Sessions by Track
The sessions listed below are categorized by day, time and track. Please note that not all 2017 Convention sessions are listed as some sessions do not fall within a track. A full session listing will be available within the mobile app which will become available in the weeks leading up to the Convention. Session dates and times are subject to change.
Tuesday, April 18 11:00 a.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Sustaining School Innovation: How to SOAR to the Height Rather than Drift into the Night |
Adult Faith Formation |
The Gift of Teaching Religion, the Tasks of a Religion Teacher |
Boards |
Onboarding the Board: Strategies for a Successful Consultative School Board Launch |
Campus Ministry |
Using Prayer Journals with Middle School Students |
Catholic Library Association |
Finding, Preserving and Chronicling Our Past: Diocesan and National Catholic Papers in the Catholic News Archive |
Catholic Library Association |
Makerspace Geometry |
Catholic Library Association |
What are Catholic College Students Not Reading? |
Catholic Social Justice |
Beyond the Annual Canned Food Drive: Incorporating the Corporal Works of Mercy Into Your School’s Daily Life |
Classroom Culture |
Making Small Groups Work |
Enrollment |
Enrollment Management that Works |
Exceptional Learners |
Special Education Programs K-12: Models and Possibilities for Special Needs Students |
Governance and Leadership |
Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Strategic Planning – Catholic (Data) Wise in Action - Part 1 |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
Best Practices, Celebrations and Marketing Strategies from National Blue Ribbon Schools |
National Perspective |
The State of Catholic Education |
Professional Development |
#CatholicEdCamp |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Shake Things Up with Makerspace! |
Relational Leadership |
Eating Pretzels Out of Your Pocket: Taking Time to Build Relationships |
School Culture |
Transform Your School Through Prayer |
School Sustainability |
Building the Leadership Pipeline for Catholic Schools |
STREAM |
Creating Dynamic STEAM Embedded Instruction with Robotics |
Student Faith Formation |
Integrating Theology of the Body in the Classroom K-12 |
Sustainability |
Creating an Effective Advancement Office from the Ground Floor |
Technology |
School Admin Technology Workflow - Improve time and efficiency |
Tuesday, April 18 1:30 p.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Flipping Your Classroom for All Content Areas |
Adult Faith Formation |
Principal Fit: Strategies Designed to Strengthen Novice Principals’ Physical, Mental and Spiritual Fitness |
Assessment |
NRT-CRT: A Misleading Dichotomy -- Deriving Multiple Uses and Interpretations from Assessments |
Assessment |
The Purpose and Function of Boards in Catholic Schools |
Campus Ministry |
The Call to "Be" a Catechist. What Does That Mean? |
Catholic Library Association |
Being a Catholic (and) Librarian in Education: A Survey of CLA Educators |
Catholic Library Association |
Bring People in with Book Talks |
Catholic Library Association |
Records Management for Religious Communities |
Catholic Social Justice |
Service Projects, a Family Experience |
Classroom Culture |
Is Homework a Help or Hindrance for Authentic Learning? |
Enrollment |
Awaken Greatness Marketing Recruitment ad Enrollment Management Program |
Exceptional Learners |
New Directions: Assessing Professional Development Needs to Better Serve Exceptional Learners |
Governance and Leadership |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), A Primer and Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
Marketing Your School to Millennials |
National Perspective |
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): What You Need to Know About the New Federal Education Law |
Professional Development |
Leading a Catholic Professional Learning Community |
Relational Leadership |
Best Practices to Connect and Engage Your Teachers |
School Culture |
Empowering and Engaging 9th-12th Grade Parents in the Parish and in the School |
School Sustainability |
Mindset Matters: Creating a Culture of Co-accountability among Leaders, Faculty and Staff |
STREAM |
Got STREAM? Now What? Becoming Transformative |
Student Faith Formation |
Learning Through Song: An Engaging Way to Teach Catholic Prayer to Children |
Sustainability |
Pre-K through Ph.D. - How School Leaders & Advancement Officers at Any Level Can Learn to Love Making an Ask |
Technology |
Cracking the Code K-5 Computer Science Anyone Can Learn |
Wednesday, April 19 9:15 a.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Magic of Coding |
Adult Faith Formation |
Hipster Spirituality: How to Catechize This New Generation |
Apple |
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Across the Curriculum |
Assessment |
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and Catholic Schools: Partners in Progress |
Boards |
The Board and Strategic Planning |
Campus Ministry |
Decisions! Decisions! Christian Morality: Choosing God in Today's World |
Catholic Library Association |
Bringing the Archives & Library to the Online Classroom: Catholic Course Content Old & New in Action |
Catholic Library Association |
Bringing the Community Home: Consolidation of Religious Community Archives |
Catholic Library Association |
Catholic School Libraries: How Do We Fit In? |
Catholic Social Justice |
Answering the "WHY?" Helping Students Understand Church Teaching on Respect for Human Life |
Classroom Culture |
