The following blog was contributed by Jonathan Martin, Program Director, Partner Engagement at ACT, Inc. Soft skills, 21st century skills, life skills, social and emotional learning (SEL)—call it what you will—semantics aside, the idea that nonacademic factors like empathy, self-awareness and self-management are critical to student success is no longer up for debate. In fact, […]
Category: Academic Excellence
A Better Test
This article appeared originally in the National Review and was written by John J. Miller, national correspondent for the National Review and the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. Jeremy Tate remembers when he tried to inspire his high-school students with talk of great things. “I brought up ethics, astronomy, and more,” […]
The Kids Who Watched
The following article was contributed by Andrea Chavez-Kopp, M.Ed., Assistant Director for Educational and Formation Programs. I was a young high school teacher at St. John Neumann Catholic High School in Naples, FL on September 11, 2001. I remember it vividly. The principal was going door to door and telling teachers to turn on their TV sets…something was happening. My 11th grade, […]
Engage Your Students With BreakoutEDU
The following post was contributed by Ryan Lombardozzi, Social Media Coordinator at NCEA. What is BreakoutEDU and why should it be implemented in your classroom? According to Breakout EDU, BreakoutEDU is an immersive learning game platform that facilitates teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open a locked box. During Barb Gilman and […]
7 Tips to Integrate English Language Learners into Mainstream Classrooms
The following guest post was provided by NCEA’s Corporate Partner, UTP High Schools. We have all been there. You’re teaching your lesson, moving right along, and then you look over to see your English Language Learner (ELL) staring at you with pleading, questioning eyes. You know the student doesn’t understand, but you can’t slow down […]
STREAM in Action: Monarch Rescue Project
This article was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Educational Resource Manager. Six NCEA member schools being supported by The NCEA Monarch Rescue Grant Project are wrapping up their 2nd year. Donor, Dr. Judith Wagner, a retired government researcher, generously funds this grant. Dr. Wagner is passionate about Monarch butterflies and wants to invest in the […]
St. Joseph Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Ashley Davis, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. It is May and we have started planting and transplanting in our garden! Before having Grace and going on maternity leave, I had the pleasure of meeting with a monarch pro. Her name is Kitty and she runs a huge monarch butterfly […]
Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Kate Rezac, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. Our month has been filled with milkweed, muscles, and mulch as we prepare for the monarchs. Earth Day inspired us to spend time outside planting milkweed seeds and weeding the garden. We even created art inspired by our Monarch Meadow and took […]
Rosary Cathedral Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Connie Taylor, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. A highlight this month was our first and second grade field trip to “The Butterfly House” in Whitehouse, Ohio. Students were able to interact with various kinds of butterflies in the indoor garden area, view a chrysalis exhibit showing numerous emerging […]
Sts. Peter & Paul School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Connie Lake and Deb Moffit, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leaders. We had an exciting month of growth, not just with the plants, but with the expansion of the garden! We continued to have Citizen Scientist Tuesday to learn about new and exciting topics. Each month we try to incorporate […]
