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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