A Simple Approach to Teaching Religion
What is the single most important thing for my students to learn?We often overlook this important question. Our textbooks have so much information. The curriculum is very demanding. The days, weeks, and months we have to do actual instruction in…
How Do Students Best Learn?
When students graduate from high school, they should know their preferred learning styles. If so, they can choose higher education that best suits these styles as well as classes and study environments that help rather than hinder their…
Even Failure Can Be a Springboard to Success
Marc Smith, a secondary teacher and psychologist in Great Britain, made the point in a recent blog article that Olympic athletes have something important to teach students about success and failure.Smith points out that sports psychologists play…
E-D-U-C-A-T-E
Frank Mercadante, founder of the very successful Cultivation Ministries that has offered training seminars for youth ministers for the past twenty years, offers the following acronym to help youth ministers be better catechists to the youth they…
Using a Simple Tool in the Classroom: The Camera
Many of us carry a classroom tool around with us with realizing it. Whether it be a small digital camera or a cell phone, the camera can capture images that may help you and your students.Photograph notes you have up on a board. You can then…
Do You Know Your Introverted Students?
Religion class can be a place for memorable and formative discussions, and course grades often include class participation. However, students of a certain temperament might be at a disadvantage in this situation unless teachers recognize,…
Lesson Be-Attitudes
Sr. Kieran Sawyer, SSND, shares some eight “Lesson Be-Attitudes” that bear repeating and review as you begin to plan for the upcoming semester or lesson planning and lesson sharing.Be Prepared Study carefully the material presented.…
The Summer Is “Big Picture Time”
It’s difficult to say whether students or teachers look forward to summer vacation more—perhaps a secret best kept from the students. Summer is a time for rest, but the distance from the classroom also offers a chance to step back from the…
E-textbook and Laptop Teaching Strategies Webinar Recording
We are happy to provide you with both a video recording of the E-textbook Teaching Strategies Webinar as well as a downloadable version of the slide show presentation.
Teaching Theology Using Literature and Art Webinar
On Tuesday, Br. Michel Bettigole, editor of the book The Catholic Spirit: An Anthology for Discovering Faith Through Literature, Art, Film, and Music, presented a sample lesson on the Eucharist drawing from classic works of art and literature.