CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING VALUES EDUCATION (CVE)

Rationale

The Certificate in Teaching Values Education is the response of DLSU-Dasmariñas to a call and to a need. First, a call to help teachers in values education to engage in exploring its pedagogical (teaching) methods, and to train teachers to become professional values educators. Second, the program responds to the need of the Philippine society for an educational process where teachers are agents of social transformation and graduates are well formed individuals.

Intended Participants

This certificate program is designed to help aspiring and current values educators, including school teachers, youth workers, caring practitioners, school managers, principals, curriculum planners, media workers, pastors and parents, to acquire personal development and professional competence in teaching values education.

The Certificate Program will help participants in:

• Equipping themselves with new trends and development in values education;
• Dealing with the current thrust and content of transformative education and pedagogical knowledge, principles and skills in facilitating personal renewal and social transformation;
• Gaining opportunities to reflect upon values and related issues arising from identity development, personal circumstances and/or educational settings

Goal

The program will prepare the enrollees for their ministry in values education in the school setting by providing them the necessary skills in teaching values education at all levels.

Objectives

At the end of the program, participants will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, methods, and contents in teaching Values Education;
• Participate with competence and confidence in teaching the dynamics of Values Education;
• Manifest in their behavior, actions, skills, and decisions an integration of personal and professional development.

Content Coverage

The certificate program consists of 18 units, divided into two semesters: 9 units for the first semester (theory and concept) and 9 units for the second semester (issues, methods and strategies):

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Units
CTVE 101	Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Values Education	3
CTVE 103	Family Life and Filipino Values System	3
CTVE 105	Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living with specialization on Gender Issues	3

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Units
CTVE 102	Teaching Approaches and Strategies in Values Education	3
CTVE 104	Peace and Global Education	3
CTVE 106	Development of Values Education, Instructional Materials and Assessment Tools	3

Fees

Interested applicants are allowed to take a maximum of 9 units perterm. The Solidarity Fee will cost Php 5,000 per semester plus an Admission Fee of Php 500 (one-time pay for the whole program).

Admissions Procedures for CVE

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CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Nature of the Program

The Certificate in Teaching Religious Education is a two-summer outreach program of the Religious Education Department in the sense that: 1) the participants will pay a minimal solidarity fee of Php3,000 each summer term for the school’s expenses on electricity and other needs plus a one-time admission fee of Php500.00; 2) the personnel (professors, staff, etc.) who facilitates the program do not have the remuneration according to their salary scale but their services will be counted for summer reporting days.

This two-summer modular program which covers the study of theories and principles of teaching and learning Religious Education and evangelization is an integrated formation program grounded on Sacred Scripture and Church documents. Courses taken under this program maybe credited towards an associate and an undergraduate degree in Religious Education.

Intended Participants

This certificate program is offered to all persons (teachers, parents, sacramental preparation teams, parish catechists) interested in education particularly Religious Education, in the local context of Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and IV-B (MIMAROPA).

Considered as a resource for teacher education, the Religious Education Department of De La Salle University-Dasmarinas takes the lead to offer this program of formation particularly for Religious Education as a vision and goal.

Goal

The program will prepare the participants for their ministry ineducation toward maturity in the Christian faith either in the school, parish, or community setting.

Objectives

At the end of the program, participants will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, methods, and contents in teaching Religious Education, as well as the teachings, beliefs, and practices in the Catholic Church;
• Participate with competence and confidence in sacramental preparation and doing Religious Education;
• Manifest in their behavior, actions, skills, and decisions the integration of personal and professional development.

Subjects Offered

Summer 01 (Modular)
CTRE101 – Foundations of Christian Faith and Catechesis
CTRE102 – Introduction to the Scripture (Old Testament)
CTRE103 – Introduction to the Scripture (New Testament)
CTRE107 – Introduction to Liturgy and Sacraments
CTRE108 – Fundamentals of Catechetics
CTRE111 – Practicum

Summer 02 (Modular)
CTRE104 – Jesus Christ: His Life and His Teachings
CTRE105 – Church: The Community of Faith, Witness and Service
CTRE106 – Introduction to Christian Morality
CTRE109 – Methodology in Catechesis
CTRE110 – Lesson Planning and Evaluation

Admissions Procedures for CRE

Conference

• National Conference on Values and Religious Education
• International Conference on Values and Religious Education

Seminar-Workshops, Lectures and Fora on

• Theology
• Contemporary Social Issues on:
• Environment/Global Warming
• Social Communication
• Social Justice
• Voters Education, etc.
• Special Topics on:
• Catechetics
• Scriptures
• Morality
• Church Documents (i.e Evangelii Gaudium, Lumen Fidei, Verbum Domini, Laudato Si, Amores Laeticia, etc.)

Overview

In the spirit of integral renewed evangelization and promoting the holistic formation of our students, the Religious Education department envisions an integrative and innovative approach in conducting researches. The thrust will also share the mission of and vision of the university towards maturity inChristian faith within the context of Filipino catholic university in the service of the church and the society.

The Challenge

In the spirit of the gospel values, the department will not only create good research with valuable impact in the society but will develop academic papers that are “maka-Diyos, maka bayan, maka-tao at maka-kalikasan” that will lead the department to commits itself to the gospel ideals of justice towards personal conversion and social transformation

Our values

The Religious education Department will uphold a deep respect and love to God by cultivating and nurturing catholic and Lasallian identity. Develop Lasallian researchers that will adhere to the catholic teachings and respect diversity in religious beliefs. It will also provide help and support the programs of our diocese in their unending quest of just and lasting peace in the province and the country in general.

Our principles

At the heart of this thrust is our vision and mission: Guided by the gospel values and the Lasallian traditions of Faith, Zeal and Communion. The RED research will:

• Do research that will propagate the catholic and Lasallian identity;
• Ensure that all research will enhance knowledge creation and innovative perspectives /ways particularly in the current methodologies and approaches in religious education and theology;
• Develop partnership with the diocese and the community around us through continues formation, outreach activities and lifelong learnings as exposed by individual or team-based research.
• Seek collaborative opportunities, outside partners for funding’s (CEAP, CBCP, Diocese)
• Promote opportunities for seminars, fora, national and international gatherings thereby creating venues for sharing of ideas and diverse perspectives.
• Enhance professional growth for all members of the Department.

Research topics

• Approaches/strategies in teaching religious and values Education
• Catechesis
• Ecumenism and interfaith dialogue
• Ecological issues
• Gender issues
• Peace education
• Issues on justice and peace
• Religion, politics and public discourse
• Values education
• Youth, campus ministry
• Ethics and education
• Religious tolerance and conflicts
• School ethos, policies and practices

• Diocese of Imus thru LCDC MOA for all the spiritual and catechetical formation assistance.
• Department outreach activity in partnership with POLCA and DLSU-D Development Cooperative
• CEREBRO partner in department sponsored conferences (national and international)
• Service-learning activities are incorporated in all the D-REED course syllabi.

Religious Educators Association of the Philippines (REAP)

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