This article was contributed by Amanda Bray Cody, 8th grade teacher at St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick, MD. Catholic educators attending the Eileen Ludwig Greenland Bearing Witness Institute visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today as part of their third day of intensive study of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Participants had opportunities to make personal […]
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NCEA’s Traveling Bookstore is a Hit at the Institute for Catholic School Leaders
This article was contributed by Margaret Kaplow, NCEA Marketing Manager. Catholic school principals, presidents, pastors and board members attending NCEA’s Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL) are exploring the many publications at the NCEA traveling bookstore. In between sessions focused on enrollment, capital campaigns, public policy, teacher recruitment and more, attendees shop for titles they […]
Bearing Witness
This article was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Manager of Educational Resources. 41 Catholic educators representing 24 states came together for an intensive week-long professional development opportunity about Holocaust Studies and teaching students about the dangers of bias, prejudice and its continuing effects on the world today. The Eileen Ludwig Greenland National Bearing Witness Summer […]
Spiritual Leadership Retreat at the Institute for Catholic School Leaders
This article was contributed by Margaret Kaplow, NCEA Public Relations Manager. Attendees at the Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL) participated in an opening retreat led by the Leadership and Professional Development teams. The Spiritual Leadership Retreat is designed to help principals, pastors, presidents and board members build trust, encourage unity and increase productivity in […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 07/15/2016
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… Webinar: Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship University of Dayton Center for Catholic Education Celebrates […]
Webinar: Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship
This article was contributed by the Office on Non-Public Education, Liaison to the nonpublic school community for the U.S. Department of Education. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hosting a webinar July 19 focused on ways houses of worship and emergency managers can collaborate and use training programs like Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) to increase community […]
University of Dayton Center for Catholic Education Celebrates 20th Anniversary
This article was contributed by Pam Bernards, NCEA Director of Professional Development. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the University of Dayton Center for Catholic Education, the annual Catholic Education Summit was expanded to a three day event. The 2016 Colloquium: Lead, Contemplate, Innovate! was held on June 23, 24 and 25. The event […]
Conference: Catholic School Boards Leadership & Formation for a New Era
The National Catholic Educational Association is pleased to partner with Loyola Marymount University Center for Catholic Education to present this conference, which is being held on the campus of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California from August 12-14, 2016. The keynote Address will be given by the Most Rev. George Murry, S.J., Ph.D., Bishop of […]
Bridging the Gap
The following post is contributed by Ronald D. Fussell, Ed.D, Associate Superintendent of the Diocese of Manchester, NH. Dr. Fussell is a frequent presenter on the topic of lay education formation and preparing lay educators for ministry in Catholic education. The formula was simple. Catholic schools flourished in the United States over the span of centuries […]
NCEA MONTHLY FEATURE SCHOOL VIDEO: Saint Jude Catholic School
This article was contributed by Debbie Armstrong, principal of Saint Jude Catholic School in Boca Raton, Florida. Why Saint Jude Catholic School? We are a community rich in Catholic educational tradition. Our first priority is to guide our children to sainthood, on that journey we expose them to a diversified learning environment filled with educational […]