Give RE the status, coherence and rigour it needs, by ensuring all teachers of RE, primary & secondary, know what pupils have learned in earlier years and so can use and build on it. Our current system is inequitable. Countless children miss out. @culhamstgabriel.bsky.social @retoday.bsky.social

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☸️ 'We need a secretary of state with the nerve to place foundational knowledge about religions and worldviews within a common framework'

When it came to schools, the Founding Fathers didn't agree on much. But one thing they all agreed on was this: America could not allow a church--any church--to run a public school. MAGA dreams would overthrow American tradition. [Free link]: wapo.st/4hwsKLN

Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country

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Tim Hall, Ph.D. on LinkedIn: #religiousliteracy #religiousdiversity #globalcompetence

As the president of the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies (NCCSS), one of my responsibilities is to set the theme and program and lead the annual…

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Mark your calendars and join SSEC for a series of workshops about AI in the Social Sciences! First up is a focus on History Education with David Hicks (Virginia Tech), Jan 30 @ 3PM EST. Register at bit.ly/ssecAIwebina...

Excited to share my publication in the Journal of Curriculum Studies! 50 free online copies of my article outlining pre-service teachers’ understanding of sacrificial listening as a pedagogical framework are available at www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IA4U2... Let me know what you think!

Pre-service teachers’ understanding of sacrificial listening as a pedagogical framework

Listening is necessary for effective learning. Unfortunately, outside of comprehension tasks, listening is rarely emphasized as a key component of classroom instruction. This study considers a spec...

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The #HEIRNET25 Conference, titled "History Teaching and Historical Thinking for Countering Contemporary Challenges," will take place at the University of Cologne in Germany, from August 27th to 29th, 2025! Call for Papers Coming Soon!

NEW ARTICLE! "Included, but how? A critical investigation into elementary social studies standards about religion" by Amy Allen doi.org/10.1080/0093...

Included, but how? A critical investigation into elementary social studies standards about religion

Teaching about religion in public schools is a complicated and nuanced topic. Though religious illiteracy has been named as a widespread concern throughout the United States, little research has be...

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