Certified Faculty
Issued by
ReligionAndPublicLife.org
The faculty at ReligionAndPublicLife.org demonstrate expertise in designing and teaching blended-learning courses that advance the public's understanding of religion. Specifically, they demonstrated how their own content knowledge relates to the overall objectives of using ReligionAndPublicLIfe.org to promote three civic competencies: religious literacy, legal literacy, and empathy.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Completed the orientation to the Faculty Handbook as it relates to three methods for teaching and curriculum design: religious literacy, legal literacy, and empathy.
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Completed the orientation to the Faculty Handbook's sections on learning styles and ways of knowing, in addition to best practices for blended learning.
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Contributed to the revision of the Faculty Handbook ensuring that their expertise and insights are integrated into the orientation program.
Standards
"Our approach to religion is academic, not devotional; we strive for student awareness of religions, but do not press for student acceptance of any religion; we sponsor the study about religion, not the practice of religion; we expose students to a diversity of religious views, but may not impose any particular view..."
The faculty at ReligionAndPublicLIfe.org draw upon two guidelines for the academic study of religion: (1) “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019. (2) “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, “Religious Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework.” Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2013.