The following article was contributed by James Cullen, GRACE Director of Student Services. Supporting students and teachers to ensure each child receives a meaningful and responsive GRACE Catholic School learning experience is the call of our GRACE Student Services Program. Comprised of a Supportive Consultant at each of our school campuses that make up GRACE (Green […]
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Using Formative Instructional Practices to Develop Instructional Agility
The following article was contributed by Kathy Dyer at NWEA. In our last guest post, we talked about the importance of assessment literacy – what we mean by it, why it’s important, and the critical impact of understanding data and applying it to effective teaching and learning. One key component of assessment literacy is the […]
Incorporating 21st Century Skills in the Classroom
The following article was contributed by Amy Duke, MS, Mathematics Department at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas. When I first started teaching math several years ago, I remember the question I heard most was, “Why?” This question gave me the opportunity to delve into more than just a solution to a problem. More […]
Defining Assessment Literacy
The following article was contributed by Kara Bobowski of NWEA. For any assessment to truly serve its purpose, teachers must be able to interpret and apply the data to help student learning. After all, helping students grow to their fullest potential is the whole point of having an assessment system. By using assessment data to […]
Bishop pens apostolic letter outlining the importance of Catholic schools today
The following article is a reprint of Tony Gutiérrez‘s article, Apostolic letter: Catholic schools are vehicles of evangelization. Catholic schools play an important role in the New Evangelization, wrote Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in his new apostolic letter, Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, promulgated on March 3 of this year. In his letter, the bishop identified […]
Designing Cross-Curricular Units and STREAM Lessons in Middle School
The following post was contributed by Sarah Turner, 6th grade teacher and Middle School Curriculum Coordinator at Christ the Redeemer Catholic School in Houston, Texas. Each morning, I read the following prayer attributed to Padre Pedro Arrupe, SJ and meditate on what I find important in my life. Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in […]
Meeting the Needs of Students Who Are Gifted in Catholic Schools
The following article was contributed by Raul Escarpio, Director at Shepherd Educational Consulting in Miami, Florida. Have you ever taken one of those online tests to determine if you are “gifted?” For most of us, this test would determine that we were indeed gifted but in reality, we are not. To be eligible for a […]
Insπre More Math Love – With Pi!
The following post was contributed by Amy Gillespie, Instructional Specialist at St. Ignatius Loyola School in Cincinnati. The whole point of Pi Day is to instill a greater love of math. Pi has all sorts of uses for everyday life beyond curriculum standards. I encourage you to share the enthusiasm with your students and plan […]
A Message from Pam Bernards, Ed.D., Director of Professional Development
Dear Friends in Catholic School Education, NCEA’s focus is to lead, learn and proclaim by: developing current and future leaders; providing educational resources; strategically expanding professional development opportunities for those committed to the mission of Catholic education; and serving as the national voice for Catholic schools. To that end, it is our privilege to offer […]
An Inclusion Revolution: A Chicago School’s Journey
The following article was contributed by Sheila Klich, principal at St. Matthias School in Chicago, Illinois. Traveling down Western Avenue, on the north side of Chicago, the red brick façade of St. Matthias School looks like any other school in the neighborhood. Little would one suspect that there is a revolution going on inside, and St. Matthias […]
