Momentum
The Official Journal of the National Catholic Educational Association
April-May 2010
Theme: Greening Catholic Education
Table of Contents
Below you will find a table of contents, along with additional information and references for selected articles. The complete issue can be ordered by contacting communications@ncea.org.
Editorials
Editorial: Stewardship and the Environment: Sharing Our Gifts for God's Work - Amelia Stenger, OSU
Impulse: We Live in a Sacred World - Karen Ristau
Special Theme: Greening Catholic Education
Finding Our Inner "Green Man" to Explore Our Relationship to the Earth - Mark Graceffo
"Going green" asks that we change the way we see ourselves and our place in the natural world.
Cardinal McCarrick High School students are experiencing the difference in their classroom learning.
A school construction project also can create incredible, real-life learning experiences for students.
From the Field
Boy Scout Project Shines Light on Louisiana Elementary School - dispatches from Diocese of Lake Charles
Scout's project benefits elementary school and the teacher who engergized students about science.
Cardinal Ritter High School ecology students learn how to be be good stewards of the environment.
Sustaining a Safe and Healthy School Environment Every Day - Mirna Moloney
School health policies and programs study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals strengths and opportunities for Catholic schools.
General Section
America's Fixation on Thinness Has Become a National Obsession - Mary Joan Jacobs, CSFN
Helping Parents Understand How Children Learn - Joann Borchetta and Rita Dunn
Another Look at the Study Buddy Program: Teaching and Learning through Relationships - Amy Bereton
Saving Money Foolishly - Rick Pendergast
Everyone's Gal Friday: Tending to the School Secretary - Carol Cimino, SSJ
The Pilgrimage Retreat - Tom Simonds, SJ
"Jersey Boys" Star Gives Top Billing to Catholic Education - Barbara Keebler
NCEA and departmental awards presented during Minneapolis Convention
Departments
Association News
Archbishop Wilton Gregory to Head NCEA Board of Directors
DRE Directions
Going Green in Ministry - Evelyn P. Tucker
The biggest challenge to going green is rethinking how you communicate with those to whom you minister.
Navigating Cyberspace: Challenges for Catholic Schools - Dale McDonald, PBVM
Catholic schools face challenges as they prepare students for the increasingly digitized world.
Technology Trends
Greening into the Future - Sister Angela Anne Zukowski, MHSH
In preparing Catholic students to become citizens and leaders in a global society, we are discovering that a deeper perspective needs to ground the design, curriculum and ethos of our Catholic schools in the 21st century.
Book Reviews
Justice, Care & Diversity: Addressing the Needs of All Students in Catholic Secondary Schools - Edited by Shane Martin, Ph.D. and Edmundo Litton, Ed.D.
2009 Annual Report - Leadership. Direction. Service
