Practicing Pluralism: Religion, Culture and the Arts for Secondary Social Studies and ELAR Educators
Religious literacy, tolerance, and understanding depend on the study and practice of pluralism, from local to global levels, especially as multicultural democracies around the world are under stress. This online professional development course for secondary social studies and ELAR teachers will align to the Texas standards, and engage local and global topics in religion, explored through history, geography, culture, and the arts. More broadly designed for inclusion of world religion.
Summer themes include celebrations of pluralism in religion and music, religion and museum arts, as well as challenges to pluralism in religion and war (Ukraine) and antisemitism; with additional sessions on teaching about the Bible and exploring the Texas social studies standards rewriting process under SB3. All sessions include relevant literature for the ELAR classroom.
Details
Date: June 27-30, 2022
Time: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-12:00pm CST will be synchronous Zoom workshops with scholars, followed by asynchronous afternoon self-paced learning at Canvas
Location: Online, via Zoom
Cost: Registration for this course is free
- Aligned to secondary Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for social studies and ELA, including strands
- Earn 30 hours of TEA continuing education credits upon completion of the requirements for the course
- No prerequisites needed to participate
- Open to pre-service, in-service, departmental teams, district administrators, and educators broadly situated throughout the community
- No cost to teachers or districts
- Preparation materials will be shared with educators via Canvas approximately 10 days in advance of the event
Contact Boniuk Institute Program Director Dr. Gayle Pagnoni with any questions you may have at pagnoni.rice.edu.
Scholars and Topics
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Integrating the Museum of Fine Art, Houston's World's Faiths Initiatives: Islamic Art into Your Classroom |
Questions of Balance: Christian Nationalism, Religion Coverage, and the TEKS |
The Cultural Studies Approach |
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Teaching About the Bible in a Pluralist Classroom |
Listening Lab Respecting Differences in Religions & Worldviews |
Integrating the Museum of Fine Art, Houston's World's Faiths Initiatives: Islamic Art into Your Classroom |
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Mysterious Language of Music: Songs of Contemplation and Resistance |
Respecting Differences in Religions & Worldviews |
Respecting Differences in Religions & Worldviews Gayle Pagnoni |
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Religion and Art in the Borderlands |
Respecting Differences in Religions & Worldviews |
Integrating the Museum of Fine Art, Houston's World's Faith's Initiatives: Islamic Art into Your Classroom Shireen Shah |
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Mind the God Gap: Religion in the Ukrainian Conflict |
Antisemitism and Intolerance: The Impact of an Ancient and Ongoing Global Phenomenon |