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<h1><center><I><U>What It's all About</U></I></center></h1>
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<P>Awareness, Mystery and Value is an initiative to develop <B>values education</B> resources. It is based wholly in the domain of <B>information and communication technology</B>, it is <B>cross-curricular</B> and it has a strong <B>European dimension</B>.
<P>The project is currently in its early stages but has the potential to become a significant influence in the field of values education throughout Europe. Its main attractions are that it has its own web-site, and will enable teachers and educators to use it either as a resource or to contribute to it and so make it a richer resource.
<P>The basic idea is to build up single-page modules of work for teachers, based upon human values education. The target age group will be 11 - 14 years but clearly any module could be adapted to suit another age group. It is possible for teachers to contribute modules by filling in a form and "sending" it or to access existing modules by using the unit index (1 -9) followed by the subject index. <P>(Currently, most of the completed modules are to be found in units 4 & 5 either RE , Philosophy or Maths. There are also RE moules within all of the Units. They give an indication of the style of the modules that will hopefully be produced.)
<P>It is possible to print off single modules in any unit and subject area as required
<P>The "seeds" for the project were sown in Germany
<P>In February 1997 I was fortunate enough to spend a week in Chemnitz (formerly Karl Marx Stadt), in the former GDR. I was able to meet with and discuss values education issues with teachers from seven European countries. This was funded by Socrates/Comenius and was a real turning point in how I viewed Religious Education and Values Education in a European context.
<P>There are currently 4 other schools apart from my own committed to the project, they are in <B>Spain, The Netherlands, Germany (former GDR) and Liechtenstein.</B>
<P>As a result of this experience and with the co-operation of these schools I decided to try and build a data base for any teachers interested in Values Education.
<P>This coincided with my being awarded a Farmington Fellowship at the University of Exeter for the Summer term 1998. This fellowship is being used to "kick start" the project which will hopefully run for a further three years with Socrates funding.
<P>If you would like to be involved or make constructive criticism do not hesitate to contact me <B>Brian Crisell at:
<P>The School of Education at Exeter University 01392 264818 (B.T.Crisell@ex.ac.uk)
<P>or at:
<P>Sexey's School, Bruton, Somerset BA10 ODF Tel. 01749813393.
(btc@argonet.co.uk)</B>
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