“Catechist: Echoes God’s

Word through Integral

Evangelization.”

Virginia S. Raña NDCFC Cot. City

THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY:

recognize their role as sharer’s of God’s mission,

formulate new ways of Evangelizing the people of God and;

integrate and practice teaching methods which is relevant in today’s context.

Objectives

ACTIVITY Reverse Charade

MechanicsPantomimeAct out the

image

AKO!

Who is a catechist?

Baptized in the name of

God

Chosen by God

[experience of God’s

love]

Responded to the call[Faith in

God]

Formed by the Word of God

[continue discovering God]

Witness of God’s

goodness and love

Mission of the Catechist

King Prophet Priest

To serve God

through people

To stand for truth

about God

To Pray and thank

God

A God whom he/she believe in the

Scriptures\Bible, teachings of the

church and whom he/she praise.

EvangelizerHerald/

Preacher

EchoStory teller

ROLE OF CATECHIST

Teacher

Servant in the Word of

GodMinister in the Word of

GodLiving Bible

Hesus sundan kita sa lahat ng yapak mo

Hesus sundan kita dahil napakabuti mo

Hesus sundan kita sa lahat ng yapak mo

Hesus sundan kita dahil ikaw ang huwaran ko

HESUS SUNDAN KITA

Kung gustyo mo ng peace, bibigyan kita

Kung gusto mo ng love, sige marami pa

Kung gusto o ng hope magtiwala ka

Kung gusto mo ng faith, dagdagan ko pa

Characteristics of a Catechist

PRAYERFUL GENEROUS

RESPECTFUL

HUMBLECOMMITTED WITNESSES

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CATECHIST

TOWARDS HIS/HER

STUDENTS

LEARNERS OPTIMISTIC

STUDENT CENTEREDCREATIVE

UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSIONATE

TEACHING METHODOL

OGY

WHY DO TEACHERS TEACH?

Teaching is more than just a job. It’s a way to reach to people at a stage where their minds and opinions are still being formed. It’s a method of sharing a subject/ our faith that fires imagination and creativity

FOR THE BEST,

And it’s a way of passing knowledge, helping to ensure that the next generation will be better educated, more caring, and more committed than the last.

Every good teacher has his or her own answer to that question, and most of these answers share one feeling:

“the joy of that moment when understanding dawns and the teacher knows that the student

has, at last, learned”.

A Catechist is a person who facilitates the process of faith formation. 1) echoing the Word of

God in his or her own life,

2) by helping others to do so.

Please know that

you are not easily

replaced.

Active Participation in theMission of Christ:

EVANGELIZATIONa. Church as communion ( mastery skills this is under the INTUITE, FEEL, DO and LEAD )b. in mission of Christ ( in the 7

mastery skills this is under the THINK, COMMUNICATE )

THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION:

Active Participation in theMission of Christ:

EVANGELIZATION

C. AGGIORNAMENTO- Paradigm shift ( in the 7 mastery skills this is under the Be)

THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION:

Engage

Explore

Reflect

Response

Skills, Tips, and Practical

Advice for Planning and Preparation

1. Long- Range Planning

2. Get to know your Text and your

Students

3. Examine Teacher’s

guide/ Manual

4.Visually Imagine yourself

Teaching the Lesson

5. Make adjustments to fit the needs of your students.

6. Know your learning Outcomes (Objectives)

7. Follow a Catechetical

Process

8. Get your materials ready

9. Have plan B ready

10. Overplan11. Pray

As a catechist, ask not what you are going to cover in a lesson, but, rather, what your learners are going to be able to know and do as a result of the lesson.

Think of your lesson as a movement: you

want to move learners from where they are to where

Jesus wants them to be.

MOTIVATIONS NEEDED FOR

LEARNING AND

BELIEVING

Techniques to Motivate the Learning Process

a. Stories and story Tellingb. Visual Aidsc. Performing Artsd. Game activitiese. Music and song: Analysis,

interpretative, liturgical dancef. Posters / collage makingg. Discussionh. Art of questioning

PURPOSE:Human beings usually learn and remember what they SEE, HEAR, TOUCH, SMELL, AND TASTE

VISUAL AIDS FOR PASTORAL CATECHESIS

SIGHT - 83%HEARING - 11%Touch - 3.5%Smell - 1%Taste - 1.5%

LEARNING (100%)

All senses and doing - 90%sight., hearing, doing - 80%Sight and hearing - 50%Sight - 30%Hearing - 20%Reading - 10%

REMEMBERING

VISUAL AIDS ARE CONCRETE

- They help to hold interest and attention- They stimulate imagination, deepen

understanding and arouse desirable emotion which in turn influence the will.

