smartleydoesIT » RE http://smartleydoesit.co.uk Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://smartleydoesit.co.uk http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/files/2007/12/favicon.ico smartleydoesIT Makeover! http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/blog/2010/09/06/makeover/ http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/blog/2010/09/06/makeover/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:39:39 +0000 smartley http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/?p=336 TrueTube is a FREE, award winning education site for schools, designed to support the teaching of PSHE, Citizenship and RE at Key Stages 3 and 4.   And they’ve just completed a brilliant makeover.
If you don’t know about TrueTube, read on! The site has hundreds of high quality short films on a wide range of social, ethical and moral issues. Some of the films are personal, some provocative or opinionated, some objective and factual. Some are made by professional film makers, whilst others are created by teenagers. In addition, there are many classroom resources available.

TrueTube also have a training division: Boldface ProductionsThey run courses, classes and workshops for aspiring young film-makers from a wide variety of backgrounds.

If you teacher PSHE, Citizenship or RE, this is a site not to be missed! Check it out!

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Do you know that March 2011 is Celebrating RE month? Click to go to the website and find out how religious education can be celebrated.

Watch the movie and get involved!

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Are you involved in teaching RE in a secondary school in England or Wales?  If so, REsilience is for you.

Many of the most interesting issues that arise in RE lessons are contentious, and the REsilience programme is being developed to help boost teachers’ confidence in handlng them.

Whatever your level of experience, and whatever your qualification in RE, REsilience has been designed to help you identify where (if at all) your confidence needs boosting and then to plan just what to do about it.

Want to find out more? Click here to visit the website.

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This is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) 2010. There are many useful resources, both primary and secondary, to be found on the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust website. There are ideas for assemblies and a range of subject areas including PSHE/Citizenship, Maths and Science, RE, Music and Drama, ICT, English, Humanities and Design and Technology.

]]> http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/blog/2009/09/05/the-legacy-of-hope/feed/ 0 Learning Outside the Classroom http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/blog/2008/10/04/learning-outside-the-classroom/ http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/blog/2008/10/04/learning-outside-the-classroom/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:44:36 +0000 smartley http://smartleydoesit.co.uk/?p=39 A new resource has been created to give ideas for providing high quality experiences outside the classroom. This can be found on the Learning Outside the Classroom website.

In addition Sacred Space part of the new REonline website for RE practitioners, provides inspiring ideas for quality RE and spiritual development in sacred space.

There are a series of case studies together with some advice to prevent withdrawal from visits. There is also a booking form to hire banners and order bookmarks to raise the profile of LOtC in sacred space if holding a conference event.

Take a look at the impact LOtC can have on RE and spiritual development by clicking here.

There is additional information about Sacred Space on the official Sacred Space section of the LOtC website.

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  • supporting primary and secondary RE
  • creation of interactive materials for RE and Collective Worship
  • Enhancing RE through ICT and higher order thinking skills
  • RE and assessment
  • RE – using interactive whiteboards to enhance lessons and engage learners
  • skills training in using an interactive whiteboard Promethean or Smartboard
  • Holocaust Education
  • podcasting
  • support for church schools pre and post Section 48 inspection (SIAS)
  • blogging
  • setting up blogs
  • stop frame animation
  • creative presentations with PhotoStory, MovieMaker and Web 2.0 applications
  • support and training for Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) and LOtC Quality Badge
  • website development
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