Follow along with the presentation by downloading the handouts: Download the Webinar Handouts (PDF) The Back-to-School Exercises What’s Your BIG Why? (Day 1) Visioning (Day 17) Update Your Classroom Procedures (Day 15) Offer Counterinuitive Prayer Practices Incorporate Music into Your Lesson (Day 27) Liberate Students from their Chairs (Day 28) Get to Know a Student…
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The Basic Steps of Lectio Divina
Lectio divina is an ancient Catholic prayer method for reading and praying with the Bible. Don’t let the Latin scare you away from learning to do it yourself or from sharing it with your students. It is an essential practice for all Catholics to learn and certainly not something we should avoid teaching young people…
Are You a Witness? A New Focus on Teaching AND Testimony
“You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, and Samaria, and all the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 I started something new this semester and it really made a big impact on my students. I started using a new approach to…
New Book: 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator!
I am pleased to announce that my new book, 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, is officially published! It is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, www.avemariapress.com, and various Catholic bookstores! 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator is the book I wish that I had when I was first starting…
The Religion Teacher Products
In addition to the many free resources available here at The Religion Teacher, the following collections of downloadable classroom resources are available for purchase here at this website: The Religion Teacher’s Advent Combo Pack The Religion Teacher’s Advent Activity Pack (member access) The Religion Teacher’s Jesse Tree Kit The Religion Teacher’s Lenten Activity Pack (member access) The…
Day 29: Review a Lesson from the Past
“And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 On Day 22 we focused on assessment as a tool to measure student progress so we can continue to reteach or extend what students have learned so far. In a similar way, today you will focus on your performance as a teacher and commit to making…
Day 27: Incorporate Music into Your Day
“Sacred music invites the faithful to give glory to God: it enhances their prayer, fosters the unity of their minds and hearts, and aims to draw them closer to Christ.” (National Directory for Catechesis, 151) On pages 142-144 of 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator you will find four ways to incorporate music into your classroom:…
The Religion Teacher’s Lectio Divina Worksheets
“The Church desires that in the ministry of the word, Sacred Scripture should have a pre-eminent position. In concrete terms, catechesis should be ‘an authentic introduction to lectio divina, that is, to a reading of the Sacred Scriptures done in accordance to the Spirit who dwells in the Church’.” ( General Directory for Catechesis, 71)…
Day 13: Pray for Your Students
“And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.” Philippians 1:9–10 Praying for your students is one of the best ways to truly serve them. You probably already…
Day 4: Spend Time Reading the Scriptures
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tm 3:16–17) The exercise in day 2 asked that we recount our relationship with Christ. This required us to consider our life’s story…
