First Steps. Planning for Adult Religious Education. A Process Guide. By Betty
Jo Middleton. Published by the Greater Washington Religious Education Council
1994. Distributed by Alphabet Soup. First Steps is a process guide to help congregations develop or re-vitalize adult religious education programs. Although intended for a group, it may serve as a workbook for an individual. Topics for six sessions include: beginning the process, the adult learner, content of the program, learner differences and educational design, structures and models, and designing the overall program plan.
| ISBN 978-0-9795056-0-7 | $15.00 |
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Support for the Volunteer Religious Education Teacher. an alphabet soup
handbook. By Betty Jo Middleton. With additional material by Dawn Star Borchelt and
others. Published 2001. This booklet includes suggestions for designing a support system
for volunteer teachers in the religious education program, taking note of policies,
procedures, team teaching, and methods. There are also essays on teaching as spiritual
guidance and the significance of teachers in our religious education programs.
| ISBN 978-0-9795056-1-4 | $7.50 |
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