MGIactionPlanProj_JB

=Teaching Cultural Literacy through Religion in Art= Within my school (middle and high school), there is so much diversity and culture in the halls, classrooms, and beyond. 30 plus languages are spoken there, and many many different cultures and religions are practiced. And while religion can and has been a controversial topic when connecting with schools and education, I think Penny Bishop (http://www.uvm.edu/~cess/faculty_staff/?Page=facbio.php&username=pbishop) said it best when she explained: "We cannot teach our students religion, but we MUST teach them ABOUT religion." My action plan involves looking at middle school students and how they may be developing their moral natures and needs. Dictionary.com defines the word moral as " pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moral?s=t) ."