Continuous improvement that results in success for our students should be the goal of each Catholic school. The following are three things you need to stop doing today and how to replace them with successful strategies that will benefit the students you serve. 1. Stop being complacent with your students being proficient on formative […]
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The State of Catholic Educators
Speakers: Thomas Burnford, D. Min., Gerald Kicanas, D.D., Ph.D., Fr. Youssef Chedid, OAM and Dale McDonald, PBVM, Ph.D. The following session includes highlights from NCEA’s Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment and Staffing: United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2017-18. Enrollment Decline Challenges It has become difficult for dioceses to continue to provide the […]
Upcoming NCEA Webinars
NCEA webinars cover trending and need-to-know topics relevant to your career in Catholic education. All participants will receive the recorded webinar and presentation files for reference and inclusion among other professional learning resources. For inquiries regarding webinars, contact Andrea Chavez-Kopp, Assistant Director for Educational and Formation Programs at [email protected]. Click here to view a complete list of […]
Can Data & the Personalized 21st Century Classroom Coexist?
The following article was contributed by Michael Wright, principal at the School of the Cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland. What if you could design your school from scratch for your students? What would it look like? How long would the day be? What would be taught? How would the students be taught? How would the students “feel” […]
π Day in the Classroom
The following article is an Edutopia article, 7 Classroom Resources for Pi Day, by Matt Davis. Pi Day offers a great opportunity for students to explore pi and math-related concepts. There are plenty of great teaching resources online to help your class celebrate Pi Day, so we thought we’d help you sort through them all. Here […]
Upcoming NCEA Webinars
NCEA webinars cover trending and need-to-know topics relevant to your career in Catholic education. All participants will receive the recorded webinar and presentation files for reference and inclusion among other professional learning resources. For inquiries regarding webinars, contact Andrea Chavez-Kopp, Assistant Director for Educational and Formation Programs at [email protected]. Click here to view a complete list […]
Monk Exchange Program
The following article was contributed by Annette Jones, Ed.S., Assistant Director for School Leadership at NCEA. Two years ago, the NCEA Board of Directors approved a plan to find and recognize those young people- in our Catholic elementary and secondary schools who, through their faith, service, and vision, were changing their local communities. We knew that inspirational young […]
Live It Out!
The following article was contributed by Annette Jones, Ed.S., Assistant Director for School Leadership at NCEA. Two years ago, the NCEA Board of Directors approved a plan to find and recognize those young people – in our Catholic elementary and secondary schools who, through their faith, service and vision were changing their local communities. We knew […]
The Vision of “The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis”
The Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis (NFCYM, NCEA, NCCL), in collaboration with pastoral and catechetical leaders from around the country, wrote The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis (JAC). The document describes itself as an “invitation to examine, thoroughly and honestly, current assumptions and systems in order to encourage the creation of new relationships and patterns of ministry” […]
President’s Education Awards Program
The President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) honors graduating elementary, middle and high school students for their achievement and hard work. The program provides individual recognition from the President and the U.S. Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence. Each year, thousands of elementary, middle, […]
