The EFTRE conference Edinburgh August 30th - September 2nd 2001 Welcome to the 8th European Conference

Handling Truth Claims in the Classroom

Welcome Jeremy Taylor Chair of EFTRE John Stevenson Conference Organiser

Welcome to Edinburgh b Buses b Fares b Meals - John McIntyre Centre b Payments for non-participants

The Conference Team Agnus Mullen Elizabeth Templeton Joe Walker Adrian Brown Paul Hopkins

What is EFTRE ? b An association of RE teachers’ organisations and support networks b 51 members in 12 nations with contacts in 17 others b Provides conferences, a web site, teacher exchanges b Part of the CoGREE alliance

The EFTRE team Hans Fijn van Draat Carin Laudrup Geneviève Loquenville Peter Schreiner

How it all began … EFTRE conference Copenhagen 1998: “... if a child of 5 years old said to you, ‘but is it true?’ what would you say?”

The Story of the Conference Living Belief Systems Ultimate Questions Shared Human Experiences RE

Shape of the conference ThursdayTruth and Ultimate Questions FridayTruth and Living Belief Systems SaturdayTruth and Shared Human Experiences SundayTruth and Practice

Truth in Conflict Truth in Conflict Truth and Ultimate Questions 12:00 Arrival 14:30 Welcome and Introductions 15:30 Tea / Coffee 16:00 Keynote Lecture 1 - Truth in Conflict - Prof. John Drane 18:00 Dinner 19:00 Home Language Groups 20:00 Debate RE offers only questions not answers Trevor Cooling & Carin Laudrup

Faiths in Dialogue Faiths in Dialogue Truth and Living Belief Systems 07:30 Breakfast 09:00 RE in Practice 09:30 Keynote Lecture 2-Faiths in Dialogue - Prof. Karl Ernst Nipkow 10:30 Tea / Coffee 11:00 Workshops 12:30 Sherry Reception - Depute Provost Marion Morton 13:00 Lunch Afternoon free to explore the city 18:00 Dinner 20:00 Video Presentations - RE in Scottish Schools

Integrity in Living Integrity in Living Truth and Shared Human Experiences 07:30 Breakfast 09:00 RE in Practice 09:30 Keynote Lecture 3 - Integrity in Living - Prof. Kirsi Tirri 10:30 Tea / Coffee 11:00 Workshops 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Handling Moral Dilemmas - Lat Blaylock 17:00 EFTRE General Assembly (for representatives) 19:00 Dinner and Ceilidh

Questions in the Classroom Questions in the Classroom Truth and Practice 07:30 Breakfast 09:00 RE in Practice 09:30 Keynote Lecture 4 - Questions in the Classroom 10:30 Tea / Coffee 11:00 Home Language Groups 11:30 Final Plenary Session 12:30 Lunch

Workshops ICT and RE Handling Truth Claims the Eastern European context Respecting minorities in the classroom Handling Values in the classroom Handling different faiths with integrity Personal faith and professional integrity Answering children’s questions about God Capturing the interest of pupils with no faith background Teaching Teachers how to handle truth claims Being objective in the RE classroom Using expressive arts in RE Handling challenges in RE - the European context

Home Language Groups A chance to relax, reflect and respond…. German - Room 1German - Room 1 Scandinavian - Room 2Scandinavian - Room 2 Dutch - Room 3Dutch - Room 3 French / Spanish - Room 4French / Spanish - Room 4 English - South HallEnglish - South Hall Central and Eastern European - LoungeCentral and Eastern European - Lounge

RE in Practice Each morning at 09.OO a chance to hear about the way Religious Education is taught in different countries across Europe…. … and some surprise guests !

The Central and Eastern European Dimension Elizabeth Templeton reports on the pre- conference held in Edinburgh earlier this week.

Networking and sharing Making the best of the conference

The EFTRE conference Edinburgh August 30th - September 2nd 2001 Welcome to the 8th European Conference