"Why Do They Do That?" Understanding the Needs and Psychology of the Elementary-Age Child |
Enrollment |
A Comprehensive School Data Profile for Strategic Planning |
Exceptional Learners |
Ensuring a Place at the Table: Serving the Exceptional Learner in Catholic Schools |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
Maximizing School Marketing with Limited Resources |
National Perspective |
Federal Education Programs and Benefits for Private School Students and Teachers |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Developing Literacy Through Inquiry |
Relational Leadership |
The Benefits of Millennial Teachers in Our Catholic Schools |
School Culture |
Irresistible Catholic Schools: A Transformative Idea Whose Time Has Come |
School Sustainability |
Turning the Tide: Rejuvenating a Failing School |
STREAM |
Bees, Owls, and STEAM, Oh My! |
Student Faith Formation |
You, Too, Can Develop Interactive Digital Theology Courses |
Technology |
Make Your Classroom a Google Classroom |
Wednesday, April 19 10:45 a.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Create, Communicate, Collaborate and Critically Think - Incorporating 21st Century Skills in the Classroom |
Adult Faith Formation |
At the Heart of the Matter |
Apple |
Using Video for Innovative Teaching and Engaging Students |
Assessment |
Assess in a Sec! |
Campus Ministry |
Ever-Ancient, Ever-New: Teaching Truth to an Apathetic Generation |
Catholic Library Association |
Conversations with Aggiornamento Award Recipient Fr. Patrick A. Martin |
Catholic Library Association |
Conversations with Jerome Award Recipient Dr. Massimo Faggioli |
Catholic Library Association |
Conversations with Katharine Drexel Award Recipient - Gene Luen Yang |
Catholic Social Justice |
Laudato Si and Popular Culture |
Classroom Culture |
The Responsive School-Classroom Approach: Implementation and Results |
Enrollment |
Gather Us In: Admissions, Enrollment and Retention |
Exceptional Learners |
(No) Know Differentiation Strategies Really Work! Five Differentiation Strategies You Can Use Monday Morning! |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
If You Don’t Tell Your Story, Someone Else Will. Creating a Strategic and Effective School Communication Plan |
National Perspective |
The National Standards and Benchmarks: A Diocesan Framework for Excellence |
Professional Development |
Fun Isn't Just For Kids! Creative & Engaging Professional Development Ideas |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Moving from Passive to Active Learning Environments |
Relational Leadership |
Catholic Education in the Age of Francis: How to Navigate in Winds Blowing from the Southern Hemisphere |
School Culture |
A Total School Vision: Planning to Be Known as Catholic |
School Sustainability |
A Case Study in Consolidation |
STREAM |
STREAM: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition and New Times and New Measures |
Student Faith Formation |
Teaching the Sacraments with a Family Perspective |
Sustainability |
Social Media Fundraising - One Day Giving Campaigns and Beyond |
Technology |
Virtual Reality with Google Cardboard |
Wednesday, April 19 1:30 p.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
20-Time for 21st Century Learners |
Adult Faith Formation |
Ancient Faith for the Modern World |
Apple |
Eight Elements for Success |
Assessment |
A Practical Approach for Implementing Standards-Based Grading and Reporting |
Campus Ministry |
Bridging the Gap: Faith Formation for Special Needs |
Catholic Library Association |
Conversations with Regina Medal Recipient David A. Adler |
Catholic Library Association |
Demonstrating Library Value Through Interdisciplinary Programming |
Catholic Library Association |
Global Sisters: Carrying Out the Church's Social Justice Mission |
Catholic Social Justice |
Catholic Identity and Civil War: Pitfalls and Promises |
Classroom Culture |
Connect the Dots Between Attitude, Behavior and Self-Esteem |
Enrollment |
Revitalizing Catholic Schools Through School Choice |
Exceptional Learners |
Universal Design for Learning: Knowledge You Will Flip For |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
National Perspective |
Three Things That Yield Results: What You Need to Know About Implementing the National Catholic School Standards |
Professional Development |
Action Research for Teachers: A Model for Instructional Problem Solving in the Classroom |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Thinking Skills |
Relational Leadership |
Collaborative Leadership: Building a Cabinet of Experts and Sharing the Mission |
School Culture |
Meet the Millennial Parents: Communicating with this Generation of Parents |
School Sustainability |
We Need School Leaders Prepared to Cultivate Strong, Positive, Intentional Catholic School Culture |
STREAM |
UpSTREAM With a Paddle: A Guide to Taking the Apprehension Away From Implementing STREAM Into Your School Curriculum |
Student Faith Formation |
'All God's Children' |
Sustainability |
School Capital Campaigns |
Technology |
Leveraging the Power of Technology in an Elementary Setting |
Wednesday, April 19 3:15 p.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Virtual Reality in the Classroom Means a Classroom Anywhere in the World! |
Apple |
Everyone Can Code |
Assessment |
Assessment - Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? |
Boards |
"Memo to Board Members: Don't Leave (All) the Driving to Us" |
Campus Ministry |
High School Campus Minister Round Table |
Catholic Library Association |
Heavenly Hall of Fame |
