Our webinar series, Religion, Social Studies and You is now available for free access on our YouTube Channel!
This four-part webinar series will focus on ways to incorporate inclusive pedagogical approaches for addressing different faith traditions and cultures in the classroom consistent with the First Amendment. Based on Tanenbaum’s* Seven Principles of Inclusive Education and Face to Faith’s Essentials of Dialogue, these webinars help teachers navigate the often difficult terrain of teaching accurately and sensitively about diverse religions and cultures.
Webinar 1: Getting Religion Right in Public Schools – Getting Religion Right in Public Schools
Prepares social studies teachers to address religion and religious diversity in the classroom using the principles of the First Amendment as applied under current law, featuring Charles Haynes, Newseum Institute’s Religious Freedom Center.
Webinar 2: Essentials of Dialogue
Introducing teachers to the Essentials of Dialogue – skills which are crucial as students articulate and share with their peers the meaning and significance of their own identity, culture, values, and traditions, featuring Kristen Looney, Face to Faith.
Webinar 3: Getting More Out of Core – Strategies for Effectively Incorporating Religion into Existing Classroom Content
Promote respect for religious diversity by adapting and expanding upon what you are already teaching, as well as gain more awareness to help overcome potential barriers in addressing the topic of religion in the classroom, featuring Mark Fowler, Tanenbaum*.
Webinar 4: Putting It Into Practice – Classroom Case Studies and Lesson Plans About Religious Diversity
Develop a variety of practical guidelines for the classroom, using examples across grade levels of Common Core-aligned lesson plans, that allow for respectful exploration of religious and cultural differences, featuring Mark Fowler, Tanenbaum*.
* Tanenbaum participated in this webinar series with the generous support of the Nissan Foundation and in partnership with NCSS, the Hindu American Foundation, Face to Faith, and the Newseum Institute’s Religious Freedom Center.