Designed specifically for catechists, this training provides practical insights, adaptable teaching techniques, and essential tools to create a supportive and inclusive environment for learners with disabilities. Learn how to tailor lesson plans, nurture social and emotional well-being, and guide learners through sacramental preparation, ensuring that every individual's faith journey is embraced and celebrated.
🧩 Learn about Classroom Management for learners with disabilities: See effective strategies to foster a harmonious and supportive setting, ensuring that each learner feels valued.
🎨 Craft Multi-Sensory Lesson Plans: Discover innovative methods that cater to diverse learning needs, enabling all learners to engage and absorb the beauty of Catholic teachings.
🎵 Embrace Music and Movement: Emphasize the power of music and movement to make lessons come alive, enhancing the retention of instruction for every learner, regardless of ability.
💖 Nurture Social and Emotional Health: Cultivate a compassionate and understanding atmosphere, promoting emotional well-being for all learners in your care.
📖 Master Social Narratives: Utilize storytelling techniques that bring to focus the appropriate social behaviors for learners.
🙏 Prepare for Sacramental Moments: Equip yourself to guide all students through the sacred sacraments, celebrating the uniqueness and beauty of each sacrament's ritual.
🌟 Embrace catechesis for learners with disabilities. This course is designed to empower you with the expertise and sensitivity to meet every learner where they are on their faith-filled path.
Enroll now and gain access to invaluable insights from experienced instructors who are passionate about adaptive catechesis.
Charleen Katra
Executive Director, National Catholic Partnership on Disability
Topic: Classroom Management
Noelle Collis-Devito
Associate Campus Minister
Ohio State University
Member: NCPD Council on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Topic: Multi-Sensory Lesson Planning
Kelsey Peña
Music Therapist
RCIA Director
Topic: Music and Movement
Melissa Waldon
Associate Director of Ministries to Persons with disabilities, caregivers and the Deaf
Diocese of Dallas
Former Member: NCPD Council on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Topic: Social and Emotional Health
Jessica Massey
Board Certified, Assistant Behavior Analyst
Member: NCPD Council on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Topic: Social Narratives
Kelsey Bell
Chair: NCPD Council on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Former Director of Disability Ministry, Archdiocese of Portland, OR
Topic: Sacramental Preparation: Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation
Example Curriculum
- Introduction (0:32)
- Presenter Introduction (1:09)
- Incorporating Music and Movement into Catechesis (3:58)
- 1st Way to use Music in Catechesis (3:49)
- 2nd Way to use Music in Catechesis (0:57)
- 3rd Way to use Music in Catechesis (1:40)
- Accompanying your Catechetical Presentation with Music (0:53)
- Example: Fruits of the Spirit (1:17)
- Using Movement to Assist in Attention (1:15)
- Example: The Gifts of the Spirit (1:31)
- Resources from Vacation Bible School (1:03)
- Using a Song for Act of Contrition (2:02)
- Discussion Questions (11:11)
- Creation, Relation, and Isolation (4:02)
- People with Disabilities: Isolation vs Community (3:55)
- The Church and Accompaniment - Conversation One (2:51)
- The Church and Accompaniment - Conversation Two (2:24)
- The Church and Accompaniment - Conversation Three (1:34)
- The Church and Accompaniment - Conversation Four (5:06)
- Discussion Questions (23:32)
- Resources (0:08)
- Presenter Introduction (1:45)
- Introduction to Social narratives (2:03)
- Social Narratives vs. Social Stories (2:22)
- Responsibility to Address Unique Learning Styles within the Church (2:30)
- Social Narratives and Religious Education (1:16)
- Steps for Creating and Implementing Social Narratives (5:55)
- Examples (1:56)
- Practical Implications (1:30)
- Discussion Questions (15:52)
- Presenter Introduction (0:55)
- Overview (1:15)
- Overarching Key Points (1:12)
- Reconciliation: Key Points (2:58)
- Reconciliation: Practical Information (1:20)
- Reconciliation: Ideas for Sacramental Preparation (0:59)
- First Communion: Key Points (2:29)
- First Communion: Practical Information (1:52)
- First Communion: Ideas for Sacramental Preparation (0:26)
- Confirmation: Key Points (0:33)
- Confirmation: Pratical Information (1:39)
- Confirmation: Ideas for Sacramental Preparation (1:20)
- Discussion from Breakout Rooms and Chat (17:50)
