Tanenbaum Education is proud to partner with brilliant, motivated educators from around the country to develop best practices in inclusive education. The Network of Inclusive Educators® meets monthly to discuss classroom issues, create new resources for educators, and provide mutual support and mentorship.
Roberto Argentina
Houston, TX
A Time to Celebrate: A Story Map
Roberto Argentina, Lamar High School, Houston, TX
Religious holidays surface throughout the school year. This academic calendar-based Story Map uses access to short videos and articles to help educators move from just noticing a student’s tradition to understanding its meaning to engaging in respectful pedagogical conversation.
Rachel Clawson
Alpine, UT
Inquiry Kits for Teaching About Religion
Rachel Clawson, Timberline Middle School, Alpine, UT
Learning about religion can remain abstract when students encounter different traditions only through textbooks. Inquiry Kits bring images, sounds, objects, and scents into the classroom, helping students observe closely, ask respectful questions, and build a nuanced understanding of lived religion.
Julie Goldman
San Diego, CA
Supporting Religiously Diverse Students in Public Schools
Julie Goldman, Ed.D., San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, CA
All teachers can create learning spaces where religious and nonreligious identities are respected. This guide links educators to constitutionally appropriate lessons and resources for teaching about religion, religious identity, and religious difference both in and beyond the classroom.
Tracey Kassin
Wilmington, MA
Religious Dialogue: Skills for Respectful Communication
Tracey Kassin, Wilmington High School, Wilmington, MA
Teaching and learning about religion can feel uncertain, even when framed by clear learning goals. These lessons help students listen without assumptions, ask thoughtful questions, and confidently and respectfully engage with the skills needed to understand religious identity.
Brittany Molenda
Lombard, Illinois
AI Literacy and Respecting Religious Difference
Brittany Molenda, Montini High School, Lombard, IL
AI-generated “answers” can appear authoritative while oversimplifying or omitting essential context. Created by an IT instructor, these classroom-ready lessons are an introduction to a brand-new literacy and give students practice recognizing how online bias can shape digital information.
Chris Murray
Bethesda, MD
Why—and How—to Teach About the Holocaust
Chris Murray, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethesda, MD
Teaching about the Holocaust is both professionally urgent and pedagogically complex. Drawing on nearly three decades in the classroom, Chris shares how he reexamined a popular elective he teaches, what he changed, and the resources shaping his continued learning.
Join the Network
Are you interested in inclusive education about religion and religious identity in K-12 spaces? Click here to learn about Tanenbaum’s Network of Inclusive Educators® professional learning community.
The Tanenbaum Network of Inclusive Educators® is made possible by the generosity of the Sy Syms Foundation, the Pine Tree Foundation of New York, the Nissan Foundation, MBSK Foundation, and the Longview Foundation.
