The Catechist sessions are important introductions to the school year. The task and ministry of the catechist is not easy. That is why it is all the more important we do all we can to be prepared and ready.
Table of Contents
Catechist Formation Topics
Session 1, August 14 – 7pm to 8pm (Adoration at 6:30pm)
- Methodology
- Curriculum
- Reaching out to parents
- Communication
- Web site
- What do you need?
- Expectations (i.e. Reaching out to parents, etc.)
Optional Resources:
BRAIN-BASED LEARNING: Intentionally Slowing Down to Ensure That Students Learn Material Deeply. Teachers who are tempted to race through the curriculum to cover everything may want to reconsider and slow down a bit so that students can learn the most important content better.
5 Highly Effective Teaching Practices. We teachers are always looking to innovate, so, yes, it’s essential that we try new things to add to our pedagogical bag of tricks. But it’s important to focus on purpose and intentionality — and not on quantity. So what really matters more than “always trying something new” is the reason behind why we do what we do.
Archdiocesan Religion Standards. (PDF)
Archdiocesan Religion Standards (HTML)
Session 2, August 21 – 7-8pm (Adoration at 6:30pm)
- Actual Curriculum that will be communicated
- What do we want the parents and kids to know
- Present those materials to catechists (English/ Spanish)
- Parish Formation Program: Overview of the Process: FFE, (Missionary Discipleship, Faith of everyone) Catechists meetings with children (Missionary Discipleship, Grow in Faith), Meetings with Parents, OCIA
Session 3, August 28, 7-8pm (Adoration at 6:30pm)
- Personal Faith Growth of Catechists
- Develop Faith of children
- Develop faith of parents
- Methods
