The following article is a re-post of 5 best practices for teaching challenging subjects by Melissa Mott. One of the most effective ways to cultivate skills such as empathy, problem solving, and emotion management is to help students productively struggle through an examination of the real and complex subjects that have and continue to face the world. […]
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WEEKLY ROUND UP 8/3/2018
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Creative Fundraising Ideas Catholic Schools Office Hosts Orton-Gillingham Training 10 Tips for Skill Building Catholic schools get […]
Creative Fundraising Ideas
The following article is taken from Caitlin Hotchkiss‘s article, 71 Fast Fundraising Ideas for Schools. It may be the summertime, but many are already thinking ahead to the back-to-school season – and that includes school fundraisers! Whether it’s students raising money for a trip or parent-teacher committees fundraising to hold an event, there are a ton of […]
Catholic Schools Office Hosts Orton-Gillingham Training
The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) was very fortunate to welcome Orton-Gillingham Training onsite at the Pastoral Center. Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach that is particularly helpful for students who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing. The CSO offered this program at no cost to teachers; due to a strong demand for those trained in […]
10 Tips for Skill Building
The following article was contributed by Angela Kellar, Special Education Coordinator and 7-12 Special Education Teacher at Aberdeen Roncalli Catholic School in the Diocese of Sioux Falls. Research over the years has shown the importance of inclusionary practices for students with disabilities at all levels as a means to improve social and academic success. It […]
Catholic schools get creative in how they use, fund technology
The following article is a re-post of Catholic schools get creative in how they use, fund technology by Chaz Muth of CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE. When Rosali Patterson picks up the blue, plastic prosthetic hand that she and some fellow students made at St. John Fisher Catholic School in Portland, the rising eighth-grader marvels at what this object will mean […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 7/27/2018
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Project S.H.I.E.L.D.: Siblings Help Inform Everyone about Living with Disabilities Bully, Victim, and Bystander in light of […]
Project S.H.I.E.L.D.: Siblings Help Inform Everyone about Living with Disabilities
Andres Manuel Dones Grade: 12 Age: 17 Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami, FL Archdiocese of Miami “It is most likely that one of your sons will have the disease and one will not.” That’s what I overheard the hematologist tell my mother as my brother and I were having our blood drawn. I watched […]
Bully, Victim, and Bystander in light of the Woman Caught in Adultery
“Again, He bent down and wrote on the ground” (John 8:8). I often view Jesus in this story as not just bending down to write on the ground, but perhaps even sitting on the ground. With the angry mob in front of him accusing a woman of adultery, Jesus sits and writes. These strategies are […]
How this prep school is teaching its students to work their way out of poverty
The following article is a re-post of Diane Smith’s article, How this prep school is teaching its students to work their way out of poverty. Classes already started for about 80 freshmen attending the Cristo Rey Fort Worth High School at Our Mother of Mercy — a campus tucked in a southeast Fort Worth neighborhood that focuses on […]
