Kate Soules, PhD

Director & Founder, Religion & Education Collaborative
Expertise in #religiousliteracy, professional development, and curriculum design

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

@ReligionsGeek @bpmarcus @awychan @hirenbmistry1 @brianjgrim Thanks for the mention! It’s awesome to see this growing community of #religiousliteracy educators supporting each other!

[Religion & Society Program @AspenReligion]

Dr. @katesoules is an expert in #religiousliteracy and is director and founder of the Religion and Education Collaborative.

She recently joined us as a Fellow for Religious Literacy Evaluation. Learn about her work in our latest Profile in Pluralism. https://t.co/BVRFYd62As

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

And special thanks to our sponsors:
@AARWeb
@BoniukInstitute
@bcstm
Boston Theological Institute Consortium
@ifyc
@reaapprre

Your support makes this possible!

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

I'm excited to be launching this new program!

Public schools are complicated, so we want to help religious and theological studies scholars build knowledge, skills + community to better support increased #religiousliteracy in schools.

Learn more: https://t.co/vaFyLnHMk6

[Religion and Education Consortium @ReligionAndEd]

Apply now for the Religion & Education Collaborative's new program: "Public Education, Religious Studies, and Public Scholarship."

Learn to communicate religious studies expertise & foster connections to support #religiousliteracy in public schools.

https://t.co/pZDFuA74Qe

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

The @ICNY #NEHSummer Institute, Religious Worlds of New York, is an incredible opportunity!

Teachers of #sschat, #globaledchat, and #worldgeochat should definitely check this out and consider applying.

[Interfaith Center NY @ICNY]

Hey, #TeacherTwitter! Apply to join us in #NYC at #NEHSummer institute for #K12 teachers, with new approaches to #teaching #religiousliteracy and #diversity. Generous stipend and careful COVID policies.

By @ICNY @NEHgov @UnionSeminary.

More info at https://t.co/gNKj3jUUKo

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

@Classical_Ideas Thanks for putting this together! It's helpful to have all of these episodes in one place, definitely going on my resource list for teachers

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

"By not teaching children about multiple religions, we’re not fully educating them about cultures, many of which they may encounter while living in such a diverse society as the United States."

Yes! Regardless of personal feelings on religion, kids need to be aware and informed

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

From @thatkristen:
"What I learned was that whether or not your family engages in a specific religious practice, it’s important for children to understand the history and cultural implications of all religions, which are, of course, complicated."

https://t.co/RdHXAt43af

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

@bryankelleybpk @AERA_EdResearch @DrNateW @ReligionAndEd @bpmarcus Welcome @bryankelleybpk! I look forward to seeing you in April.

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

More good news, the Dept. of Education already has this guidance: https://t.co/aj5nzGf7ji

In addition to @BJContheHill resources, see also: @RelFreedomCntr, @ACLU, @AARWeb, and many others.

#religiousliteracy #religionandeducation

[BJC @BJContheHill]

In light of reports that President Trump is expected to announce “guidance on constitutional prayer in public schools” on Thursday, we have some good news: students can already pray in public schools! #FaithFreedomForAll #ReligiousLiberty Learn more: https://t.co/et55jHr18R

[Religion and Education Consortium @ReligionAndEd]

There's still time! The Religion & Education Section at the Mid-Atlantic Regional AAR meeting is still accepting proposals until this Friday, Jan. 10

???: @KateSoules or @bpmarcus

For CfP details: https://t.co/68vBe83ox2

#religionandeduation #religiousliteracy

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

The text of an Ohio bill re: students' religious liberty pretty much just reiterates existing protections, despite how it is being reported. But will it actually increase educators' knowledge & skills when they encounter religion at school?

https://t.co/xloVTz9Lyw

[RNS @RNS]

The American Academy of Religion has published a broad set of guidelines outlining what every undergraduate student should know about religion.

https://t.co/WFz4gkgEwv

[National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) @NCSSNetwork]

Today, @NCSSNetwork, @AARWeb, @BostonCollege , and many other organizations are gathered together today at the @RelFreedomCntr for a National Summit on Religion and Education. We will be live tweeting about the event all day, so look out for our hashtag #ReligionandEducation

[вяуαη ρ. кєℓℓєу @bryankelleybpk]

my new post covers state law on "In God We Trust" displays in public schools, highlighting the classroom as potential site of church/state controversy https://t.co/lZiM0Dt0Hl @CtrRelPol @RelFreedomCntr @DrNateW @BJContheHill @americansunited @KevinMKruse @impconvo @ReligPolitics

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

It's so encouraging to see such strong support for civics and religious literacy. How do we build capacity for schools and educators so that all students have access to high quality civic and #religiousliteracy education?

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Results from 2019 #PDKpoll show teachers rate civic prep above college/career prep, large majorities of adults (parents & teachers) think civics should be required, & strong support for building religious literacy via comparative religion courses #CivXNow https://t.co/x5qX9JXCa3

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

According to new data from @pdkintl, 76% of parents & 87% of teachers think that comparative religion classes should be offered as an elective for all students. So how do we get more schools to offer classes about religion?

#religiousliteracy #PDKpoll https://t.co/bUrw2jxqs1

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

@dennisshirley @JournalEdChange @BlusteinDavid @bclynchschool @BoschAcademy @intl_ed_news @HargreavesBC @YongZhaoEd @ASCD Conversely, what are the implications when robots are the ones performing the funerals or delivering religious teachings? Is there a role for AI in formative education?

@andrewmarkhenry discusses robot priests: https://t.co/LVb1kWU5UL

See also: https://t.co/K4mvRVnsu1

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

"I recently completed a diversity and equity class...Unsurprisingly, religious diversity was barely a footnote in the course syllabus" @KevinSinger0 highlights an all too common failure in diversity education & conversations to include religious diversity https://t.co/Asa6M2373Q

[Kate Soules, PhD @KateSoules]

This could build a great #religiousliteracy reading list! I'm excited to see the suggestions

[Laura E. Adkins @Laura_E_Adkins]

Muslims, Catholics, Evangelicals, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Jews of Twitter:
What is one modern book from your religious or cultural cannon that you think people of other faiths should read?

(other faith traditions welcome, too, of course!)