The 2017 NCEA Convention & Expo is almost here! I feel like a little kid, counting down the days until my favorite event of the year! Some of you may already know me from my books (Please Stop Laughing At Me…., Please Stop Laughing At Us….) or past NCEA conventions. I’m a survivor of […]
Building Relationships 101
The following article was contributed by Annette Jones, Ed.S., NCEA Assistant Director of Leadership Development. As a Catholic school educator or leader, interaction with people is an essential aspect of the position. How can one move from making interactions to establishing relationships with members in the school community? In John C. Maxwell’s book, Relationships 101, […]
SMArtBots Competition- Robotics Team Competes at US First Regional
The following article is a re-print contributed by John Worden and Christina Muraczewski, teachers at St. Mary’s Academy in Inglewood, California. The St. Mary’s Academy robotics team, SMArtBots (Team #3759), competed in the US FIRST regional championship in Ventura, California on March 16 through March 18, 2017. This was the seventh regional competition the team has […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 4/7/17
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. Fundraiser vs. Institution Builder: A Preferred Leadership Profile for Catholic Schools- Part 3 NCEA Monthly Feature School: The Charleston Catholic School in […]
Fundraiser vs. Institution Builder: A Preferred Leadership Profile for Catholic Schools- Part 3
In this three-part series, Bob Regan discusses the most effective traits in a transformational school leader. In Part I of this blog series discussing the “fundraiser fallacy,” Bob suggested that fundraising, while an important element in the preferred leadership profile for Catholic schools, is insufficient in achieving transformational change and he laid the groundwork for […]
NCEA Monthly Feature School: The Charleston Catholic School in Charleston, SC
The essence of The Charleston Catholic School is reflected in five core values: sharing faith, loving family, celebrating diversity, experiencing art and achieving academic excellence. Our school’s mascot is the Saints, and these core values shape the educational experience for our “Saints”. The measure of a great school is best expressed in the words of […]
Grace Student Services Program
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 […]
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 […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 3/31/17
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. Fundraiser vs. Institution Builder: A Preferred Leadership Profile for Catholic Schools – Part 2 Fundraiser vs. Institution Builder: A Preferred Leadership Profile […]
Fundraiser vs. Institution Builder: A Preferred Leadership Profile for Catholic Schools – Part 2
In this three-part series, Bob Regan discusses the most effective traits in a transformational school leader. In Part I of this blog series, Bob discussed the “fundraiser fallacy,” suggesting that fundraising, while an important element in the preferred leadership profile for Catholic schools, is insufficient in achieving transformational change. Instead, he laid the conceptual groundwork […]
