Faith Formation in Blended or Virtual Catholic Environment

Parish programs and schools have the opportunity to evangelize not only students, but also their parents and families through a blended or virtual classroom.  In this different classroom environment, prayer, worship, message, and community become as purposeful for the family as they are for students in a brick-and-mortar building. In this session, discover ways to translate brick-and-mortar faith formation experiences to blended or virtual ones for the entire family. Topics discussed are: Prayer-daily school wide prayer, prayer services for special occasions, Rosary, Nativity plays, Stations of the Cross; Worship-Mass and special liturgical devotions; Message-instruction, field trips to religious shrines/places; Community-service opportunities for the family.  

Paul Sanfrancesco for over 24 years has worked in Catholic, private and public education, including as a teacher, Assistant Principal and in collegiate teaching at Saint Joseph's University and Neumann University. The National School Boards Association named himone of the "20 to Watch" Educators for his work in Instructional Technology and the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology named him CTO of the year for the staeo f Pennsylvania imn 2018. Mr. Sanfrancesco has been featured in Tech and Learning, Schools CIO, EdTech Mag. and Catechetical Leader and presents at local, regional and national convocations.