Holocaust Memorial Day 2008 September 27, 2007
Posted by admin in Uncategorized. add a commentDownloadable materials to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2008 for both primary and secondary, are now available on the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website.
The theme for 2008 is Imagine … Remember, Reflect, React.
They have produced a short video The Dignity of Difference (in two parts) which can be viewed here, on the HMDT website or on YouTube.
Every year, in time for Holocaust Memorial Day, HETI or the Holocaust Education Trust of Ireland run the Crocus Project. Aimed at 11-12 year olds, it involves pupils in planting yellow crocuses to commemorate the 1.5 million children who died during the Holocaust. HETI send bulbs to participating schools together with a pack which gives guidelines and suggests classroom activities which encourage tolerance and respect for others.
Not in my name July 7, 2007
Posted by admin in Uncategorized. add a commentIt is interesting that two of the great Abrahamic faiths have almost identical quotations in their sacred texts:
“Whoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.” Jerusalem Talmud
“… Whoever kills an innocent soul.. it is as if he killed the whole of mankind, And whoever saves one, it is as if he saved the whole of mankind” Qur’an 5:32
Muslims United has begun a campaign which aims to address the negative perceptions and stereotypes of Islam and British Muslims. On 6th July, full page advertisements in national broadsheet and tabloid newspapers aimed to disassociate a coalition of Muslim organisations with terrorism and violence. Further phases of this campaign are planned to comabat racism and Islamophobia and to engage diverse communities in interaction.
If we each searched our souls for “Not in my name” actions, how would the world be?
Podcasting in RE June 8, 2007
Posted by admin in Uncategorized. add a commentEither click here, or on the orange icon in the sidebar to listen to the Bible Heroes podcast created by Year 6 pupils at St Francis of Assisi VA Primary School in Ingleby Barwick (link to school website). Click on Episode 1.
Link works with Internet Explorer 7.
To listen to this podcast with iTunes:
Open iTunes>Advanced>Subscribe to podcast. In the window which opens, copy this URL:
http://www.podiumpodcasting.com/~182439/Y6atSTF210607000355/rss.xml
and paste it into the iTunes URL window.
The eight Year Six pupils I was working with, had chosen the theme of Bible Heroes. They first listened to a podcast in the role of “audio critics”, selecting elements which they thought were good, but also made comments about where there was room to improve.
Pupils worked in pairs to write their scripts, then loaded these into the Podium software to rehearse and record. The ease of use of the software meant that the children could concentrate on their speaking and listening skills, practising and performing until they were satisfied with the result. They also evaluated each other’s podcasts and made useful points to improve the quality.
When asked at the end what they had learned from the experience, they made comments such as:
- it made me realise how important deadlines are
- you need to work as a team
- it’s important to speak slowly and clearly
- you have to make it sound interesting
- you have to be responsible, otherwise it doesn’t work
- it makes you think about what you are going to say and how you say it
During the remaining weeks of the summer term, these eight “podders” are now going to teach podcasting to Year 5 pupils and so pass on the expertise they have learned.
If you want to know more about what podcasting is or read some ideas for how it can be used in RE, then click to watch this slideshow. (You can see a larger version by clicking on the SlideShare icon.
Blogging in RE
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. 1 comment so farIf you want to know more about what blogging is and how it can be used in RE, then watch this slideshow.
(You can see a larger version by clicking on the SlideShare icon).
Hello world! May 21, 2007
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This is the new blogsite of Sharon Artley, Consultant and Trainer in RE and ICT. Please add your comments or ideas. I look forward to hearing from you! You can contact me by email.
