Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Webinars Actions Schools Must Take Now to Sustain Enrollment: The Linkage Between Learning Environment, Student Performance and Enrollment – Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 1 PM EDT Catholic Classical Liberal Arts Education: How the Recovery of the Church’s Educational Tradition […]
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Do You Still Love Your Job…but Dread Going into Work Because of a Difficult Person?
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. Jodee Blanco will be presenting, “Difficult People: How to Understand, Communicate, Collaborate and Inspire Inclusivity” at the 2019 NCEA Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL 2019). ICSL 2019 is an engaging professional development opportunity for principals, aspiring principals, presidents, pastors […]
Catholic School Matters Radio Hour
On this week’s Catholic School Matters Radio Hour podcast, I bring on three great guests. First, Dr. Tim McNiff of the Archdiocese of New York comes on to discuss his career and the state of Catholic schools. Dr. McNiff is retiring at the end of the month so it is an appropriate time for our first […]
Thinking of Starting a STREAM Program?
The following blog was contributed by Gena Schleimer, 7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher, Project Lead the Way Instructor and Science and STREAM Coordinator at St. Agnes Catholic School in Roeland Park, KS. When I began working as a 7th/8th Grade Science teacher at our school, I knew that I wanted to implement a STREAM […]
How to Leverage Growth Data to Improve Student Learning
Growth data is powerful and can have an enormous impact for students, teachers, and administrators. For students, the more they understand their own assessment results, the better they’ll be able to self-motivate and make the most out of learning. Here are 3 ways students can leverage growth data: To help create a positive growth mindset. […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself.—Saint Teresa of Calcutta I often hear prayer described as something we should do in order to promote Catholic identity. School leaders are often challenged to be prayer leaders and to promote community expressions of prayer. While this is certainly important, I […]
Weekly Round Up 3/8/2019
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Webinars Teaching and Conducting a Chant Mass – Monday, March 11, 2019, 4 PM EDT Diocesan Elementary School Boards – Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 4 PM EDT The History of Standardized Testing in the US and Its Impact in […]
The Rhythm of School Schedules
The following blog was contributed by Greg Deja, Principal of Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, MI. Greg Deja and Simon Jeynes will be presenting, “There’s No Time for That! How to Interrogate the Rhythm of Your School’s Schedule” at the 2019 NCEA Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL 2019). ICSL 2019 is an […]
Utilizing Podcasts as a Writing Activity
The following blog was contributed by Kim Chi Pham, middle school ELA teacher from Holy Family School in San Jose, CA. How can I empower students, and at the same time, save ME time by having them do the work that ultimately helps them learn and practice skills? That was the question that jump-started my […]
The Way (Truth and Life) of the Cross: Reflecting on the Road to Calvary through the Temptations of Jesus Christ
Typology is defined as the study and interpretation of types and symbols that, from a theological perspective, views the Old Testament people and stories as foreshadowing New Testament events. A primary example of typology from sacred scripture points to Jesus as the New of 2nd Adam. The first Adam, who in the Garden of Eden […]