Catholic Library Association |
Hidden in Plain Sight: Neurodiverse Characters in Literature |
Catholic Library Association |
Moving Collections: Lessons Learned |
Catholic Social Justice |
What Every Educator Should Know about Human Trafficking |
Classroom Culture |
Empowering Seniors to Lead Freshmen: The What, When and Why of a Senior-led Freshman Advisory Program |
Enrollment |
Strengthening Family and Community Engagement as a Strategy for Student Retention |
Exceptional Learners |
Developing a Resource Department in Catholic Schools |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
How to Market Your School During Catholic Schools Week & Year-Round Using the Resources and Tools Available Through NCEA |
National Perspective |
Integrating the National Catholic Standards and Benchmarks into the AdvancED Accreditation Process |
Professional Development |
Teaching to Gender Differences |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Student-Centered Learning: Letting the Student Take the Wheel! |
School Culture |
Schooling a Soul: Integrating the Religious Essentials of the NSBECS into School Curriculum |
School Sustainability |
Understanding Attrition Factors of Catholic Elementary School Principals and How to Mitigate Them |
STREAM |
Going with the STREAM Flow: Planning for the Future of STREAM Implementation |
Student Faith Formation |
ESCAPE: A Method to Organize Your High School Religion Curriculum according to the USCCB Framework |
Technology |
Helping Teachers and Students Collaborate with Technology |
Thursday, April 20 9:30 a.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Increase Your Program of Study Bandwidth: Leveraging Online and Blended Learning Programs and Services |
Adult Faith Formation |
Principal as Missionary Leaders |
Assessment |
Drowning in Data? Just Keep Swimming and Lead Your Catholic Institution Through a Data-Driven Improvement Process |
Boards |
Engaging the Board in Building Catholic Identity and Community |
Campus Ministry |
The Nuts and Bolts of Student Peer Retreats |
Catholic Library Association |
Early Church Fathers and Mothers |
Catholic Library Association |
Evangelizing the Imagination: The Power of Parable to Energize Children’s Catholic Faith |
Catholic Library Association |
Leadership for Educators and Librarians: A Practical Framework for Excellence |
Catholic Library Association |
Library to Learning Commons |
Catholic Social Justice |
Bringing the Works of Mercy to Life in Our Catholic Schools |
Classroom Culture |
Behavior Management Techniques for Classroom Teachers and Paraprofessionals |
Enrollment |
Maximizing Applications With New Admission Programs: Increasing Applicants In A Shrinking Applicant Pool |
Exceptional Learners |
Ensuring That English Language Learners Thrive in Catholic Schools: A Three-Strand Approach to Instructing ELLs |
Exceptional Learners |
Inclusion Model for the Gifted and Talented Student in a Mixed Ability Classroom |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
Collaboration for Common Mission: Use of Social Media Networking to Proclaim |
National Perspective |
Let's Collaborate! Building Equitable Services Working Groups |
Professional Development |
Twitter 101 |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Using Anchor Tasks to Ignite Learners: Facilitating Inquiry Based Math Lessons |
Relational Leadership |
He Sent Them Out Two by Two: Creating a Successful Evangelization Team with the Pastor & Principal |
School Culture |
Diverse, Urban Schools Implement Virtue-Based Restorative Discipline (VBRD) - Creating a Dynamic Culture of Our Own |
School Sustainability |
The Satelite School Model: New possibilities for small school sustainability |
STREAM |
Designing Cross-Curricular Units and STREAM Lessons in Middle School |
Student Faith Formation |
Celebrating the Liturgical Year in Your Classroom: Sing a Song of Seasons |
Technology |
Google: The Answer to Student Engagement |
Thursday, April 20 11:15 a.m. |
Track |
Session Title |
21st Century Learners |
Blended Learning 101: Flipping Your Classroom makes Teaching Fun! |
Adult Faith Formation |
Designing Faith-Filled Professional Development Programs for Faculty and Staff |
Assessment |
Using Assessment Data to Meet Standard 8 of the National Standards and Benchmarks and Set Accreditation Goals |
Boards |
12 Principles of Exceptional Catholic School Boards |
Campus Ministry |
Building a Campus Ministry Program That Works |
Catholic Social Justice |
Faith in Action: Catholic Youth Can Change the World |
Governance and Leadership |
Shepherding Talent: An Innovative Program for Aspiring Catholic School Leaders |
iCatholic |
iCatholic: Think, Make, Share - A STREAM Playground |
Marketing |
Using Social Media to Amplify Your School's Brand |
Professional Development |
Crafting Your Professional Learning Network: Tips and Tricks |
Project/Inquiry Based Learning |
Interactive Making: Makey Makey, Scratch, Coding and More: Ideas to Energize Your Classroom! |
School Culture |
Strengthening Catholic Identity through ACRE, IFG and Classroom Assessments |
School Sustainability |
Shifting Governance and Centralizing Operations: A Case Study of the Drexel School System, Diocese of San Jose |
STREAM |
STREAM Lessons - Fun Learning in Action |
Student Faith Formation |
Conversations with God: Forming Learners Who Pray in Many Ways |
Sustainability |
'Just Ask!' The Art of Cultivating and Capturing Successful Donors |
Technology |
Free and Simple: Google Classroom as a Teaching & Organizational Tool for Middle School Teachers |