recognition programs is to promote and encourage academic excellence, leadership, exemplary conduct, and service to the community.

As our society advances, education is rapidly changing. New paradigms of teaching as well as modern resources have appeared on the horizon leading to a new age of education.  At ISNA Elementary School we believe in a blended approach. Through modern technological platforms, our e-Learning program is very vibrant and has been successful ensuring a high level of student engagement leading to academic success.

In adopting 21st-century educational practices in technology, ISNA schools’ THINKTech initiative paves the way towards enlightenment by preparing students for the future, today.  ISNA Elementary has become a Google School where each and every student has a Chromebook with staff continuously incorporating various Google Apps into the learning process.  ISNA schools is a pioneer amongst Islamic Schools in Canada to adopt this 21st-century educational practice since 2011. It hopes to become an exemplary school to help and guide other Islamic Schools.

Read about our Thinktech initiatives:

• Our students from JK -8 have Chromebooks, One-to-one computing allows teachers and students to leverage new opportunities for personalized instruction and learning.
• Students from JK-5 have Chromebooks charging carts in their classrooms and are able to integrate technology into every subject.
• Students from grades 6-8 are loaned school provisioned Chromebooks to take home and are expected to use these devices — both in and out of class — to read, write, create, communicate, collaborate and research.
• Our teachers are given devices as well to incorporate technology into classrooms.
• Each class has interactive projectors installed in the classrooms.
• Many staff has become Google Certified Teachers in the process and more are becoming certified by September 2015 to become a student-focused educator school.
• Teachers use these apps to deliver their lessons, check assignments, especially docs and forms, and Google classrooms.
• We incorporate Web-based productivity, collaboration, and communication tools for teachers and students — Google Apps for Education tools are used.
• Student accounts are part of a school controlled domain with Websense web security systems. Parents have full access and it is inclusive, transparent and safe.

Here is a brief breakdown of the program:

1. IES e-Learning Overview (presents the overall program arrangement) 
2. IES e-Learning Sample Lesson (shows what a sample lesson would look like)
3. IES e-Learning Program Update Week 3