#edutooters — Public Fediverse posts

🌍 In honor of #WorldRefugeeDay, we are showcasing films that provide a personal perspective on the experiences of migrants, refugees and displaced persons around the world. Our teaching materials for these films support students in practicing compassion and humility and making meaningful attempts to understand why refugees flee their homes, what their lives are like, and how everyday people can get involved to help. For grades 4-12.

https://journeysinfilm.org/bring-refugee-stories-to-your-classroom/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=OTD&utm_id=June+2026&utm_term=World+Refugee+Day&utm_content=link

#Movies #Education #Homeschooling #GlobalEducation #Edutooters #Refugees #Migrants #DisplacedPersons #WorldPolitics #Syria #Pakistan #Tibet #SocialEmotionalLearning

We know that educators who relied on the The World Factbook as a reference for teaching geography are reeling at the news that it has been taken offline.

We've put together a collection of other free, online resources that can help fill that gap, along with our best regional geography lessons (which are also free!)

Take a look and please share this with your educator friends.

https://journeysinfilm.org/teach-world-geography-with-film/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=World+Fact+Book&utm_content=link

#WorldFactBook #CIAWorldFactBook #Geography #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Teaching #Teachers #TeachingResources #SocialStudies #MiddleSchool

🌍 Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week with film! We're highlighting our teaching resources for global education films to bring World Religions alive in your classroom. Get classroom-ready lesson plans to teach about major world religions with award-winning films like He Named Me Malala, Schindler's List, The Story of God with Morgan Freeman and more. For grades 4-12, higher ed, adult ed.

Explore these amazing films and free teaching materials at the link:

https://journeysinfilm.org/teach-about-world-religions-with-film/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Interfaith+Week&utm_term=world+religions&utm_content=link

#WorldInterfaithHarmonyWeek #InterfaithHarmonyWeek #ReligiousLiteracy #WorldReligions #Education #Homeschooling #Edutooters #SocialStudies #GlobalEducation #Movies

🎁 The best gifts come from the heart. Give your students the gift of WADJDA, the delightful story of a convention-defying Saudi girl whose heart is set on the impossible goal of getting a bicycle, from Saudi Arabia's first woman director Haifaa Al Mansour. It's a great film for grades 6-12 & also for watching as a family!

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/wadjda/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=December+25&utm_content=Link

#HaifaaAlMansour #SaudiArabia #GlobalEducation #WorldReligions #Education #Movies #Homeschooling #Edutooters #Islam #Wadjda #MENA #ReligiousLiteracy

Bonus: The Corita Center offers free worksheets d rooted in the fundamentals of Corita's teachings and art.

Happy Corita Day!

https://store.corita.org/collections/downloads

#CoritaKent #SisterMaryCorita
#ArtEducation #ArtLessons
#ArtTeacher #Education
#Art #Homeschooling
#Edutooters #CoritaDay #ArtActivities #Parenting #ActivitiesForKids

Happy Birthday Corita Kent! Also known as Sister Mary Corita, the acclaimed artist and teacher was born on this day in 1918. She used painting and calligraphy to convey ideas about peace, racial harmony, and social justice. Learn more about her and her role in the Immaculate Heart of Mary community with award-winning documentary Rebel Hearts.

Our Rebel Hearts Curriculum Guide features a hands-on Visual Arts lesson about The Power of Corita Kent’s Calligraphic Art. It's a great way to help students find their voice through multi-media artwork. For grades 9-12.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/rebel-hearts/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Corita+Day&utm_content=Link

#CoritaKent #ArtEducation #ArtLessons #ArtTeacher #Education #Art #Homeschooling #Edutooters #OTD #BOTD #OnThisDay #BornOnThisDay #ArtHistory #CoritaDay

We learned today via @FediTips that all of the Guppe groups are offline indefinitely. (More information at the link.) Our fingers are crossed for positive developments.

This means that at least for the moment the education community will no longer be able to reach subscribers in related groups.

But! There's also a possible alternative. More info below. 1/n

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102

#FediMeta #MastodonMeta #TeachersOfMastodon #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Academic #Libraries #HigherEd #Histodons #StemEducation #EdTech

Teachers, our friend Tim Hall is gathering stories for his upcoming book, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom: Global Competence in K-12 Social Studies (Routledge). Your voice can help illustrate how educators are making this possible in real classrooms.

More information: https://religionmatters.org/2025/08/16/call-for-teacher-stories-bringing-religious-literacy-to-the-classroom/

@education @edutooters @religion

#Education #Edutooters #ReligiousStudies #ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence

Celebrate women leaders and role models with film for International Women's Day! We have curated ten documentaries that present engaging stories from around the globe about inspirational women of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. These are great for teaching global education, social studies, world religions, women's studies and more -- for middle school, high school, and higher education. 1/2

https://religionmatters.org/2024/03/14/ten-documentary-films-that-celebrate-women-of-faith/

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025 #WomensHistoryMonth #Education #Edutooters #WorldReligions #ReligiousLiteracy #Homeschooling @education @edutooters @religion @film

#DearTeachers,

We received #complaints for not recognizing the Christian holiday of Yom Saint Francis Ha’Kadosh in our #holiday greetings. Last we checked, this holiday was on Tishrei 19th but in fact the holiday does NOT follow normal dates and follows a #Christian #religious #calendar...

