This week I was at an educational conference and during casual conversation about making education fun a man said “that’s not how it was when I went to school!” We…
Transforming Catechesis Posts
Imagine the following scenario. Your session begins with your lesson plan in hand. You have a few significant points to cover and several you hope to address. You spend your…
Here’s a humorous look at many of the different types of catechists. Which one are you? Of course, you may possess multiple catechist types in the classroom, but which one…
This is the third installment in a series on the New Evangelization for family faith. In the first message we compared typical approaches of communication with current social media technologies. The…
There is no doubt that faith and family has risen to the forefront of the minds of parish leaders. Within the context of the New Evangelization, the opportunity is at…
Last Sunday I received a disturbing call from our Youth Minister at church. She let me know that the bathrooms at church had flooded again and that all classes for…
“Bloom where you are planted” is a popular saying attributed to many ancient sources. The Salesians credit founder St. Francis de Sales for the inspiration. I would like to use…
Last week we looked at LCD projectors and HDTVs for the digital classroom. Having video capabilities in the classroom is essential for today’s learners. Today we’ll look at ways of…