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… The Role of the Priest in Today’s Catholic School School Pastors’ Institute Self-Discipline and Catholic Schools How […]
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The Role of the Priest in Today’s Catholic School
The Catholic Education Foundation invites bishops, priests and seminarians to participate in its fourth annual intensive and comprehensive three-day seminar. For whom? Clergy who are pastors, parochial vicars, or those directly involved in the elementary or secondary school apostolate (or who wish to be) – as well as seminarians. When? From 4:00 p.m., July 17 […]
School Pastors’ Institute
In July of 2011, the Alliance for Catholic Education launched the School Pastors’ Institute (SPI), a leadership formation symposium for pastors of a Catholic school. Developed at the request of (arch)bishops around the country, the SPI is designed to respond to the unique and increasingly complex challenges and opportunities related to serving as a pastor […]
Self-Discipline and Catholic Schools
The following content is attributed to authors Michael Gottfried and Jacob Kirksey. Regardless of where you stand on the debate currently raging over school discipline, one thing seems certain: Self-discipline is far better than the externally imposed kind. Over the years, Catholic schools have been particularly committed to the formation of sound character, including the […]
How to Frame, Analyze, and Communicate Student Achievement to Your Catholic School Community
The following article was contributed by Dr. John Cronin. Vice President of Education Research at NWEA. As Catholic schools face increasing academic expectations from parents and increased competition from alternatives such as charter schools, our schools need to think more deeply about how we frame the importance of academic achievement in our schools. We need to […]
Covering All the Bases – A Checklist for Successful Master Schedule Building
Building a master schedule is an enormous challenge many educators face each year. Between the requirements students need at each grade level, teacher and room availability, course requests, and more, planning out a high school schedule that works for everyone can consume more hours (or weeks!) than any other school process. Criteria your schedule should […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 6/1/2018
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… ‘Dynamic STEM Duo’ kicks off webinar series Real School Improvement Requires Looking Beyond Test Scores How Is […]
‘Dynamic STEM Duo’ kicks off webinar series
The following article is a reprint of “‘Dynamic STEM Duo’ kicks off webinar series” by Lana Sweeten-Shults, GCU News Bureau. Grand Canyon University’s STEM advocates have done the math: If you want to be a global leader, the future is in science, technology, engineering and math. Yet, the United States is woefully under-represented in those fields. According […]
Real School Improvement Requires Looking Beyond Test Scores
The following article was contributed by Henry Cram, Ed.D., president of Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. As president of the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, I look forward to presenting at this year’s NCEA New Directions Assessment Conference in Philadelphia, where Middle States […]
How Is Your NCEA 2019 Proposal Coming Along?
NCEA 2019 Convention & Expo Chicago, IL April 23-25, 2019 Open Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Close Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2018 Welcome to the NCEA 2019 Call for Proposals Website. With this system, you can submit a proposal for a session at NCEA 2019. The information below has been developed to assist you in developing a proposal for […]