- They lend variety to teaching- People would usually identify themselves

with what they have seen e.g. pictures, figures

A. Textbook – provide a wealth of pictures as part of the lesson.

B. Magazines and newspapersC. Calendars and postersD. Art productions

SOURCES OF PICTURES:

a. Chosen from a child’s point of view, not from adult

b. True to factsc. Clear and colorful but not

gaudyd. Large enough to be seen. Small

pictures may be passed around.

e. Abstract pictures to express mood and stimulate creative thoughts

Kinds of pictures to be used

a. Have students tell about the pictures

b. Ask how the picture/s make them feel

c. Ask how the picture/s relate to the idea of the lesson

How to use pictures in a class

d. In a group or series of pictures, Let the student choose a picture which best expresses the idea of the lesson or theme.

e. Let the students create a story about the picture/s then role play the characters

How to use pictures in a class

a. Bulletin boards: to introduce a theme, to create an atmosphere, to emphasized situation

b. Before, during and after the lesson itself

c. During the faith response, pictures can inspire spontaneous prayer

General Uses of Pictures

d. Part of an experiencee. decoration

Meaning and Purpose An art intended primarily to give pleasure,

because it appeals to the people of all ages Authentic stories can capture a slice of life,

an event of human interest, and expresses it in a way that challenges, informs, entertains, stimulates, motivates, and in some manner moves the effectivity of the listener or reader

STORIES AND STORY TELLING

a. Holy Scripturesb. Lives of saintsc. Contemporary people and eventsd. Nature and animals

Sources of stories

Ages 7-10Stories of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, child

saints, home and school life, nature and animal stories, and personal experiences of Christian values

Ages 11-12Stories of adventure, daring and heroic actions, missionaries,

martyrdom, friendship

Kind of stories the Children need

a. Beginningb. Bodyc. Ending

How to make and tell stories

Keep your heart and mind on the story Use vivid imagery, direct quotations Adopt your tone, voice, gestures… Maintain eye contact

DO’S in story telling

a. DON’T Read the bookb. DON’T Ramble, Try to follow the

story linec. DON’T Tell inappropriate storiesd. DON’T Give the plot awaye. DON’T Get into unnecessary detailsf. DON’T Moralized. Let your audience

apply the story.

DON’TS in story telling

Blackboard is an excellent means of graphic expression

Signs Symbols Combination of signs and symbols Important point

BOARDWORK AND CHALK TALK

ART OF QUESTIONING

?1. To clarify students’ thinking2. To provoke discussions3. To encourage broader

participation4. To enable quick review5. To evoke students’ reflection

Purpose:

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1. VALUE : questions that clarify life’s values, deal with judgments, make comparisons

Ex.: You just received P50.00. what do you

do with that money? Why?

Would you rather be a doctor or lawyer? Why?

KINDS OF QUESTIONS:

2. THOUGHT: questions that lead to various types of thinking.

Ex.:Why do you go to the church?Why do you attend classes?

KINDS OF QUESTIONS:

3. FACTS: questions that elicit memorized or known factors. It is meant to check or clarify knowledge.

Ex.:Who is our present pope?What is the greatest commandment of God?

KINDS OF QUESTIONS:

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1. Questions which suggest answer.

2. Ask two questions at the same time.

Ex.: Who created the world and who is Jesus Christ?

3. Calling Child’s name first and then ask the question.

4. Tricky questions:

Never ask questions which you cannot answer.

What to Avoid:

General Directory for Catechesis: 1998 B.Peña, OP:Catechetics: The Proclamation of the Stereological Message:

1994 Catechetics Today Catechism for Filipino Catholics: 1997 Second Plenary Council of the Philippines Catechesis and You National Catechetical Directory of the Philippines Larazabal, Amparo, et al. Principles and Methods of Teachings. Phoenix

Publishing House, Inc. Quezon City. 1991 Eric Jensen and David Sousa: Whole Brain Learning System (WBLS) as

strategy in the Classroom Teaching Mater et Magistra paragraph 236 (Praxis/ SEE – JUDGE- ACT) Lisa- Marie Calderone- Stewart, EdD: Five Tips Teaching Faith to Everyone Janet Schaeffler, OP: The Six(6) Building Blocks of Catechesis Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND: Simple Ways to Prevent Classroom Problems

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