Why You Should Apply for the Bearing Witness Program: A Personal Reflection

This post was contributed by Louise Brink Géczy, Senior Project Coordinator at The John Carroll School Bel Air, MD The Bearing Witness Program is an all-expenses-paid, intensive professional development experience provided to Catholic School Educators.  You can apply to the program here: www.adl.org/national-bearing-witness Application deadline is April 22, 2016. It is a steamy summer day […]

Three Diocese of Paterson Schools are the First Catholic Elementary Schools in the United States to receive STEM Certification

This post was contributed by Maria E. Kistler, Director of Catholic Schools Marketing. On March 2, 2016 All Saints Academy in Parsippany, NJ; St Anthony School in Hawthorne, NJ and St. Catherine of Bologna School in Ringwood, NJ all schools in the Diocese of Paterson received AdvancED STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Certification. This […]

Engaging Students in STEM using Robotics

This post was contributed by Sister Jo-Ann Abate IHM, Technology Consultant/Instructor at Elwyn Non-Public Services Programs. (Pictures from Villa Maria Academy) The first introduction of the Star Wars series gave us a robot that immediately became a much loved favorite to generations of fans known as R2D2. This little droid was chock full of all […]

Catholic Edcamp

This post was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Educational Resource Manager. Edcamps have been trending for a few years now. The beauty of Edcamp is that they are fast, free and voluntary. As the international grassroots trend has gained legitimacy and popularity, the Edcamp foundation gained support from educational organizations and businesses interested in helping […]

National Catholic Schools Week is January 31 – February 6, 2016!

National Catholic Schools Week is right around the corner! This annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2016 is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” This week, schools across the country will observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other […]