At the request of many on Twitter, plus significant votes for each, we will have two topics to start the first #BlogSyncRE:
- What is religious literacy and how can it be improved in RE classrooms?
- Is the knowledge versus skills debate different in RE?
Theme of the Month Blogs
- Charlotte Vardy on Religious Literacy: http://candleconferences.com/blogsyncre/
- Ben Wood on Religious Literacy: https://themyopictortoise.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/what-is-religious-literacy/
- Bella Carter on Knowledge vs Skills: https://missavecarter.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/knowledge-versus-skills-its-different-in-re/
- Andy Lewis on Religious Literacy: http://tdreboss.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/blogsyncre-religious-literacy.html
- Ben Wood on Religious Literacy [Part 2]: https://themyopictortoise.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/what-is-religious-literacy-part-2/
- Dawn Cox on Knowledge after the #TFREConference: https://missdcoxblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/re-teaching-use-of-knowledge-is-changing-i-dont-know-enough-of-it/
- Rebecca Sefton blogs about Religious Literacy after the #TFREConference: https://missseftonreligion.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/i-am-a-teacher-of-religion-reflection-on-tfreconference/
- Lisa O’Connor blogs on Religious Literacy: https://dangerousgroundsre.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/what-is-religious-literacy-and-how-do-we-build-it/
- LA Baker on Religious Literacy after the #TFREConference: https://religiouslyminded15.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/becoming-religiously-literate/
- Neil McKain on Religious Literacy: https://thecursedfigtree.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/literacy/
- Danielle Lynch on Religious Literacy: https://theologyofmusic.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/initial-thoughts-on-religious-literacy/
- Alan Brine on Religious Literacy: http://www.reonline.org.uk/supporting/re-matters/news-inner/?id=29810
Other RE Blogs [Wildcards – any other RE related blog post written in June will be promoted here]
- Alan Brine on ‘The Primary Conundrum’: http://www.reonline.org.uk/supporting/re-matters/news-inner/?id=29773
- Bella Carter on Charlie Charlie and the Occult: https://missavecarter.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/religious-education-and-charliecharliechallenge-its-time-for-a-lesson-on-the-occult/
- Hamind Mahmood on Islmophobia and job applications: http://hamidmahmood.co.uk/2015/06/03/from-hamid-mahmood-to-harry-mason/
- Waqar Ahmedi introduces his blog and then posts some recent articles he has written and had published elsewhere: https://waqarahmedi.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/in-the-name-of-god/
- Lisa O’Connor blogs on Experiential RE: https://dangerousgroundsre.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/on-dangerous-ground/
- Laura Pope on Experiential RE after the #TFREConference: https://lpopeteachrs.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/now-close-your-eyes-and-focus-on-your-breathing-an-argument-for-experiential-learning-but-not-experiential-re/
- LA Baker asks What is Good RE? https://religiouslyminded15.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/what-is-good-re/
- Mark Shepstone reflects on RE and the Ebacc: https://mrshepstone.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/ebacc-to-the-future-1998-and-all-that/
- SirTeachALot blogs about the effects of games: https://sirteachalot.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/this-war-of-mine/
- Ben Wood reflects upon the decision making process for KS4 RE: https://themyopictortoise.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/the-road-ahead/
- Alan Brine posts about curiosity: http://www.reonline.org.uk/news/alans-blog-in-praise-of-curiosity-alan-brine/
- Neil McKain reflects on his time as Head of RS: http://www.innovatemyschool.com/industry-expert-articles/item/1457-reflections-of-a-religious-studies-head.html
- Emma Westbury blogs about ‘Open Homework’: http://staffrm.io/@misswestburyre/VpGGobBOoU
- Dawn Cox on ‘Lessons with Judgement’: https://missdcoxblog.wordpress.com/author/missdcox/
- Andy Lewis writes about ‘Challenges at the Chalkface’ in Catholic schools: http://tdreboss.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/porta-fidei-challenges-at-chalkface.html
- Andy Lewis refeclts on the ‘paradox of liberalism’: http://tdreboss.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/porta-fidei-challenges-at-chalkface.html
- Ben Wood blogs about curriculum planning: https://themyopictortoise.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/further-on-down-the-road/
- Jennifer Preston on the forthcoming report from the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life: https://woolfinstitute.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/getting-involved/
- Alan Brine writes about the mythologies of RE: http://www.reonline.org.uk/news/alans-blog-the-mythologies-of-re-alan-brine/
June Blogs About Personal Perspective in the RE classroom
- Waqar Ahmedi asks about personal views in the classroom: https://waqarahmedi.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/should-teachers-keep-their-views-out-of-the-classroom/
- Dawn Cox blogs about opinions in RE: https://missdcoxblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/the-problem-with-teaching-re-its-about-opinions/
- Kimberley shares her view in her first blog: https://opendoorteaching.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/can-the-religious-teach-religion-and-should-we-tell/
June Blogs About Ramadan
- Waqar Ahmedi blogs about fasting: https://waqarahmedi.wordpress.com/2015/06/20/fasting-provides-plenty-of-food-for-thought/
- Share Ramadan, Understand Others writes Natalie Scott: http://staffrm.io/@nataliescott/ruBV3Xz7zi
- Jonny Walker has a guest blog about a young students’ experience of Ramadan: https://jonnywalkerteaching.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/mariams-ramdhaan/
- Waqar Ahmedi discusses his children fasting: https://waqarahmedi.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/why-i-dont-allow-my-children-to-fast/
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