8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Bedford, NH • Directions
Join our Workshop staff a for a one-day program on helping your students more deeply understand the sacramental and liturgical life of the Church. You'll discuss ways to help them see the real power and graces of the Sacraments as well as how to enter more deeply and intentionally into the Mass.
This Workshop blends scholar presentations with interactive pedagogical sessions, giving you a chance to explore content with a respected scholar, as well as explore and simulate practical teaching strategies with ready-to-use classroom materials. Share best practices with your fellow teachers, and engage in both formal and informal discussions.
Schedule
Join us, and you'll receive…
Catechetical Formation
Engaging sessions by a catechetical scholar provide background knowledge so you can confidently engage students with our Faith.
Spiritual Formation
You'll explore your vocation as a teacher, coming to see your calling as a witness to Christ in the classroom.
Practical Application
A veteran teacher follows each scholarly presentation with research-based teaching strategies, giving you immediate ways to apply this knowledge in the classroom.
Ready-to-Use Materials
Receive a free, classroom-tested teacher's guide featuring 10-12 lessons with classroom activities and sacred art.
Presenters
Jose Gonzalez joined the team at Sophia Institute for Teachers in 2014 after more than 10 years as a Catholic high school teacher. In addition to teaching, Jose has experience working in parish and diocesan ministry. Jose has been leading Workshops in over 60 dioceses for more than 8 years, and contributes regularly to our teacher's guides and digital instructional resources. He has a BA in theology with a concentration in religious education from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and an MA in evangelization and catechesis from the Augustine Institute. Jose and his wife, Mary Beth, have four children.
Jason King, Ph.D., is the Beirne Chair and Director for the St. Mary’s University Center for Catholic Studies. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from The Catholic University of America. As an undergraduate student, he majored in Mathematics and Philosophy and graduated from Berea College, a work college, in Kentucky. Dr. King’s most recent publications include The Green Mister Rogers: Environmentalism in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and the edited collection Love, Sex, and Families: Catholic Perspectives, which won the Association of Catholic Publisher’s 2021 first-place award in Theology and the 2021 Catholic Media Association first place award in marriage and family living. In 2016, King also received the Catholic Press’ third place award for the book God Has Begun a Great Work in Us. He is Editor Emeritus for the Journal of Moral Theology. He has served on boards and committees for Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church, College Theology Society, Society of Christian Ethics, and New Wine, New Wineskins. He is married with three kids and an old hound dog.