Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Director of Parish Community & Engagement,

Liturgical Publications

� � Name � Place of Birth � Parish and how long have you been there? � Who do you work with and how long? � What do you want to gain this afternoon?

Who are We?

� Heavenly Father, you love us with an everlasting love.

You have chosen us to share your love with others by proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ. May your Holy Spirit so penetrate our lives

that the light of faith will shine out in our words and actions bringing to those we instruct

the joy of living as your friends. We ask this in Jesus’ name. AMEN

A Catechist’s Prayer

� � To understand the nature and tasks of

catechesis � To articulate stages of faith development and

implications for catechesis � To identify various parts of a lesson plan � To explore creative techniques & class

management

Objectives

� � to echo or resound � includes both the message presented and the

way it is presented � “Presents itself as a valid service to

evangelization of the church with an accent on missionary character”

� “forms the personality of the believer” � “announces the essential mysteries of

Christianity” all quotes from GDC #33

CATECHESIS

� � GDC – General Directory for Catechesis

� NDC – National Directory for Catechesis

� CCC – Catechism of the Catholic Church

� CCA – US Catholic Catechism for Adults

GDC, CCC, NDC, CCA !?!

� Turn to Faith & Religion handout…

spend some time thinking…

then let’s discuss.

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� All catechists are teachers of religion, but not all teachers of religion are catechists.

� If your goal is the FAITH GROWTH of the student, then you are a CATECHIST.

Catechist or Teacher?

� � Promoting Knowledge of the Faith � Liturgical Education � Moral Formation � Teaching to Pray � Education for Community Life � Missionary Initiation

from GDC #85

Fundamental Tasks of Catechesis

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What is Needed in Catechetical Method?

�  WHO Those in a changing

world under pressure from competing values

�  WHY Integration of faith and life experience

�  HOW human experience > message > discovery >

response

Many Saints in the Communion of Saints

Myers-Briggs

Piaget Teens ADD

Learning Disabled

Special Needs

Seniors Parents

Women Men Catechumens Sacrament Candidates

Poor Inquirers Disenfranchised Those Grieving

� Now on that same day two of them

were going to a village called

Emmaus…

� TAKE A BREAK!!!

See you in 5!!!

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That’s very kind of you!

Thanks for coming back…

� � Aim of the lesson � Human Experience

� Message � Discovery � Response

Let’s apply this to the Emmaus Story from Luke.

Catechetical Method

� � When they can actively explore their

environment � When experiences are MEANINGFUL,

RELEVANT, and INTERESTING � When all developmental domains (physical,

social, emotional, and cognitive) are addressed in an interrelated fashion

� When curriculum is integrated through play areas and centers

Dr. Paula Grubbs, Salem College

How do students learn best?

� Edgar Dale’s Cone

Please turn to Handout H-6

� Visual Learners learn through seeing…

Auditory Learners learn through listening…

Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners learn through moving, doin, and touching…

Types of Learning Styles

� How Do Most People Interact?

Children remember… 20% of what they hear 30% of what they see 50% of what the see &

hear 70% of what they say 90% of what they do

Most teachers… Do 70% of the talking Ask 94% of the questions

� Who was the best teacher you can

remember? and why?

What is your learning style? How is that reflected in your teaching style?

How are you meeting the needs of other

learning styles?

Reflection

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1.  3 principles -  1 hour teaching = 2 hours prep

-  Include more material than you will need -  The student’s interest is directly related to how well

prepared you are

2. Tools Bible, Catechism, textbook, teacher manual, peers,

activities, space, _______

Catechist Planning

� 3. Lesson plan (see H-9 & H-10)

-  Use catechetical method -  Use Dale’s Cone

-  Make sure your AIM is clear and understandable

Catechist Planning

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4. Yearly Plan

-  You can develop plan slowly -  Know your audience

-  Check scope & sequence of program & text -  Have long range plans

Catechist Planning

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Q & A

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Feel free to contact me:

twelliver@4lpi.com

www.tracyearlwelliver.com

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