Mentoring Religious Education Teachers in the Secondary School

Mentoring Religious Education Teachers in the Secondary School
Author: Helen Sheehan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2022-12-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000811883

This book helps mentors working with beginning teachers of religious education to develop their own mentoring skills and provides the essential guidance their mentee needs as they navigate the roller coaster of their first years in the classroom. Offering tried-and-tested strategies, it covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs. Practical tools offered include approaches for developing subject knowledge and lesson planning, as well as guidance for the effective use of pre- and post-lesson discussion, observations and target setting to support beginning religious education teachers. Together with analytical tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding religious education teachers. Key topics covered include the following: Models of mentoring Your knowledge, skills and understanding as a mentor Developing mentees' religious literacy through classroom practice Supporting the planning of effective and creative RE lessons Developing mentees' knowledge and skills in the RE curriculum Supporting the delivery and evaluation of lessons Observations and pre- and post-lesson discussions and regular mentoring meetings Helping new religious education teachers develop their professional practice Filled with the key tools needed for the mentor’s individual development, this book offers an accessible guide to mentoring religious education teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support, inspire and elevate both mentors and beginning teachers alike.

Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School

Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School
Author: Philip L Barnes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317666666

The third edition of Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School draws together insights from current educational theory and the best contemporary classroom teaching and learning, and suggests tasks, activities and further reading designed to enhance the quality of initial school experience for the student teacher. This third edition has all new content and contributors, which take account of recent developments in the subject. Key themes addressed include: the aims and place of religious education in the curriculum; recent policy developments; developing lesson plans and schemes of work; the role of language and talk in religious education; spirituality and spiritual development; assessment in religious education; religious education at both Key Stage 4 and at A Level; religion education in relation to moral education; the role of computers; inclusion; professional development. Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School is designed to provide student teachers with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to teaching religious education in the secondary school.

Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School

Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School
Author:
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135865671

Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School provides insights from current educational theory and the best contemporary classroom teaching and learning, and suggests tasks, activities and further reading that are designed to enhance the quality of initial school experience for the student teacher. Key themes addressed include: the place of Religious Education in the curriculum state and faith community schooling developing schemes of work language and religious literacy teaching religion at 16 plus religion and moral education collective worship. This second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to take account of changes to policy and the curriculum. It includes two additional chapters on ‘Religious Education and Citizenship’ and ‘Teaching Religious Education at A level’, as well as new versions of three original chapters ‘Teaching Children with Special Educational Needs’, ‘Religious Education and Moral Education’ and ‘Resources for Religious Education’. Supporting teachers in developing levels of religious and theological literacy, both of individual pupils and the society as a whole, this comprehensive and accessible text will give practising teachers and students an introduction to the craft of teaching Religious Education in the secondary school.

Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School

Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School
Author: Rosa Archer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2023-12-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1003804349

This practical workbook assists school-based mentors of mathematics teachers to develop their mentoring skills, offering mentors the essential guidance needed in order to effectively support trainee or newly qualified secondary mathematics teachers, as well as in their overall career development. Offering tried and tested strategies based on research and evidence, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs and offers practical tools such as lesson plans and feedback sheets, observation sheets, case studies, sample dialogues and other learning activities and exercises. Together with analytical tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding mathematics teachers, whether in teacher training or as newly qualified or early-career teachers. Key topics explored include: Roles and responsibilities of mentors within mathematics education, and understanding yourself as a mentor The mentor–mentee relationship, and helping develop a beginning teacher’s identity Supporting specific aspects of beginning mathematics teachers’ knowledge, skills and understanding, including developing reflective practice, lesson planning and mathematical misconceptions Strategies for observation and analysis of lessons, marking, assessment and the use of data Mentoring for long-term career and teacher development Filled with the key tools needed for the mentor’s individual development, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School offers an accessible and practical guide to mentoring trainee teachers and early-career teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support, inspire and elevate both mentors and teachers alike. This book also includes an online eResource offering downloadable resources and web-based training material.

Critical Religious Education in Practice

Critical Religious Education in Practice
Author: Christina Easton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317302656

Critical Religious Education in Practice serves as an accessible handbook to help teachers put Critical Religious Education (CRE) into practice. The book offers straightforward guidance, unpicking some of the key difficulties that teachers encounter when implementing this high-profile pedagogical approach. In-depth explanations of CRE pedagogy, accompanied by detailed lesson plans and activities, will give teachers the confidence they need to inspire debate in the classroom, tackling issues as controversial as the authority of the Qur’an and the relationship between science and religion. The lesson plans and schemes of work exemplify CRE in practice and are aimed at empowering teachers to implement CRE pedagogy across their curriculum. Additional chapters cover essential issues such as differentiation, assessment, the importance of subject knowledge and tips for tackling tricky topics. The accompanying resources, including PowerPoint presentations and worksheets, are available via the book’s companion website. Key to developing a positive classroom culture and promoting constructive attitudes towards Religious Education, this text is essential reading for all practising and future teachers of Religious Education in secondary schools.

