Notre Dame’s latest installment of the “What Would You Fight For?” campaign during Notre Dame Football games on NBC featured Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). ACE was founded in 1994 by Fr. Tim Scully and Fr. Sean McGraw as a teacher training program serving Catholic schools in the South and Southwestern United States….
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How Catechesis and Religious Instruction Differ
The recent circular letter released by the Congregation for Catholic Education brought back to my attention the relationship between religious instruction and catechesis. “[Religious instruction] is different from, and complementary to, parish catechesis…” (Circular Letter to the Presidents of Bishops’ Conferences on Religious Education in Schools, 17). According to the General Directory for Catechesis, “there…
Creating Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives are succinct sentences that describe what you would like students to be able to do as a result of the lesson. In other words they are the goals of the lesson. They are also known as learning goals or learning objectives. Lesson Objectives/Goals have three parts: 1) Students Will Be Able To (SWBAT)…
How to Lesson Plan in Religion and Catechesis
Preparation is a key to effective teaching. Lesson planning can be so much more than creating a list of activities for students to do. Take a look at the following questions and consider them a process by which you can lesson plan each week. Ask yourself the following questions when you create your lesson plans:…
Catechist’s Journey Webinar by Joe Paprocki Concludes
Joe Paprocki, the author of Catechist’s Journey, concluded his series of webinars titled “Getting Started as a Catechist” tonight. In the first session he focused on the basics (the role of the catechist, lesson planning, and creating an effective learning environment) and in tonight’s second session he focused on reflective prayer, liturgical prayer, discipline and…
Gregorian Chant Online
If you are a religion teacher or catechist you may have a number of CDs that you use for journaling or reflective prayer. If not, or if you would like to spice it up with a little variety, here are a couple of suggestions. You will need to have access to the internet and speakers…
3-Minute Retreat
http://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer.htm Need a quick prayer or reflection to start of your class today? Check out the 3-Minute Retreat at http://www.loyolapress.org/. Previously found at http://www.findinggod.org/, the 3-Minute Retreat is still available at its new home: http://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer.htm. The 3-Minute Retreats usually follow this simple structure: 1. The day’s Gospel2. A brief reflection on the reading3. Reflection question(s)4….
The Bread We Offer
Deacon Greg Kandra (The Deacon’s Bench) posted a great video from the Boston Globe about a company that produces altar bread on his blog this December. This short video is something that you and your students will no doubt find interesting to watch. You may reflect on this prayer from the liturgy with your students:…
Top 10 Resources on the USCCB Website
http://www.usccb.org/The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a number of resources that religion teacher and catechists may find helpful on their very extensive website. Most of the information is directed toward an older audience, so you can find some good background reading for yourself. In my opinion, these are the top ten most useful…
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In the News – turn current events into teachable moments. Lesson Plans – stumped for this week? Find yourself some lesson plans that you can adapt for your own use here. Prayers – don’t forget to pray! Here you’ll find prayers that you can use with your students. Professional Development – find some of the…
