How the Diocese of Orange is revolutionizing student learning through professional development There is little doubt that technology is a key component to 21st century teaching and learning. After all, it was this premise that led to the great 1:1 race in which schools and districts invested hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars […]
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WEEKLY ROUND UP 10/26/2018
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… Doing the Laundry, Dusty Shoes, and the Monastery Bell: The Leadership the Church Needs Today from Catholic […]
Doing the Laundry, Dusty Shoes, and the Monastery Bell: The Leadership the Church Needs Today from Catholic School Educators
NCEA was pleased to present Chris Lowney as keynote speaker for the 2018 Catholic Leadership Summit for diocesan, system and network school leaders. This year’s event, hosted in the Diocese of St. Augustine, welcomes over 380 leaders in Catholic education focused on the future of Catholic school education. Mr. Lowney is the current chair of […]
Catholic School Matters Radio Hour
Today’s Catholic School Matters Radio Hour has a variety of guests. We talk about the abuse/leadership crisis with a journalist who is covering the crisis. We talk to a former inner-city Catholic school principal about the value and challenges of inner-city Catholic schools. And then we have a broader conversation about pluralism and school choice with the […]
Going, Going, Gone and the Implications for Catholic Schools
John Vitek, President and CEO of St. Mary’s Press addressed Catholic school superintendents from across the country today at the Catholic Leadership Summit to discuss the research behind Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics and its implications for Catholic education. He began the session by asking us to call to […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
Earlier last month, I was struck by a brazen act of cheating by Mets 3rd baseman Todd Frazier. Look at it here. I know that baseball has a long history of condoning cheating to a point (see spitballs, emery boards, pine tar, etc) but this act seemed to cross the line and Frazier’s explanation (“It’s […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 10/19/2018
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… Enrollment in Stark County Catholic schools rises, bucking trends The 2018 National Distinguished Principals Honorees Include Two […]
Enrollment in Stark County Catholic schools rises, bucking trends
The following article is a re-post of Enrollment in Stark County Catholic schools rises, bucking trends by Kelli Weir. Stark County Catholic Schools has bucked the nationwide downward trend for Catholic school enrollment by increasing its enrollment by 118 students this school year. Heidi Kaczynski surprised her parents when she told them she wanted to attend […]
The 2018 National Distinguished Principals Honorees Include Two Catholic School Principals
Among the 2018 NAESP National Distinguished Principals, Helen M. McLean from St. Andrew School in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Michael R. Thomasian from St. Anthony Catholic School in the Archdiocese of Washington will be honored. NCEA congratulates the Catholic elementary school principals honored with the 2018 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National […]
Triage for the Bullied Child — Guidelines for Educators to Share with Concerned Parents
As a survivor of bullying who travels the nation’s schools sharing her story to inspire awareness and healing, I meet many educators who want advice that they can give parents on how to help their lonely, ostracized child. I remember what my own mom and dad went through never knowing from one day to the […]
