TECHNOLOGY & VISUAL AIDS

IN THE CLASSROOM
Multimedia at HAC
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATIO TIME

9:45 - 10:50 AM
to allow for some cushion time for students to
arrive ‘on time’

to allow for review time

to allow for cushion time for students to go to

mass

to allow for more time

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Old program had a good sequence:

Early Bible Stories

Bible Studies I

Sacraments, Reconciliation, & First Communion

Bible Studies II

Bible Studies III

High School Faith

Catholic Morality

Confirmation
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8 courses in the Religious Formation Course of Study x 2 for equal number of deaf and
hearing classes = 16 classes

We only have SIX good sized classrooms

We’ve been getting by with creative partitioning of classrooms

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Reasons for the Sequence

Our focus is on Religious Formation

Parents’ focus and traditions are on the Sacraments

Religious Formation is a life-long process

Parents feel geographically challenged and can only afford to bring them for
Sacramental Preparations

As such, courses BEFORE the Sacraments became PRE-REQUISITES

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Our numbers are GROWING with more and more families coming and calling everyday

To accommodate the overflow, this year we thought of having a two-tier schedule:

9:45-10:50 am

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Primary grades in the morning

Secondary grades in the afternoon

The second schedule would also ‘free-up’ the staff to teach courses for our deaf students
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Other solutions we thought of:

Asking Vernon Elementary for classroom space on Sundays

Having canopies outside with chairs and portable whiteboards for classes

Further splitting up our classrooms with more creative partitioning

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We finally came to terms:

We can’t do it all...
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The reality is we’re only asked by the Archdiocese and Canon Law that we prepare
students for the Sacraments of:

Reconciliation

First Communion

Confirmation
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But because we don’t want to lose our students, we are suggesting a new curriculum and
sequential course of study
 A THREE YEAR CYCLE

Prayer

Sacraments

Prayer
 SACRAMENTS

Before students can

receive a Sacrament,
they must have
completed at least one
cycle
 PRAYER

This year, we will all

teach about PRAYER
 PRAYER

Ages:

5-7

8-10

11-13
CONFIRMATION
MULTIMEDIA AT HOLY
ANGELS
 ABOUT DEAF CHILDREN

90% of deaf children are born to parents who have no

knowledge of sign language or deaf culture

Most deaf children don’t have access to captioned TV,

to the radio, to everyday conversation, and to
incidental learning opportunities

This is where most of our background knowledge

comes from
 ABOUT DEAF CHILDREN

Most deaf children don’t learn a language until they’re

in school

As a result, many deaf children have delays in language

and communication

All children learn in different ways

VAKT
 V

Visual
 A

Auditory
 K

Kinesthetic
 T

Tactile
 DEAF STUDENTS

Which of the four

learning styles
becomes most
meaningful for deaf
students?
 AS SUCH...

To create the most

impact, our teaching
style needs to be
visual, VISUAL, visual
 WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA?

Multi = many

Media = materials or
techniques used to
create your work
 WE ENCOURAGE

We encourage that
teachers use one
different type of media
on a Sunday
 GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH

Google Image Search

 YOUTUBE

The Good News

 CLIPART.COM

ClipArt.com
SONGS IN ASL

Silent Night
 DVDS

DVDs
 CHERUB WINGS

Cherub Wings:
I - 10
 VISUAL BIBLE SERIES

ACTS

Part One

Part Two
 GOLDEN AGE OF ASL

Noah’s Ark
Lou Fant
 SCRIPTOGRAPHICS

FaithGuides.com
 MINI BOARD BOOKS

Super visual!

Great for younger

ages!
 ELLISON DIE CUTS

Great for VISUAL and

TACTILE activities!
 FELT BOARD STORIES

Demo by Mark
Various Story Sets
 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Closet full of supplies

on the second floor

Projectors in the
HALL and in the
CHURCH

TV in almost every
room
 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Laptops available for

Sunday checkout
Wireless network at
Holy Angels
 FOCUS THIS YEAR...

Focus on making your

classroom MORE
visual

Keep this in mind

when attending
Religious Education
Congress/Conference
THOUGHTS & FEEDBACK?