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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 35m

I’ll be facilitating a free Zoom session with the Dialogue Institute on teaching about religion in K–12 classrooms.

📅 Oct 16 | 7–8:30 pm ET
🧾 Earn 1.5 contact hours + certificate of completion
💻 Free registration: bit.ly/4gS9hpV

Join us to learn how to teach about religion responsibly

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to share my article, “Why Is the Scopes Trial Still Relevant to Public Education Today? An IDM Unit Plan,” in Social Education (Oct 2025). Nearly a century later, we’re still exploring how science, belief & democracy shape public schooling.

📸: Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA 2007-0124)

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to share my article, “Why Is the Scopes Trial Still Relevant to Public Education Today? An IDM Unit Plan,” in Social Education (Oct 2025). Nearly a century later, we’re still exploring how science, belief & democracy shape public schooling.

📸: Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA 2007-0124)

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 9d

Almost ready for the 2025 @NCAEE1 Fall Conference! 🎉📚 Putting the finishing touches on my session — “Religious Literacy in the K–5 Classroom: Exploring Diversity with Picture Books.” Can’t wait to share practical strategies for inclusion, diversity, and belonging in elementary classrooms. 🌍✏️

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 9d

📚 Excited to be guest teaching my Inquiry Design Model (IDM) unit — “Why is the Scopes Trial Still Relevant to Public Education Today?” — this week!

Thrilled that this unit will also be featured in the October issue of Social Education from the @socialstudies.org! #TheScopesTrial

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 9d

📚 Excited to be guest teaching my Inquiry Design Model (IDM) unit — “Why is the Scopes Trial Still Relevant to Public Education Today?” — this week!

Thrilled that this unit will also be featured in the October issue of Social Education from the @socialstudies.org! #TheScopesTrial

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 9d

Almost ready for the 2025 @NCAEE1 Fall Conference! 🎉📚 Putting the finishing touches on my session — “Religious Literacy in the K–5 Classroom: Exploring Diversity with Picture Books.” Can’t wait to share practical strategies for inclusion, diversity, and belonging in elementary classrooms. 🌍✏️

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 10d

Thrilled to add The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States (Volumes I & II) to my shelves. Perfect timing as I continue writing, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom with Routledge Eye on Education. Grateful for the gifts that keep inspiring this work. 🙏🎉

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 10d

📚 Saturday writing session = deep dive into Chapter 5: “How Can Inquiry Drive Religious Literacy?” Secondary Strategies that Work for my text, Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom with Routledge Eye on Education. 🌍✏️ #ReligiousLiteracy #InquiryDesignModel #C3Framework #SocialStudies

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 12d

💻✨ Who speaks for Islam online? Guest blogger Sana Patel explores how imams and “E-mams” shape religious authority in digital spaces. #religiousliteracy
👉 religionmatters.org/2025/10/03/i...

Imams in Cyberspace: Understanding Islamic Authority on the Internet

Guest Post: Sana Patel, Zwan Postdoctoral Associate at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University Imams or E-mams are Islamic authority figures that many Muslims look up to for spiritua…

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 12d

💻✨ Who speaks for Islam online? Guest blogger Sana Patel explores how imams and “E-mams” shape religious authority in digital spaces. #religiousliteracy
👉 religionmatters.org/2025/10/03/i...

Imams in Cyberspace: Understanding Islamic Authority on the Internet

Guest Post: Sana Patel, Zwan Postdoctoral Associate at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University Imams or E-mams are Islamic authority figures that many Muslims look up to for spiritua…

religionmatters.org

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The Dialogue Institute at Temple University @dialogueinst.bsky.social · 14d

Registration is open to all educators! We would love to have you join the conversation. #K12 #education #classroomtopics

religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 19d

I’ll be facilitating a free Zoom session with @dialogueinst.bsky.social on teaching about religion in K–12 classrooms.
📅 Oct 16, 7–8:30 pm ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4gS9hpV

#ReligiousLiteracy #K12Education #SocialStudies

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The Dialogue Institute at Temple University @dialogueinst.bsky.social · 15d

