Pedagogy is the way in which teachers teach and learners learn in harmony with the ethos of the school
The iBacc Pedagogy provides the practical means for student development in everyday teaching and learning in and beyond school
Pedagogy means how teachers teach practical lifelong learning habits. Learning habits are applied to every lesson via three-screen Split Screen Teaching. In each lesson teachers work with three objectives at once: a disciplinary objective set by the subject; a learning habit objective drawn from being Resourceful, Retentive, Recreational, Resilient, Reflective or Relational; and a Realising Purpose objective connecting the learning to its higher purpose.
Realising Purpose
Minding Higher Purpose
the spiritual aspects of learning and leading mindfully
Exemplifying and becoming a … 1 Good person; 2 Giving person; 3 Effective person; 4 Original person; 5 Wise person; 6 Loyal person; 7 Joyful person; 8 Powerful person; 9 Peaceful person
Resourceful
the cognitive aspects of learning
Questioning; Making Links; Imagining; Reasoning; Capitalising
Retentive
the informative aspects of learning
Learning By Heart; Testing; Recording; Transmitting
Recreational
the creative aspects of learning
Inspiring; Leisure; Creating; Presenting
Resilient
the emotional aspects of learning
Absorption; Managing Distractions; Noticing; Perseverance
Reflective
the strategic aspects of learning
Meta-Learning; Planning; Revising; Distilling
Relational
the social aspects of learning
Imitating; Empathy and Listening; Interdependence; Collaboration
The above nine are a simplified interpretation of Holy Quran 9.112 generating mindful leadership styles which in turn affect the quality of Scholarship, Craftsmanship and Citizenship.
Al Tawbah – in becoming a good leader you are mindful of your higher purpose to make the world a better place, seek forgiveness for falling short and are willing to forgive others their imperfections
Al Ibidah – in becoming a giving leader you are mindful of your leadership as service and an expression of humility, obedience and compassion
Al Hamd – in becoming an effective leader you are mindful that your achievements are only praiseworthy when they reflect the attributes of Allah’s most beautiful names and not your need for praise
Al Sā’i – in becoming an original leader you are mindful that your life journey is a series of learning journeys in the cause of Allah; your travelling is both a unique mission from and a quest for Allah
Al Ruku– in becoming a wise leader you are mindful that bowing your head means dedicating your intellect to your higher purpose in moderation and modesty
Al Sujud – in becoming a loyal leader you are mindful that in prostrating yourself your dedication to scholarship, craftsmanship and citizenship is an expression of faith that strengthens iman
Al Amr BilMa’aruf– in becoming a joyful leader you are mindful of all the good that is to be enjoyed and celebrate all the fruits of learning in the pursuit of scholarship, craftsmanship & citizenship
Al Nahy Anil Munkar– in becoming a powerful leader you are mindful of empowering everyone to be fair, kind and generous in sharing the fruits of scholarship, craftsmanship & citizenship
Al Hifad li Hodood Allah– in becoming a peaceful leader you are mindful of including and mediating differences while observing the limits of what is acceptable
