Use of mini cases in Religious Education
Active methodologies, mini cases, religious teaching.
The general objective of the research is to discuss teacher training for the use of mini cases in the pedagogical practice of confessional teaching. This is a qualitative study. The study was appreciated and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Onofre Lopes of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - HUOL/UFRN. Religious education teachers who teach, are interested in teaching or have taught at the Agnus Dei Educational Center were included in the survey. As a result, the study shows that the use of cases for teaching by teachers demands an initial reflective process for subsequent use in the classroom. It is a methodology that is perfected by daily practice and by the individual deepening of each teacher. As a product, a guide for the production of educational content was developed to help Religious Education teachers in the development and application of mini cases, aiming at increasing student engagement. The guide walks you through the step-by-step planning, construction, and application of the mini cases in the classroom. Finally, the study concludes that the use of mini cases for Religious Education can collaborate with the training of Religious Education teachers, being a tool to streamline classes, but it requires commitment and dedication from these teachers, both in the preparation of mini cases and in use.