Have you and/or your school team registered for the 2018 NCEA New Directions Assessment Conference? You do not want to miss this one-of-a-kind professional development opportunity, exclusively dedicated to implementing comprehensive assessment programs in your arch/diocese, school and classroom. Don’t want to take our word for it? Well, check out what William H. Sadlier’s Executive […]
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Preventing Tragedy – Awareness, Truth and Compassion are Key
Another school shooting is unfolding as we speak. Children killing other children. It’s unspeakable yet speak about it we must. As Catholics, we need to see these terrifying events through a different prism. Truth and compassion must be our guideposts, for if they are, we have an opportunity to recognize potential tragedy before it strikes. […]
When Dealing with Tragedy; Going Beyond Thoughts and Prayers
School Shootings- What can I do? It happened again, another tragic loss of life, this time in Southern Texas. We thought we were making progress since the tragedies in Parkland, Florida, as the national conversation on safety and gun issues has been occurring in earnest. And yet, we find ourselves in this spot again. I […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
Last Tuesday, I had the privilege to witness the installation of Bishop George Leo Thomas as the 3rd Bishop of Las Vegas. My former boss from Helena made a powerful call to the vision of Vatican II and becoming a church which challenges us all to holiness. On my way home, I began reading the […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 5/18/2018
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… St. Mary School 2018 STREAM Expo Winners Recognize an Outstanding Catholic School Student Today! Assessing Critical Thinking: […]
St. Mary School 2018 STREAM Expo Winners
St. Mary School in Vineland, NJ is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts & Math) Expo winners. All middle school students were given an assignment to complete that incorporated language arts, technology, science, math and religion. Each grade was given a different assignment to complete. Students from St. […]
Recognize an Outstanding Catholic School Student Today!
NCEA, in partnership with Cross Catholic Outreach, is excited to launch the NCEA Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award call for nominations! This award program recognizes Catholic school students whose service, innovation and commitment to social justice are changing the world. The nominee should embody missionary discipleship in their faithful leadership and service to others. One nomination may be submitted […]
Assessing Critical Thinking: Preparing the Next Generation of Creative and Effective Problem Solvers
The following article was contributed by Dr. Keith Verner, Founder of LabLearner. Unlike simple content knowledge, critical thinking (CT) is more complex and difficult to assess. One reason is that CT is a process rather than a result – a method rather than an answer. While answers are easy to assess and grade, and can even […]
Educating to Fraternal Humanism
Dr. Gail Donahue, Professor at Notre Dame University (Maryland), submitted this guest blog on Educating to Fraternal Humanism as part of the Church Documents PLC. Do I have time to read a Church document and reflect on it? Not usually, but having listened to Catholic School Matters podcast series on Church documents, I was intrigued […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
We can all get a little desensitized to news about closing Catholic schools. However, the announcement in January that the Jubilee Schools would be closing after the 2018-19 year deserves special recognition. First, we need to recognize how significant the Jubilee Schools were to Catholic urban education as well as to consortium models. I spoke […]