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/christians-are-rigid-about-color-coding-religions-and-providing-a-whole-paint-set-may-cause-7754067a36cf

#diversity #inclusivity
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#Holidays #TheHolidays #TheHolidaySeason
#PublicSchool #School #TotallySecular
#EduTooters

#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

🍎 Happy World Teachers' Day! We're spotlighting 5 heartwarming films that celebrate educators from around the world. Each film offers an inspiring story + reminds us to appreciate & celebrate teachers today & every day.

Get our free teaching resources to help you share these films with your learning community. Learn more:

https://religionmatters.org/2024/10/04/honoring-world-teachers-with-free-film-resources-for-educators/

#WorldTeachersDay #InternationalTeachersDay #Education #Edutooters #Teachers #Teaching #ReligiousEducation #ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousStudies #Judaism #Islam #Catholicism #Christianity #Hinduism #WorldReligions #GlobalEducation @educators @edutooters @film

We're boosting this Call for Proposals for our friends at Religion Matters - https://religionmatters.org/. They do good work supporting educators who are teaching about world religions — and their editor is a joy to work with.

. . .

Call for Proposals

The Religion Matters Blog offers a venue for religious studies educators and scholars to share their views on why religion matters today:

- K-16 Perspectives on religious literacy in the classroom.
- Lesson Plans for K-12 Educators.
- Syllabuses for Higher Education.
- Religion in the Public Sphere.

If you are interested in submitting to the Religions Matter Blog, complete the submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PWAWSWvSqrIV9ac4uUCg8X5AJqImVurn4NFERwEl2FE/viewform?edit_requested=true.

Boosts for reach appreciated!

#Education #Edutooters #ReligiousStudies #ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalEducation #Buddhism #Christianity #Hinduism #Islam #Judaism #WorldReligions @education @edutooters @religion @religiousstudies @academicchatter

Our friend Tim Hall of https://religionmatters.org/ just shared an exciting new preprint on religious literacy as part of global education:

"Amplifying Religious Literacy Education through the Frameworks of Global Competence".

This is a great read and a great resource for anyone who cares about global education and global cultural competence.

Download it for free here: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202408.0563/v1

#ReligiousLiteracy #ReligiousStudies #GlobalEducation #GlobalCompetency #CulturalStudies #CrossCulturalEducation #CrossCulturalUnderstanding #Education #Edutooters #InterculturalCompetence @education @edutooters @academicchatter

#DearTeachers,

As you may know if you have any students in your class who identify as Christian, they may ask to be excused from school to observe the #Christian #holiday of “Christmas,” more popularly referred to as Yom Christmas.

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/it-is-a-common-misconception-to-think-of-yom-christmas-as-a-christian-chanukkah-96feccafbeba

#diversity #inclusivity #inclusive
#PublicSchool #School
#EduTooters
#TheHolidays #Holidays #HolidaySeason #HoHoHo
#WinterHolidays
#MedinatAmerica = #Satire

Dear Bartenura Elementary School students and parents,

We understand that some of you were #offended by our “Winter Lights” bonfire.

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/we-had-no-way-of-knowing-that-would-be-offensive-or-shocking-64b63cfee350

#diversity #inclusivity
#TheHolidays #holiday #holidays
#PublicSchool #School
#DearParents
#EduTooters #EduSky #Educators
#MedinatAmerica

#DearTeachers,

#Chanukkah is coming soon… but we are also entering into what our #Christian friends refer to as "#TheChristianHolidaySeason,” which lasts around a month.

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/this-may-be-why-christians-tend-to-say-happy-holidays-despite-this-actually-being-the-time-of-ec8225fcc0cf

#Advent Yom #Christmas #Holiday #Holidays
The Christian #HolidaySeason
#FreedomOfReligion #FreedomFromReligion
#diversity #inclusivity #inclusive #ally
#PublicSchool #TotallySecular
#EduTooters #Educators

#MedinatAmerica

#DearTeachers,

#Chanukkah is coming soon… but we are also entering into what our #Christian friends refer to as "#TheChristianHolidaySeason,” which lasts around a month.

https://medium.com/@jewwhohasitall/this-may-be-why-christians-tend-to-say-happy-holidays-despite-this-actually-being-the-time-of-ec8225fcc0cf

#Inclusivity #Ally
#Holidays The Christian #HolidaySeason
The real #Holiday #Season is in spring.
#Advent Yom #Christmas
#PublicSchool #TotallySecular
#FreedomFromReligion
#EduTooters

#MedinatAmerica

More good news for my book, "Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education" -- it was selected as a finalist for the Next Generation Indies Book Award in the category of Education/Academic! Visit the Teachers College Press website to purchase the book: https://www.tcpress.com/reexamining-the-federal-role-in-higher-education-9780807766767 #highereducation #educationpolicy #edutooters #bookaward

With Dwayne Reed at McGraw Hill's School of the Future event in Philadelphia. #edchat #edutooters #relationshipsmatter

Just learned that my book, "Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education," placed first in the category of Politics and second in the category of Education for the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award! Here's a link to the book on the publisher's website: https://www.tcpress.com/reexamining-the-federal-role-in-higher-education-9780807766767 #BookAward #Edutooters #HigherEducation #HigherEdPolicy