PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 2006-07
Linking Leaders
A Professional Development Conference for Deans and Assistant Administrators
Orlando, Florida, November 4-7, 2006.
This conference is an opportunity for assistant administrators and deans to stop and reflect on their many duties in the context of the Catholic identity and mission of their school. Participants will be able to interact with others in similar roles, and discuss their responsibilities and duties with experienced presenters. Facilitators Sr. Carol Cimino and Dr. Bill Hudson are both researchers and practioners whose experiences in Catholic education will inform their presentations and interaction with attendees at the conference.
Topics include: adolescent development, new paradigms of family relationships, discipline policies, handbooks and school policy, and the spirituality of the school administrator.
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Assessing 21st Century Learning Skills
2nd Annual Conference on Instructional Leadership in partnership with Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, November 16-18, 2006
Learn how to infuse theory, cutting-edge thinking and research-based practices into Catholic school instructional leadership needs and experiences. Expand your capacity for leading a school focused on increasing student achievement in a mission-driven context.
Key topics will be analyzing and identifying the knowledge and skill components of 21st century learning skills, especially emotional, social, spiritual and expert thinking skills; constructing valid rubrics for these skills; designing and implementing a process for assessing core values.
For more information, click here.
or paste the following link into your browser
http://www.luc.edu/ccse/pdf/Assesing%2021st%20century.pdf
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NCEA National Convention, Baltimore, April 10-13, 2007
Wisdom and Witness: NCEA's Biennial Conference for High School Religion Teachers, Campus Ministers and Service Directors, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, June 28-July 1, 2007
If you are interested in Wisdom and Witness and want to be on the mailing list, please contact us at nceasec@ncea.org for more information.
Watch your email for updated information about Linking Leaders and Assesing 21st Century Learning Skills.
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Fall is Membership Renewal time at NCEA. If you have not renewed already, we encourage you to do so today! There are two types of membership in the Secondary Schools Department - Regular and Premier. If you are not a Premier Member now, please consider renewing this fall at that level.
Among the benefits of Premier Membership: your school will have six more subscriptions to all NCEA and Secondary Schools Department publications (like this ENews!) and discounted registration costs to conferences like Linking Leaders
If you have any questions about your membership, please contact the Member Services Department at 202-337-6232 or via email: member@ncea.org. Most importantly, thanks to ALL of our members for your support and involvement!
SETON AWARDS
Five St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Awards will be presented to outstanding supporters of Catholic education during NCEA's 16th annual awards dinner and ceremony in Washington, D.C., October 2. In addition, one outstanding educator will receive the NCEA's President's Award.
The Seton Award is NCEA's highest honor, given in recognition of significant philanthropic or leadership contributions to Catholic education. The award is named in honor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), who is regarded by many as the founder of the U.S. Catholic school network.
Congratulations to this year's Seton Award winners:
Thomas Clements, Dawsonville, GA, Founder of Southern Catholic College
John and Rosemary Croghan, Chigago, IL, Chairman, Rail-Splitter Capital Management, LLC
Most Rev. Curtis John Guillory, SVD, Bishop of Beaumont, Texas
John M. and Susan M. Schmid Morrison, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Chairman, Central Bank Group, Inc.
Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, CM, President, Catholic University of America
The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton President's Award is being presented for the second time this year. The award recognizes a teacher who has challenged and transformed educators to reach a higher level of professionalism. This year’s recipient is Sister Clare Fitzgerald, SSND.
The following links and programs are for your consideration. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement of any particular program or resource.
GENERAL NEWS AND INFORMATION
YOUTH RISK BEHAVIORS INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE
A 2005 survey by the Center for Disease Controls (CDC) measures risky behaviors in high school age youth. The survey results showed a decline in risky behavior, but still showed that more than 43 percent of students across the country are considered current drinkers and over 25 percent had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row within the last 30 days. Also noted was that about one quarter of the students first drank alcohol, other than a few sips, before the age of 13. Roughly ten percent of teenagers reporting driving a car within the last month under the influence of alcohol.
Nationwide, 38.4% of students had used marijuana one or more times during their life. While current marijuana use has declined over the last six years, it is still significantly higher at over 20% in 2005 than the under 15% total in 1991. Almost nine percent of students had tried marijuana for the first time before age 13.
The survey includes a variety of categories as diverse as sedentary lifestyle, carrying a weapon, seatbelt use, etc... The full 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data are available at http://www.cdc.gov/yrbs.
CATO INSTITUTE SURVEY
A researcher at the CATO Institute, a DC-based non-profit public policy research foundation, plans to survey private schools in an effort to produce a publication. NCEA neither encourages nor discourages completion of the survey; that is an individual school decision.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES
COSTA RICA STUDY TOUR (for teachers in AZ, CA, FL, IA, LA, NC, PA, TX and WI)
The Toyota International Teacher Program is a fully funded, 10-day study tour for 20 teachers to Costa Rica, March 8 - 20, 2007. Applications are currently being accepted from full-time secondary classroom teachers (grades 7-12) and must be received by Oct. 9, 2006. Teachers must be American citizens at the time of application. Full details and applications are available online at www.iie.org/toyota. The website also includes information about Toyota's programs in Japan and the Galapagos Islands.
OPPORTUNITY FOR MATH TEACHERS
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Classroom-Based Research Grants for Grades K-12 Teachers are to support and encourage classroom-based research in pre-college mathematics education in collaboration with college or university mathematics educators. Maximum Award: $8,000. Eligibility: The applicant must be a current NCTM member. The college or university mathematics educator must be a member of the NCTM. Deadline: November 3, 2006. http://www.nctm.org/about/met/begle.htm
Brother Malcolm Melcher, a retired high school teacher with 40 years of classroom experience has prepared an online Bank of Catholic Church History Questions. The bank is based on 30 years of drill work, quizzes, tests and examinations in a variety of different religion classrooms. He does not want this stockpile to retire with him, so he's made the questions available to Church History teachers (for free). Click the link for more details.
FREE RESOURCES FROM RANDOM HOUSE
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American's enjoy by building trails and bridges, planting trees and plants and removing trash and invasive plants. Saturday, September 30, 2006 is the 13th annual National Public Lands Day. To learn more, click here.
The Education for Justice Project promotes outreach and education throughout the U.S. on Catholic Social Teaching and social justice issues. The Project provides extensive resource materials, presentations, training and consultations to Catholic high schools and others. There is a fee to subscribe to the site.
Teachers Pay Teachers is a new, online marketplace for educators to buy and sell original course materials.
Marco Polo Education publishes a monthly "MarcoGram," an informational newsletter for teachers, principals, teacher trainers. Each monthly issue provides curriculum and project ideas.
ECONOMICS EDUCATION GRANTS
The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The goal of the grant is to promote economic and financial literacy among all K-12 students. As part of the Excellence in Economic Education federal grant, funding is available for the NCEE to award subgrants to qualified organizations to work with eligible partners for project activities.
This year the NCEE is implementing an online RFP for the subgrants. Please go to http://www.ncee.net/ea/eee/rfp/ for more information. Proposals from educators in schools are due October 16, 2006. If you have questions, please contact Kevin Gotchet at (212) 730-1108 [Email: kgotchet@ncee.net].
SECONDARY SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STAFF
Sr. Mary Frances Taymans, SND, Executive Director
Sr. Mary E. Tracy, SNJM, Associate Executive Director
Br. John Casey, CFC, Assistant Executive Director
Mr. Chris Scalise, Director of Special Projects
Mr. Michael Conroy, Administrative Assistant
Mr. Kenneth Lee, Administrative Assistant
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