Pre-Kindergarten Eighth Grade Religion Standards. Archdiocese of Seattle Fall 2014 Roll-Out

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1 Pre-Kindergarten Eighth Grade Religion Standards Archdiocese of Seattle Fall 2014 Roll-Out

2 A Firm Foundation I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built. Luke 6: 47-48

3 Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. where there is darkness, light. And where there is sadness, joy. Oh, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. -Amen-

4 For you today WHY? Strategic Plan and the Policies Goal of the Review and Catechesis HOW? Committee work WHAT? Standards or Curriculum? Organization of the document Where does the document live?

5 Approved January 2014 Strategic Plan From Strength to Strength Big Ideas: 1. Catholic Identity 2. Curriculum 3. Access 4. Wise Stewardship

6 Strengthening Catholic Identity Strategic Plan Goal 1 Action 1: The Teaching and Assessment of Religion Action 2: Cultivating Faith-Filled and Formative Communities Action 3: Stewardship and Service Learning Action 4: Certification and Continuing Formation for Teachers of Religion Action 5: Strengthening Ties between the School and the Wider Catholic Community

7 Jesus said Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. (Mk 16:15)

8 Goal: Help our students fall in love with Jesus and the Church Community, and actively participate in discovering and building the Kingdom of God. Curriculum Culture Data Change Cultures Built to Last Systemic PLCs at Work R. Dufour and M. Fullan

9 Goal: Help our students fall in love with Jesus and the Church Community, and actively participate in discovering and building the Kingdom of God. Action 1: The Teaching and Assessment of Religion Action 2: Cultivating Faith-Filled and Formative Communities Action 3: Stewardship and Service Learning Action 4: Certification and Continuing Formation for Teachers of Religion Action 5: Strengthening Ties between the School and the Wider Catholic Community Culture Curriculum Change Cultures Built to Last Systemic PLCs at Work R. Dufour and M. Fullan Data

10 Roles and Responsibilities OCS Define standards Identify and uplift best practices Develop common end of year assessments Offer common unit design template and examples Seek consensus on standards for reporting progress Providing access (website, trainings) to Religion Committee Work Review Catholic Schools Clearly understand grade level standards Define the curriculum to meet the standards Curriculum Map Unit Designs Differentiate to meet the needs of all students Assess progress Provide time for articulation in grade levels

11 Catholic Identity? Why now?

12 Pope Francis Challenge to Catholic Educators How do we proclaim the Good News To a cross section of people? To a changing generation? As an expression of the living presence of the Gospel in the field of education, science and culture and avoid isolating themselves in the world? How do we enter with courage into the contemporary cultures and initiate dialogue, aware of the gift they are able to offer to all? The Catholic World Report Pope Francis Offers Three Proposals for Improving Catholic Education, Feb. 13, 2014

13 New Evangelization At the core of preaching is the God who revealed his immense love in the crucified and risen Christ. Christians should appear not as people seeming solely to impose new obligations, but as those who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty and who invite others to a delicious banquet. Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel),

14 Essential Elements Practice Makes Catholic by Joe Paprocki A sense of sacramentality A commitment to community Respect for human life Reverence for scripture and tradition An attitude of hope A permeating sense of joy!

15 Review Process Identifying standards from instructional activities or ideas (what from the how) The initial work of moving the standards to the Six Tasks of Catechesis had begun prior to July 1, 2013

16 Sorting the standards within the established framework Maintaining the Grade Level Emphasis Creating Glossary, Power Standards, End-of-Year Common Assessments Resources keyed to the standards

17 Six Tasks of Catechesis 1. Knowledge of the Faith 2. Liturgical Education 3. Moral Formation 4. Prayer 5. The Life, Community, and History of the Church 6. Missionary Spirit and Service The six tasks of catechesis constitute a unified whole by which catechesis seeks to achieve its objective: the formation of disciples of Jesus (National Directory for Catechesis (NDC), #20). Mary Ellen Mahon.

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19 Unpacking the Standards What are they? Read the standards. Highlight the standards that you know you cover in your text or in the scope of a school year. Notice the standards that are not highlighted. How could you incorporate those standards within the religion class, and within other content areas? What are my resources? Review the Vocabulary Teacher or Student? Liturgical Year Textbook Unit Plans Literature, Movies, Art, Music, Current Events, Church Documents

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22 Recommended Report Card: 1 ST Trimes ter 2 nd Trime ster 3 rd Trime ster RELIGION 1. Knowledge of the Faith 2. Liturgical Formation 3. Moral Formation 4. Prayer 5. Church and Community Life 6. Missionary Spirit

23 Resources to consider Archdiocese of Seattle Library Lisa Hillyard

24 Websites - Teacher and Student Resource Page along with the Sample Unit Plans Free site. Resources, Liturgical Year, Current News, Catholic Documents - Free site: Regional Resources, Spiritual Resources, Catholic School Research and Parent Resources Free, registration required

25 Websites - pay to join as an individual or as a school - Our Sunday Visitor - pay to join

26 Go to: ocsww.org Click on: Curriculum

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