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Sister Margaret Rose Adams, IHM MERIT smgtadams@gmail.com http://joyinteaching.wikispaces.com

Fine Tuning Educational Practices Part 1 Creating a Visual Environment for Learning. Sister Margaret Rose Adams, IHM MERIT smgtadams@gmail.com http://joyinteaching.wikispaces.com. Goals. For participants to take home one idea from this presentation.

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Sister Margaret Rose Adams, IHM MERIT smgtadams@gmail.com http://joyinteaching.wikispaces.com

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  1. Fine Tuning Educational PracticesPart 1Creating a Visual Environment for Learning Sister Margaret Rose Adams, IHM MERITsmgtadams@gmail.com http://joyinteaching.wikispaces.com

  2. Goals • For participants to take home one idea from this presentation. • To inspire participants and lead them in prayer

  3. Essential Question • If St. Veronica walked into your classroom, would she feel comfortable in your Catholic Environment?

  4. Where makes Catholic Schools different? We GOT GOD!

  5. How do you show in your class that we Got God? • Importance of teacher’s prayer life. • Pray with your religion lesson of the week. • Prayer in the classroom: morning, before lunch, after lunch, at the end of the day. • For special needs. Ex. An announcement that someone’s family member is sick. • Before a parent meeting. This is VERY TOUGH at first, in time, it becomes second nature.

  6. Use igoogle to create a reflective home page on your computer. Go to More – Even More- Igoogle is second selection

  7. Simple ways to put God in your life • Make your computer password a prayer • Gloryb2God • Live4Him • Godbthere4me

  8. Essential items in your classroom • All items should be fresh and dusted • Crucifix • Blessed Mother Statue • A Religious Bulletin Board – refer to it • A Prayer Corner • Other items may include: pictures of : patron saints, Pope, Archbishop. Rosary beads, papal flag

  9. Liturgical Year • Be conscious of the Liturgical Year in teaching. • School starts in ordinary time followed by Advent and Christmas. Ordinary time picks up again or actually begins in January. Lent and the Easter Season interrupt ordinary time. After Pentecost Sunday, ordinary time continues again. • In your religion lessons, you need to complement the series in order to teach the Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter at the proper time.

  10. White, the color of joy and victory, is used for the seasons of Easter and Christmas. It is also used for the feasts of Our Lord, for feasts of Mary, the angels, and for saints who are not martyrs. Gold may also be used on solemn occasions. Red (the color of blood) is used on days when we celebrate the passion of Jesus on Passion Sunday and Good Friday. It is also used for the birthday feasts of the apostles and evangelists and for the celebrations of martyrs. Red (the color of fire) recalls the Holy Spirit and is used on Pentecost and for the sacrament of Confirmation. Green, seen everywhere in plants and trees, symbolizes life and hope and is used during Ordinary Time. The colors violet or purple in Advent help us to remember that we are preparing for the coming of Christ. Lent, the season of penance and renewal, also uses the colors violet or purple. Rose may be used on the Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, and on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday. It expresses the joy of anticipation for Christmas and Easter.

  11. Complement Your Religion Lessons • Take time to teach the rosary. • Look in the guidelines for the saints that are to be taught at your grade level. • Teach St. Veronica, St. John Newman, and St. Katherine Drexel each year. • Talk about the church of Philadelphia. • Talk about the Pope and the larger church.

  12. Every Friday • Go over the liturgy for Sunday. • The Gospel readings may be found on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://www.usccb.org • Or just Google mass readings for 4-1-12. • Check out the following website for a youtube video of the Gospel • www.teacherweb.com/PA/LaSalleAcademyandStMartindePorres/MsGallagher

  13. In planning your lessons . . . • Spend time in prayer with the scriptures. • Ask the Holy Spirit to be with you in your classes. • What strikes you as important in the lesson. • Model prayer for your students. • Share your ideas with your students andothers. Our thoughts are worth sharing.

  14. WordleGo to www.wordle.net

  15. www.Tagxedo.com

  16. Resources • Discover the power of Google. • Google the title of your religion lesson. • Look at religious pictures on Google images. Many times when you click on the image, it will take you to a useful website.

  17. A Few Art Ideas • Paper plate projects for Eucharist, Confirmation, Lent. • Make chalices from plastic wine glasses from the Dollar Store. • Use tissue paper to create nice designs.

  18. Resources • Go to: www.thereligionteacher.com • Download the free Guide to Lesson Planning • The book is a wonderful tool for lesson planning including 250 Activities and Teaching Strategies.

  19. Resources • http://www.loyolapress.com • Go to faith formation, Christ our Life, Interactive reviews. An online quiz is available for each chapter. May be used in class or for homework. • Multiple resources are available on this page.

  20. Break Time

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