Teaching Religious Education Creatively

"Teaching Religious Education Creatively offers a brand new approach for the primary classroom and is crammed full of innovative ideas for bringing the teaching of RE to life. It helps teachers understand what constitutes a healthy curriculum that will encourage children to appreciate and understand different belief systems. Perhaps most importantly, it also challenges teachers to understand RE as a transformatory subject that offers children the tools to be discerning, to work out their own beliefs and answer puzzling questions. Underpinned by the latest research and theory and with contemporary, cutting-edge practice at the forefront, expert authors emphasise creative thinking strategies and teaching creatively. Key topics explored include: What is creative teaching and learning? Why is it important to teach creatively and teach for creativity? What is Religious Education? Why is it important for children to learn 'about' and 'from' religion? How can you teach non-biased RE creatively as a discrete subject and integrate it with other curriculum areas? Teaching Religious Education Creatively is for all teachers who want to learn more about innovative teaching and learning in RE in order to improve understanding and enjoyment and transform their own as well as their pupil's lives"--

List of contents

Section 1 Teaching RE creatively : Aims and Principles 1.Creative RE- What, why and how 2. Creative learning about and from religion Section 2: Creative approaches in RE 3. Creative thinking and Dialogue 4. Creative skills and strategies in RE and the humanities 5. Engaging children creatively 6. Experiential Learning 7. Interfaith dialogue : the creator in the classroom 8. Spiritual development through Creative RE 9. Music and Art in RE Section 3 Covering controversial issues creatively 10. Creatively widening the scope of RE 11. Islamophobia, Religious Education and Creativity 12. A creative approach to RE and community cohesion

About the author

Sally Elton-Chalcraft is Reader in Education at the University of Cumbria, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Sally Elton-Chalcraft, Sally (University of Cumbria Elton-Chalcraft
• Assisted by: Sally Elton-Chalcraft (Editor), Sally (University of Cumbria Elton-Chalcraft (Editor), Elton-Chalcraft Sally (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2014
• EAN: 9780415742580
• ISBN: 978-0-415-74258-0
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Learning to Teach in the Primary School Series; Learning to Teach in the Primary School Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary