Director & Founder, Religion & Education Collaborative Expertise in #religiousliteracy, professional development, and curriculum design
Boston, MA
Joined September 2010
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Dr. @katesoules is an expert in #religiousliteracy and is director and founder of the Religion and Education Collaborative.
She recently joined us as a Fellow for Religious Literacy Evaluation. Learn about her work in our latest Profile in Pluralism. aspeninstitute.org/blog-post…
I'm excited to be launching this new program!
Public schools are complicated, so we want to help religious and theological studies scholars build knowledge, skills + community to better support increased #religiousliteracy in schools.
Learn more: religionanded.com/pspe
Apply now for the Religion & Education Collaborative's new program: "Public Education, Religious Studies, and Public Scholarship."
Learn to communicate religious studies expertise & foster connections to support #religiousliteracy in public schools.
religionanded.com/pspe/
And special thanks to our sponsors:
@AARWeb
@BoniukInstitute
@bcstm
Boston Theological Institute Consortium
@ifyc
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Your support makes this possible!
The @ICNY #NEHSummer Institute, Religious Worlds of New York, is an incredible opportunity!
Teachers of #sschat, #globaledchat, and #worldgeochat should definitely check this out and consider applying.
Hey, #TeacherTwitter! Apply to join us in #NYC at #NEHSummer institute for #K12 teachers, with new approaches to #teaching #religiousliteracy and #diversity. Generous stipend and careful COVID policies.
By @ICNY @NEHgov @UnionSeminary.
More info at religiousworldsnyc.org
From @thatkristen:
"What I learned was that whether or not your family engages in a specific religious practice, it’s important for children to understand the history and cultural implications of all religions, which are, of course, complicated."
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More good news, the Dept. of Education already has this guidance: www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/…
In addition to @BJContheHill resources, see also: @RelFreedomCntr, @ACLU, @AARWeb, and many others.
#religiousliteracy #religionandeducation
In light of reports that President Trump is expected to announce “guidance on constitutional prayer in public schools” on Thursday, we have some good news: students can already pray in public schools! #FaithFreedomForAll #ReligiousLiberty Learn more: BJConline.org/resources
Kate Soules, PhD retweeted
There's still time! The Religion & Education Section at the Mid-Atlantic Regional AAR meeting is still accepting proposals until this Friday, Jan. 10
???: @KateSoules or @bpmarcus
For CfP details: mar-aarsbl.org/sections-and-…
#religionandeduation #religiousliteracy
The text of an Ohio bill re: students' religious liberty pretty much just reiterates existing protections, despite how it is being reported. But will it actually increase educators' knowledge & skills when they encounter religion at school?
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Kate Soules, PhD retweeted
The American Academy of Religion has published a broad set of guidelines outlining what every undergraduate student should know about religion.
religionnews.com/2019/10/03/…
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Today, @NCSSNetwork, @AARWeb, @BostonCollege , and many other organizations are gathered together today at the @RelFreedomCntr for a National Summit on Religion and Education. We will be live tweeting about the event all day, so look out for our hashtag #ReligionandEducation
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my new post covers state law on "In God We Trust" displays in public schools, highlighting the classroom as potential site of church/state controversy ednote.ecs.org/in-god-we-tru… @CtrRelPol @RelFreedomCntr @DrNateW @BJContheHill @americansunited @KevinMKruse @impconvo @ReligPolitics
It's so encouraging to see such strong support for civics and religious literacy. How do we build capacity for schools and educators so that all students have access to high quality civic and #religiousliteracy education?
Results from 2019 #PDKpoll show teachers rate civic prep above college/career prep, large majorities of adults (parents & teachers) think civics should be required, & strong support for building religious literacy via comparative religion courses #CivXNow pdkpoll.org/assets/downloads…
According to new data from @pdkintl, 76% of parents & 87% of teachers think that comparative religion classes should be offered as an elective for all students. So how do we get more schools to offer classes about religion?
#religiousliteracy #PDKpoll pdkpoll.org/results/religiou…
"I recently completed a diversity and equity class...Unsurprisingly, religious diversity was barely a footnote in the course syllabus" @KevinSinger0 highlights an all too common failure in diversity education & conversations to include religious diversity insidehighered.com/blogs/uni…
This could build a great #religiousliteracy reading list! I'm excited to see the suggestions
#ICYMI from last week: @JulieZauzmer's great piece on increased attention to Bible literacy classes in public schools. Do these courses increase #religiousliteracy? Or do they advance a religious agenda? What about sacred texts of other religions?
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A6: The study of religion is naturally interdisciplinary. Religions influence and are influenced by all aspect of life and culture. Can find connections across the curriculum #sschat
A3: Focus on teaching students to be able to analyze religion &its many expressions in the world. Ability to identify internal diversity, change over time, intersections with culture, complex understandings of religion rather than a chart of beliefs, holidays, & texts. #sschat
A3: Coverage of all religions is impossible. Instead, what are the goals of teaching about religion and how can they be accomplished, backwards design! Equip students with the tools to continue learning. #sschat