Session 1 (recorded live with Hidayah Academy). Why stress reactions wreck teaching, the calm breath and face, and the 'pausing & quieter restart' strategy for conditioning kids to listen — with real classroom video breakdowns.

Video 1.1 — Welcome & The Four Areas of a Behavior-Management System

Knowledge Check 1.1 — The Four Areas

Video 1.2 — Stress Reactions: Why Teachers Burn Out & Why Both Yelling and Rewards Fail

Knowledge Check 1.2 — Stress Reactions: Why Teachers Burn Out & Why Both Yelling and Rewards Fail

Video 1.3 — Video Breakdown: Teachers Without a Non-Verbal Plan

Knowledge Check 1.3 — Video Breakdown: Teachers Without a Non-Verbal Plan

Video 1.4 — Be Calm: The Breath and the Face

Knowledge Check 1.4 — Be Calm: The Breath and the Face

Video 1.5 — Pausing & Quieter Restart: Conditioning Kids to Listen

Knowledge Check 1.5 — Pausing & Quieter Restart: Conditioning Kids to Listen

Video 1.6 — Video Breakdown: Pausing in a Mosque Class and an 11th-Grade Classroom

Knowledge Check 1.6 — Video Breakdown: Pausing in a Mosque Class and an 11th-Grade Classroom

Video 1.7 — When Kids Keep Testing: Resetting, Explicit Directions & Explaining the Why

Knowledge Check 1.7 — When Kids Keep Testing: Resetting, Explicit Directions & Explaining the Why

Video 1.8 — Video Breakdown: Subbing a 9th-Grade Class — Interruptions, Getting Up, Snacks & Independent Work

Knowledge Check 1.8 — Video Breakdown: Subbing a 9th-Grade Class — Interruptions, Getting Up, Snacks & Independent Work

Video 1.9 — Closing Advice: Patience Before Consequences

Knowledge Check 1.9 — Closing Advice: Patience Before Consequences

Module 1 — End-of-Module Assessment

Module 1 - Being Calm & Conditioning Kids to Actually Listen

Session 2 (recorded live with Hidayah Academy). The six-second turn for redirecting students, holding the calm face, why arguing with kids never works, how to handle backtalk and escalate calmly, and refinements to pausing & quieter restart.

Video 2.1 — Review: Why Listening Is the Foundation of Everything Else

Knowledge Check 2.1 — Review: Why Listening Is the Foundation of Everything Else

Video 2.2 — The Six-Second Turn: Approaching Students for Self-Redirection

Knowledge Check 2.2 — The Six-Second Turn: Approaching Students for Self-Redirection

Video 2.3 — Holding the Face: Smiles, Eye Contact, and Charismatic vs. Authoritative

Knowledge Check 2.3 — Holding the Face: Smiles, Eye Contact, and Charismatic vs. Authoritative

Video 2.4 — Dealing with Backtalk: Why Arguing with Kids Never Works

Knowledge Check 2.4 — Dealing with Backtalk: Why Arguing with Kids Never Works

Video 2.5 — The Calm Face Demo & Waiting It Out

Knowledge Check 2.5 — The Calm Face Demo & Waiting It Out

Video 2.6 — Upping the Ante: Repeat Slower, 'I'm Not Having an Argument', Two Choices & Consequences

Knowledge Check 2.6 — Upping the Ante: Repeat Slower, 'I'm Not Having an Argument', Two Choices & Consequences

Video 2.7 — Refining Pausing & Quieter Restart: The Most Common Mistakes

Knowledge Check 2.7 — Refining Pausing & Quieter Restart: The Most Common Mistakes

Video 2.8 — Mid-Sentence Pauses, Logistical vs. Academic Questions & Teaching Kids to Ignore Distractions

Knowledge Check 2.8 — Mid-Sentence Pauses, Logistical vs. Academic Questions & Teaching Kids to Ignore Distractions

Video 2.9 — Q&A: Students Talking Over Answers, Whole-Class Resets, Turn-and-Talk, Grades & Laptops

Knowledge Check 2.9 — Q&A: Students Talking Over Answers, Whole-Class Resets, Turn-and-Talk, Grades & Laptops

Module 2 — End-of-Module Assessment

Module 2 - Body Language & Dealing with Backtalk

Session 3 (recorded live with Hidayah Academy). What research actually says works in instruction: John Hattie's effect sizes, working memory and cognitive overload, Tier 1/2/3 academic language, questioning, visuals, blocked vs. interleaved practice, and scaffolded reading.

Video 3.1 — What Makes a Good Instructor? John Hattie, Visible Learning & Effect Size

Knowledge Check 3.1 — What Makes a Good Instructor? John Hattie, Visible Learning & Effect Size

Video 3.2 — The Adolescent Brain, I Do / We Do / You Do & the 80% Rule

Knowledge Check 3.2 — The Adolescent Brain, I Do / We Do / You Do & the 80% Rule

Video 3.3 — Working Memory vs. Long-Term Memory: The Atkinson–Shiffrin Model & the Chess Experiment

Knowledge Check 3.3 — Working Memory vs. Long-Term Memory: The Atkinson–Shiffrin Model & the Chess Experiment

Video 3.4 — Cognitive Overload: What Students Do, and the Process / Knowledge / Language Triangle

Knowledge Check 3.4 — Cognitive Overload: What Students Do, and the Process / Knowledge / Language Triangle

Video 3.5 — Academic Language: Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Words

Knowledge Check 3.5 — Academic Language: Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Words

Video 3.6 — The Art of Asking Questions: Concrete → Abstract, Input/Output & the Fred Jones Clip

Knowledge Check 3.6 — The Art of Asking Questions: Concrete → Abstract, Input/Output & the Fred Jones Clip