Equipping Educators to Teach Religious Literacy

Equipping Educators to Teach Religious Literacy
Author: Emile Lester
Publisher: Routledge Research in Religion and Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780367775223

This volume provides a detailed evaluation of a unique education program implemented in secondary schools in Georgia to enhance teachers' religious literacy and their ability to promote this in schools and classrooms. The text demonstrates that religious literacy can be proactively taught to students, whilst also highlighting key considerations and tensions around religious liberty in the American South. Spanning rural, urban, and suburban Georgia, the text presents an original approach to the growing field of religious literacy by foregrounding community voices and perspectives. Using rich empirical data and qualitative interviews with religious and political leaders, scholars, teachers, parents, and students, the book evaluates the challenges, efficacy, and benefits of the program in view of rising political polarization. In doing so, the text tackles historical and contemporary issues around race and religion, and considers tensions between religious and nonreligious groups in the US. Ultimately, the book presents a significant contribution to the dialogue around fostering religious literacy in schools. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religious education, teacher education, and religious literacy more broadly. Those interested in the sociology of education, as well as diversity and religion in America, will also benefit from this volume.

Mentoring History Teachers in the Secondary School

Mentoring History Teachers in the Secondary School
Author: Victoria Crooks
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2023-12-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000997669

Mentoring History Teachers in the Secondary School supports mentors to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding essential to the successful mentoring of beginning history teachers who are undertaking their initial teacher training or being inducted into the profession as early career teachers. The authors critically explore models of mentoring and place subject specificity at the heart of every chapter, offering practical mentoring strategies rooted in the best evidence and research from the history teaching community. This book is a vital source of encouragement and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of history teachers, providing accessible summaries of history-specific thinking on a range of topics alongside mentoring support. Key topics include: • Understanding what being a subject-specific mentor of beginning history teachers involves. • Establishing a dialogic mentor-mentee relationship. • Supporting beginning teachers to develop the substantive and disciplinary knowledge they need to become excellent history teachers. • Guiding beginning history teachers through the lesson planning process. • Conducting subject-specific lesson observations and pre- and post-lesson discussions. • Supporting beginning history teachers to consider the purpose of history education and how they can navigate this in relation to values education, the use of ICT, and the teaching of controversial and sensitive issues. Mentoring History Teachers in the Secondary School offers an accessible and practical guide to mentoring beginning history teachers, with ready-to-use strategies to support and inspire both mentors and beginning teachers alike.

How Are a Teacher's Knowledge and Skills Regarding the Use of Life Approach Useful for Teaching Christian Religious Education?

How Are a Teacher's Knowledge and Skills Regarding the Use of Life Approach Useful for Teaching Christian Religious Education?
Author: Cynthia Chebet
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2019-08-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3668996644

Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Didactics - Theology, Religion Pedagogy, grade: B, Moi University, language: English, abstract: The Kenya National Examination Council reports for 2011, 2012 and 2013 show a decline in Christian Religious Education performance. The purpose of this mixed method, exploratory research study is to analyze and evaluate teachers’ knowledge and skills on use the of Life Approach in teaching Christian Religious Education among teachers in public secondary schools within Bungoma County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine teachers’ knowledge on Life Approach in the teaching of Christian Religious Education, determine the pre-service and in-service training level of teachers of Christian Religious Education in the use of Life Approach in teaching Christian Religious Education, generating and analyzing teachers’ attitudes towards the use of Life Approach in teaching Christian Religious Education in public secondary schools in Bungoma County and lastly, determine teachers’ utilization of the Life Approach in teaching Christian Religious Education. This study was guided by the Rogers and Frieberg theory of experiential learning.The study utilized the exploratory research design. There were 206 public secondary schools with about 400 teachers of Christian Religious Education. The population of this study comprised all teachers of Christian Religious Education teachers in Bungoma County. Ten percent of the schools were selected using stratified sampling on the basis of national, county and sub-county schools. From each selected school, 2 CRE teachers were randomly selected using probability sampling procedures. To collect data the questionnaire, interview guides, document analysis and observation schedule were used. Descriptive statistics method was used to facilitate data exploration for better understanding of issues.

Religious Teaching in Secondary Schools

Religious Teaching in Secondary Schools
Author: George Charles Bell
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2015-07-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781330964446

Excerpt from Religious Teaching in Secondary Schools: Suggestions to Teachers and Parents The following pages sufficiently explain their purpose; they are the outcome of a suggestion made by the Publishers, who considered that there was occasion for such a book, and that there were reasons for asking me to undertake it. But I have widely departed from the scheme which they suggested. I have "taken my material where I found it," usually with careful reference to its sources; and one chief use of this short compilation will be to draw the attention of teachers to useful and accessible books, which have been freely used for it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Values and Professional Knowledge in Teacher Education

Values and Professional Knowledge in Teacher Education
Author: Nick Mead
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 135100333X

Values and Professional Knowledge in Teacher Education provides distinctive insights into potential strengths to develop trainee teachers’ values within school-based training. Looking at the personal moral and political values of trainees as fundamental to strategic and critical professional knowledge, the book considers a key question about training contexts: to what extent is teacher education embedded in the purpose and rationale of the school so that trainees’ values, and consequently their autonomy and identity, can flourish? The book is research focused and offers case studies that offer vicarious experiences which resonate with the professional needs and concerns of teacher educators. The book opens with a reflective narrative on the experience of a teacher educator in England. Further chapters explore international perspectives on values and professional knowledge in teacher education, applied theoretical principles for developing the relationship between trainee teachers’ values and their professional knowledge, the impact of university and school-based training contexts on the development of values-based professional knowledge, and the challenge of a values-based professional knowledge to current teacher education practice. Values and Professional Knowledge in Teacher Education will be of great interest to academics and post-graduate students in the field of education, university and school-based teacher educators, trainee teachers, researchers, policymakers and school leaders.