#K12 Educators - join us for this Zoom event on October 16th, 2025!

religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 19d

I’ll be facilitating a free Zoom session with @dialogueinst.bsky.social on teaching about religion in K–12 classrooms.
📅 Oct 16, 7–8:30 pm ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4gS9hpV

#ReligiousLiteracy #K12Education #SocialStudies

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 18d

📢 Teachers — I’m collecting stories for my upcoming book with @RoutledgeEOE: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom. 🌍📚 Your classroom experiences matter! Share how you’ve made religious literacy real for students. 👉 Submit here: bit.ly/brl2classroom
🗓 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 #religiousliteracy

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 18d

Spread the word & repost! 📢 Teachers I’m collecting stories for my upcoming book with @RoutledgeEOE: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom. 🌍📚 Your classroom experiences matter! Share how you’ve made religious literacy real for students. 👉 Submit here: bit.ly/brl2classroom
Deadline: 2/1/26

Call for Teacher Stories: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom

Visit the post for more.

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 17d

📖 Big milestone: the full draft of CH 1 of my book Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom with Routledge Eye on Education is finished! This anchor chapter makes a case for why RLE matters today. Onward to CH 5 this month! #ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 17d

📖 Big milestone: the full draft of CH 1 of my book Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom with Routledge Eye on Education is finished! This anchor chapter makes a case for why RLE matters today. Onward to CH 5 this month! #ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 18d

Spread the word & repost! 📢 Teachers I’m collecting stories for my upcoming book with @RoutledgeEOE: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom. 🌍📚 Your classroom experiences matter! Share how you’ve made religious literacy real for students. 👉 Submit here: bit.ly/brl2classroom
Deadline: 2/1/26

Call for Teacher Stories: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom

Visit the post for more.

bit.ly

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 18d

📢 Teachers — I’m collecting stories for my upcoming book with @RoutledgeEOE: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom. 🌍📚 Your classroom experiences matter! Share how you’ve made religious literacy real for students. 👉 Submit here: bit.ly/brl2classroom
🗓 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 #religiousliteracy

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 19d

I’ll be facilitating a free Zoom session with @dialogueinst.bsky.social on teaching about religion in K–12 classrooms.
📅 Oct 16, 7–8:30 pm ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4gS9hpV

#ReligiousLiteracy #K12Education #SocialStudies

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 19d

I’ll be facilitating a free Zoom session with @dialogueinst.bsky.social on teaching about religion in K–12 classrooms.
📅 Oct 16, 7–8:30 pm ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4gS9hpV

#ReligiousLiteracy #K12Education #SocialStudies

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 24d

Excited to be presenting at the 2025 NCAEE Fall Conference! 🎉
📚 Religious Literacy in the K–5 Classroom: Exploring Diversity with Picture Books - Practical strategies for inclusion, diversity & belonging in elementary classrooms. #NCAEE2025 #ReligiousLiteracy

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 20d

I need your help #socialstudies teachers! Do you have a story to share?

religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 24d

Teachers, your stories matter! ✨

I’m writing Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom (Routledge, 2026) and want to feature real classroom voices. 🌍📚

👉 Share your experience: bit.ly/brl2classroom

🗓 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026

#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence #K12Ed

Call for Teacher Stories: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom

Visit the post for more.

bit.ly

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 24d

Teachers, your stories matter! ✨

I’m writing Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom (Routledge, 2026) and want to feature real classroom voices. 🌍📚

👉 Share your experience: bit.ly/brl2classroom

🗓 Deadline: Feb 1, 2026

#ReligiousLiteracy #GlobalCompetence #K12Ed

Call for Teacher Stories: Bringing Religious Literacy to the Classroom

Visit the post for more.

bit.ly

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religionmatters.bsky.social @religionmatters.bsky.social · 20d

🌍📚 New Religion Matters guest blog! Nathan Haines (educator in Kigali, 18 yrs experience, Ed.D. student @UVA) makes the case for bringing religion into TOK courses. 👉 bit.ly/3VojJM3
#ReligiousLiteracy