Video 3.7 — Visuals: Summary Graphics vs. Visual Instructional Plans

Knowledge Check 3.7 — Visuals: Summary Graphics vs. Visual Instructional Plans

Video 3.8 — Blocked vs. Interleaved Practice & Breaking Down Curriculum

Knowledge Check 3.8 — Blocked vs. Interleaved Practice & Breaking Down Curriculum

Video 3.9 — Scaffolded Reading: Recall Questions, Synonym Traps & the Hurricane Example

Knowledge Check 3.9 — Scaffolded Reading: Recall Questions, Synonym Traps & the Hurricane Example

Module 3 — End-of-Module Assessment

Module 3 - The Science of Learning & Research-Based Instruction

Session 4 (recorded live with Hidayah Academy). Setting students up for independent work: the four modalities, the seven-step interactive modeling process (demonstrated with a live turn-and-talk), and road-mapping longer writing with prompt sheets and sentence stems.

Video 4.1 — Receptive vs. Productive Modes & A Lightning Review of Cognitive Load

Knowledge Check 4.1 — Receptive vs. Productive Modes & A Lightning Review of Cognitive Load

Video 4.2 — Live Demo: Running a Turn-and-Talk with Instructions That Actually Work

Knowledge Check 4.2 — Live Demo: Running a Turn-and-Talk with Instructions That Actually Work

Video 4.3 — Debrief: What Made the Routine Work — and the Four Modalities

Knowledge Check 4.3 — Debrief: What Made the Routine Work — and the Four Modalities

Video 4.4 — Interactive Modeling: The Seven Steps

Knowledge Check 4.4 — Interactive Modeling: The Seven Steps

Video 4.5 — Anatomy of a Turn-and-Talk: The Details That Matter & the Academic-Language Gap

Knowledge Check 4.5 — Anatomy of a Turn-and-Talk: The Details That Matter & the Academic-Language Gap

Video 4.6 — Q&A: Is Physical Practice Necessary? Hallways, Lockers & Transitions

Knowledge Check 4.6 — Q&A: Is Physical Practice Necessary? Hallways, Lockers & Transitions

Video 4.7 — Road-Mapping Writing: Prompt Sheets, Sentence Stems & Fading the Scaffold

Knowledge Check 4.7 — Road-Mapping Writing: Prompt Sheets, Sentence Stems & Fading the Scaffold

Module 4 — End-of-Module Assessment

Module 4 - Scaffolding & Setting Up Independent Work

Session 5 (recorded live with Hidayah Academy). Why reading belongs in every subject, the science-of-reading pipeline, common pitfalls (screens, round-robin), and four whole-class strategies: choral, echo, partnered and jigsaw reading.

Video 5.1 — Why Reading With Instruction Matters in Every Subject

Knowledge Check 5.1 — Why Reading With Instruction Matters in Every Subject

Video 5.2 — The Science of Reading Pipeline: Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary & Knowledge

Knowledge Check 5.2 — The Science of Reading Pipeline: Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary & Knowledge

Video 5.3 — Common Pitfalls: No Reading, Homework-Only Reading, Screens & Round-Robin

Knowledge Check 5.3 — Common Pitfalls: No Reading, Homework-Only Reading, Screens & Round-Robin

Video 5.4 — Strategy 1: Choral Reading

Knowledge Check 5.4 — Strategy 1: Choral Reading

Video 5.5 — Strategy 2: Echo Reading (and Making It Work With Older Students)

Knowledge Check 5.5 — Strategy 2: Echo Reading (and Making It Work With Older Students)

Video 5.6 — Strategy 3: Partnered Reading & Layers of Accountability

Knowledge Check 5.6 — Strategy 3: Partnered Reading & Layers of Accountability

Video 5.7 — Strategy 4: Jigsaw Reading, How Often to Read & Anchoring Learning in a Text

Knowledge Check 5.7 — Strategy 4: Jigsaw Reading, How Often to Read & Anchoring Learning in a Text

Video 5.8 — Repeated Reading, Key Takeaways & the Silent-Reading Question

Knowledge Check 5.8 — Repeated Reading, Key Takeaways & the Silent-Reading Question

Module 5 — End-of-Module Assessment

Module 5 - Whole-Class Reading Instruction in Every Subject

Real Deal Teaching is Michael Abraham's classroom-management and instruction program for teachers of Muslim students, recorded live across five 90-minute virtual sessions with the faculty of Hidayah Academy (grades 6–12). Each session is broken into short video segments, each followed by a knowledge check, with an end-of-module assessment.Module 1 – Being Calm &amp; Conditioning Kids to Actually Listen: stress reactions, the calm breath and face, and pausing &amp; quieter restart.Module 2 – Body Language &amp; Dealing with Backtalk: the six-second turn, holding the face, and calmly escalating without arguing.Module 3 – The Science of Learning: John Hattie's research, working memory and cognitive overload, Tier 1/2/3 academic language, questioning, visuals, and blocked vs. interleaved practice.Module 4 – Scaffolding &amp; Setting Up Independent Work: the four modalities, seven-step interactive modeling, and road-mapping writing.Module 5 – Whole-Class Reading Instruction: the science of reading, common pitfalls, and choral, echo, partnered and jigsaw reading.Michael Abraham is the author of Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools and has trained over 4,000 teachers across 17 states.

Five live trainings recorded with Hidayah Academy (grades 6-12), chunked into short video lessons with knowledge checks: being calm & getting kids to listen, body language & backtalk, the science of learning, scaffolding, and whole-class reading.

Real Deal Teaching: Classroom Management & Instruction for Islamic School Educators

Real Deal Teaching: Classroom Management & Instruction for Islamic School Educators

Michael Abraham

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