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National Consultants
Victor Valenzuela
Background
- Victor is a National Religion Consultant for Bilingual Resources for William H. Sadlier, Inc.
- He has presented workshops to numerous groups both regionally and nationally.
- He has been in ministry for 20 years including classroom teaching, youth ministry, teacher training, and writing and development of new materials.
- He has a Bachelor of Arts from St. Joseph Seminary in Menlo Park, CA
- He also has a Master of Arts in Education from the University of San Francisco, ICEL Program
- Born in Arizona to parents of Mexican descent, he is fully bilingual and bicultural.
Victor's dynamic presentation style engages participants in "hands on" learning so that catechists walk away with ready to use activities. He utilizes multiple intelligences in his presentations so that all participants can fully participate in the learning process. Workshops can be presented bilingually in Spanish as well as English.
Topics of Professional Workshops
Victor presents workshops on leadership development, creative teaching strategies, age-appropriate curriculum planning, multiple-intelligences, and prayer and retreat planning.
Titles of Professional Talks
Workshops in Spanish
- Organizando la clase de religión usando aprendizaje activo
- Compartiendo la doctrina social cristiana con los jóvenes
- Ideas para la preparación de la Confirmación
- Las siete inteligencias y la clase de religión
- Vamos a conocer el Directorio Nacional para la Catequesis
- Planificación y organización de la clase de religión: SIN ESTRÉS
- Usando el arte en la clase de religión
- El arte de enseñar los sacramentos de la Euccaristía y la Reconciliación a niños de 7 y 8 años
- Día de reflexión sobre la Cuaresma
- Soy Catequista: Un taller para reflexionar sobre la misión, vocación y dignidad del catequista.
- Entrenamiento para usar el programa Creemos en su parroquia.
- Caminando con las Sagradas Escrituras: La Biblia católica para Jóvenes
- How to Minister in a Multicultural Parish (P)
- Multiple-Intelligence and Religious Education (S, P)
- Incorporating Justice and Peace into the Curriculum (S)
- Using Art and Other Media in Religious Education (P, S)
- Designing Age-Appropriate Retreats (S)
- Creating and Maintaining Faculty and Staff Unity (S)
- Catholic Identity: Not Just an Institutional Goal (S)
- Infusing Service into the Life of the Catholic School (S)