Peace and Hope in the Middle East? January 21, 2009
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a commentRead this amazing blog written by 2 friends. One lives in Sajaia refugee camp in Gaza and the other lives in Sderot, a small town near Gaza on the Israeli side. This blog is written by 2 real people living and communicating on both sides of the border.
Compare stories on both sides of the border through this website which has short videos of men, women and children in Gaza (Palestine) and Sderot (Israel): their lives and their survival on a daily basis. The videos were filmed from October – December 2008.
The Three Faiths Forum is a non-religious organisation whose objective is to build lasting relationships between people of different faiths and beliefs to achieve a society where religious and cultural differences can co-exist through empathy, respect and engagement. The website provides information and a range of resources
Light a Candle January 20, 2009
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In many faiths, the lighting candles is a symbolic representaton of ideas such as joy, remembrance. As part of supporting the theme to Stand Up to Hatred for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, you are invited to light a candle. “By lighting a candle you are showing your support at embracing diversity and dispelling the darkness that racism, oppression and ignorance can lead to.” Click on the candle and add your light.
Well done True Tube!
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Yet another award for True Tube – winner of the Secondary Digital Content category at the 11th annual BETT Awards. 11th annual BETT Awards, held at the London Hilton, Park Lane on the 15th January. Run by Emap, Becta and the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), the BETT Awards is considered by many to be the most prestigious awards in the education sector. Each year, ICT educational suppliers of all types and sizes enter the BETT Awards, which celebrates excellence in ICT in education. Richard Joslin, exhibition director, Emap commented: “TrueTube’s awareness of the educational and social needs of teenagers and young adults has resulted in a truly exceptional resource that helps to improve the learning standards across the UK.”
True Tube uses insightful short films to encourage young people to voice their opinions and share their experiences on a variety of sensitive issues, such as knife crime, teenage pregnancy and religion. TrueTube has enhanced thousands of RE, citizenship, English and science lessons around the globe, providing teachers with real life case studies and expert opinions to get their classes talking.
Glogster
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a commentGlogster is a tool to create online interactive posters. Click on the Glogster link to view the site, or on the poster to view this example.
Stand Up … October 24, 2008
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a comment… to Hatred.
This is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2009. January 27th – the date of the liberation of Auschwitz is the date on which victims of the Holocaust and other genocides are remembered.
Education materials are available from the Holocaust Memorial Day website.
Learning Outside the Classroom October 4, 2008
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a commentA 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.
Look out for … June 13, 2008
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a comment… The Jewish Way of Life a free CD-Rom for your school and this supporting website which is packed with teaching tips and print outs. You can also find out about the Jewish Way of Life touring exhibition and request a visit to your area.
Click to find out more or order your free copy.
Blogging in RE is alive and well ….
Posted by admin in Uncategorized. add a comment…. and positively thriving at Nodehill Middle School, Newport, Isle of Wight. Take a look at some of the great things that are happening there and get some ideas for setting up a blog for your RE department! You can also go there from the sidebar widget.
Also have a look at the St Thomas More RE blog. It’s great to see RE flourishing in the world of blog!
Boring, irrelevant RE?
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a commentHave you got students (or parents) who ask why it is necessary to study RE? Check out this YouTube video!
RecREate April 21, 2008
Posted by smartley in Uncategorized. add a commentFollowing the Culham conference today at York St John on using storytelling and poetry to engage learners in RE, here is a post where delegates can add comments or suggest good resources which you might like to share with others.
As a starting point, here is a link to David’s presentation [slideshare id=363562&doc=recreate-york-1208728456297056-9&w=425]
and also to his blogsites at Carmel College: Sixth form, Rome and International.
You will find also find information about blogging and podcasting on this blog, as well as a link to Nodehill Middle School’s RE blog.
Here are some links to find out more about: Comic Life Deluxe, Evans Publishing for RE and Multi Faith and The Works 6 (poems for asssembly) edited by Pie Corbett
I look forward to reading your post, comments and suggestions!
