TMRE7161 · Theology and Ministry

Mission, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Teaching High School Religion

Clough School of Theology and Ministry

This course is designed to assist students in developing religion curriculum for adolescents, particularly within the setting of Catholic secondary schools. It considers the place of religious instruction within the larger ambit of the Catholic schools mission, including interaction with campus ministry and service learning. It attends to frameworks of faith development within adolescence. It includes the development of learning outcomes and assessment tools; pedagogy; curricular maps; units and lesson plans. Finally, it calls participants to be self-aware of the teachers role through the development of a pedagogic creed.