This post was contributed by Louise Brink Géczy, Senior Project Coordinator at The John Carroll School Bel Air, MD The Bearing Witness Program is an all-expenses-paid, intensive professional development experience provided to Catholic School Educators. You can apply to the program here: www.adl.org/national-bearing-witness Application deadline is April 22, 2016. It is a steamy summer day […]
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Demystifying What Makes Nonfiction Lessons Effective
This post was contributed by Kathy Barclay, Ed.D. I’ve always been kind of a “bottom line” type of person. When confronted with new research, new mandates, or in this case, new standards, I tend to look for the bottom line. Unlike previous standards, the new standards that have swept our nation since 2010 include an […]
Three Diocese of Paterson Schools are the First Catholic Elementary Schools in the United States to receive STEM Certification
This post was contributed by Maria E. Kistler, Director of Catholic Schools Marketing. On March 2, 2016 All Saints Academy in Parsippany, NJ; St Anthony School in Hawthorne, NJ and St. Catherine of Bologna School in Ringwood, NJ all schools in the Diocese of Paterson received AdvancED STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Certification. This […]
Engaging Students in STEM using Robotics
This post was contributed by Sister Jo-Ann Abate IHM, Technology Consultant/Instructor at Elwyn Non-Public Services Programs. (Pictures from Villa Maria Academy) The first introduction of the Star Wars series gave us a robot that immediately became a much loved favorite to generations of fans known as R2D2. This little droid was chock full of all […]
Using Google Tools to Lighten Your Load
This post was contributed by Edward Taylor, Theology teacher at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, CA. I have been using Google tools in my teaching for the past couple of years. I have utilized everything from Google Drive, to Classroom and Sites. At first, my aim was to have fun. I like the […]
Project Lead the Way: Pathways to Engineering
This post was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Educational Resource Manager. I recently had the opportunity to visit Archbishop Spalding High School in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Visiting the Engineering and Robotics lab and talking with students about their work was the highlight of my trip. The Engineering program was formed in 2009 when […]
Bearing Witness™ Summer Institute Reflection
A very wise man once said, “The Holocaust is a chapter in the book of anti-Semitism.” In fact, he said it several times during the Bearing Witness™ Program I attended in 2012. Each time I heard this phrase I was challenged to stop and think about anti-Semitism and the Holocaust in a different way. At […]
Catholic Edcamp
This post was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Educational Resource Manager. Edcamps have been trending for a few years now. The beauty of Edcamp is that they are fast, free and voluntary. As the international grassroots trend has gained legitimacy and popularity, the Edcamp foundation gained support from educational organizations and businesses interested in helping […]
National Catholic Schools Week is January 31 – February 6, 2016!
National Catholic Schools Week is right around the corner! This annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2016 is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” This week, schools across the country will observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other […]
Call for Candidates: Application Period Now Open for NCEA Advisory Council
NCEA is committed to a future of excellence by working together with its membership to promote our Catholic faith and lighting the way for the future of Catholic school education. With this in mind, NCEA is pleased to announce a Call for Candidacy for the Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Advisory Councils that will serve as a representative […]
