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Real Deal Teacher Training
Behavior Management & Instruction that actually works!

Welcome to Michael Abraham's "Real Deal Teaching" program for private Islamic schools! With over 13 years of teaching experience and expertise in engaging Muslim students, Michael has designed a comprehensive training program to equip staff at private Islamic schools with the skills they need to become exceptional educators. Whether you're looking to enhance the skills of your existing staff or prepare new staff for success, this program is the perfect solution. Learn more about this program and Michael's background below!
Michael Abraham is an accomplished public school teacher and educational consultant with a proven track record of success in improving educational outcomes for students. With over 13 years of teaching experience, Michael has worked with students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, both in the United States and internationally. Michael has led professional development and school-turnaround initiatives in inner-city schools with Minneapolis Public Schools in Minnesota, where he helped reform a high school on the brink of collapse and improve its climate scores to become the best in the district by implementing the same professional development plan for teachers that he is now offering to you at your Islamic private school! It is our goal to develop in your staff the skills they need to become exceptional educators.
Michael is best known in the field of education for creating a professional development program entitled Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools, which he has also authored into a book by the same name. This program has helped over 2,000 educators across 15 states and 150 school districts and organizations in the United States, and has been presented at prestigious universities such as Hamline University, Washington University, and Ohio State University. You can see how educators rave about Michael and his training at this link. He has a proven track record of leaving trainees fully satisfied and feeling that what they got was the real deal. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, a Masters degree in Education from Hamline University, as well as teaching licenses in Teaching English as a Second Language and Communication Arts. His passion for education, combined with his extensive experience and knowledge, make him an ideal choice for private Islamic schools seeking to enhance the skills of their staff.
You can also learn more about Michael Abraham and his work in public education by watching his appearance on the YouTube channel Blogging Theology:

​Real Deal Teaching Program:

This training program is designed to equip staff at private Islamic schools with effective behavior management and instructional strategies to create a more productive and rigorous learning environment for their students. The program will consist of a 6-hour day of training in August 2023, followed by six subsequent follow-up sessions spaced throughout the school year.

The Real Deal Teaching program is a comprehensive learning continuum in which each part inculcates teacher skills that build upon one another. The program covers a wide range of topics, including effective behavior management, instructional strategies, and communication techniques. These topics are designed to equip staff at private Islamic schools with the skills they need to build relationships with students where both respect is mutual and appreciation of the teacher's authority is maintained, thus positioning staff to be effective mentors for students that can impart Islamic values upon them.

Topics covered include...

  • The importance of breathing and facial expression for effective behavior management
  • Effective body language for maintaining authority and respect
  • Strategies for responding to back talk and challenging behavior
  • Effective communication techniques for encouraging positive behavior
  • Non-verbal Elements of Getting the Class to Listen & Managing Interruption
  • Setting up the Classroom to Maximize Proximity
  • Moralizing Muslim students by Muslim teachers in the Modern Context with consideration for the harms of cyberbullying and screen additions. ​
  • Inculcating Expectations with Interactive Modeling
  • Visualization techniques for effective instruction
  • Repetition strategies to enhance learning
  • Sequencing concepts for effective instruction
  • Scaffolding and building writing stamina
  • Encouraging student-to-student interaction for deeper learning
  • Avoiding common pitfalls in reading instruction: what to do instead
  • Avoiding common pitfalls in math instruction: what to do instead

Objectives and Deliverables:

  • Equip educators with techniques to preemptively manage potential disruptions resulting in a decrease of major behavior infractions.
  • Introduce the importance of breathing, facial expression, and effective body language in classroom management to maximize student engagement and on-task behavior.
  • Address strategies for handling back talk and challenging behavior resulting in a decrease of major behavior infractions.
  • Garner effective communication techniques to cultivate positive behavior that is intrinsically motivated in Muslims students over the long term. 
  • Understand the role of classroom setting in enhancing proximity and accessibility to maximize student engagement and on-task behavior.
  • Integrate Islamic teachings for a harmonious classroom environment and cultivation of self-discipline over the long-term.


  • Dive deep into cognitive architecture to foster long-term memory, ensuring a higher retention rate among students.
  • Master visualization techniques to bolster instruction efficacy, leading to enhanced student comprehension and participation.
  • Develop strategies for effective concept sequencing and scaffolding in learning, resulting in smoother transitions between topics and better grasping of complex subjects.
  • Enhance reading and math instruction while avoiding common pitfalls, leading to improved reading fluency and mathematical problem-solving abilities.
  • Encourage student-to-student interaction for deeper learning, promoting collaborative classroom atmospheres and enriched discussions.
  • Utilize corrective feedback mechanisms to wean learned helplessness, ensuring students build resilience and persistence in academic tasks.
  • Adopt direct instruction methodologies for engaged reading across content areas, leading to broader, interdisciplinary student understanding.
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How To Sign Up

There are three ways you can sign up for the Real Deal Teaching program:
  • Sign up to have the program exclusively for staff at your school by emailing info@abrahameducation.com with "Real Deal Teaching" in the subject line. Please tell us a little about your school, including the number of students and staff. We will schedule a meeting with you to work out scheduling and logistics, including online versus in-person options.

  • Sign up your whole school with a cohort of teachers from other Islamic private schools. This program will be conducted outside of typical school hours and online, with videos made available for missed sessions. Additional in-person or one-to-one consultations can be developed on a needs basis.

  • Sign up individual teachers into a cohort. This program will also be conducted outside of regular school hours, and recordings of missed sessions will be made available. However, live attendance will be expected for the best learning experience.
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Whichever option you choose, the Real Deal Teaching program offers a comprehensive and effective solution for improving educational outcomes and behavior management in private Islamic schools.

Contact us at info@abrahameducation.com today to get started!