Sponsored by the Association
NCEA Annual Convention and Exposition
The NCEA Convention & Exposition for all Catholic educators is held annually the week after Easter Sunday. Site locations are set five years in advance. Anyone working in or interested in Catholic education is welcome to register and attend the convention.Approximately 400 sessions are held during the week on all levels of Catholic education: diocesan offices, elementary, secondary, religious education, seminary, boards of education, as well as for pastors and parents. The national NPCD convocation, sponsored by NCEA's Religious Education Department, meets in conjunction with the convention, bringing together parish catechetical leaders. [More Information]
Religious Education Assessments (ACRE for Institutions and IFG for Individuals)
NCEA began offering religious education assessments for students in the late 1970’s. Used by Catholic schools and parish-based religious education programs, NCEA ACRE is an integrated approach to assessment offering both faith knowledge (cognitive domain) as well as beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and practices (affective domain) sections. IFG is an assessment survey of religious knowledge and spirituality for adults. It supports the importance and ongoing nature of adult faith formation for Catholic school, faculty and staff, parish catechists, RCIA catechists, youth ministers, parents, seminarians, novices, and the Catholic adult population at large. [More Information]
Professional Publications
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Sponsored by the Chief Administrators of Catholic Education Department
CACE Annual Meeting
Sessions offered each year for individual professional development.
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Sponsored by the Department of Boards and Councils of Catholic Education
Webinars - Board Leadership Training Courses Online
A series of "Webinars" on various topics will empower leaders of Catholic education boards/councils/commissions with the tools and information they need to become more successful, mission-oriented leaders. Because time, distance, and complex lifestyles make it difficult to participate in on-sight workshops, we offer quality board formation experiences online in partnership with the University of Dayton’s distance-learning center. Board chairpersons, officers, committee chairs, administrators, superintendents, pastors, and others who work with boards will benefit. Each webinar course lasts 3 weeks. Work online any time you want during the course. All readings and materials are provided online. Submit assignments, participate in class discussion message boards, and interact with course moderators - all online.
Credit: The University of Dayton offers 1.5 Continuing Education Units per course at no additional cost.
Schedule, Registration Form, and More Information
Custom Designed Board Workshops on Your Site
A variety of workshops, training, reorganization, and consultation services are available for individual boards, groups of boards, and dioceses. More information is on the Boards Department page.
Convention Sessions on Governance
Each year the Department of Boards and Councils offers sessions regarding various issues on governance by boards, councils and commissions of Catholic education. You can view sessions at the previous convention and make suggestions for future sessions at the Boards Department page.
Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education (SPICE)
SPICE is a Catholic national diffusion network - a project that identifies, validates, and disseminates creative, cutting-edge programs that work so that other schools or dioceses may adapt or replicate them. A new topic is chosen each year. Programs apply to be selected as a model program and are screened. All interested educators are then invited to a "Conversations in Excellence" symposium at Boston College in June where the selected programs are showcased and keynotes are presented by leaders in the field. The keynote addresses and program descriptions are then published in a book that becomes part of the "Conversations in Excellence" series. Descriptions of the selected programs are disseminated and remain available on the NCEA Web site and publications. The programs' leaders agree to provide more information if anyone contacts them with a serious inquiry. (SPICE is cosponsored by NCEA and Boston College.)
Go to the SPICE page for more information, applications, and registration form for the symposium at Boston College.
Board-Related Publications
This is a quick way to locate and order NCEA publications related to the work of boards/councils/commissions that are published by the Department of Boards and Councils of Catholic Education. You can print these forms and fax or mail them to NCEA, or order the publications through the Online Store. (The forms are in Adobe Acrobat format.)
Board Publications
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Sponsored by the Department of Elementary Schools
Catholic School Leadership Institute
Principals and assistant principals are often asked to begin their ministry of administration with little background and are often overwhelmed by the diversity of requirements needed for the position.
In order to meet the needs of beginning principals and to support and encourage experienced principals, the NCEA has developed a summer workshop which will provide ongoing formation and support and at the same time reinvigorate those who already face the daily challenges of administration. Those teachers who are considering the ministry of administration will find the program a valuable opportunity to share their ideas and learn from experienced administrators.
The goals of the Institute are to:
- Encourage and support experienced principals
- Provide assistance to new principals to learn various aspects of their ministry
- Help assistant principals and competent teachers discern their own future in the ministry of administration
- Network with principals and candidates from other parts of the country.
The Catholic School Leadership Institute is a 3 day workshop covering various aspects of administration.
Principals Forum
On November 3-5, 2011, Catholic school administrators and those considering school administration from throughout the United States gathered in Austin, Texas for the 15th Annual NCEA Catholic School Principals Forum. Each year, the NCEA Department of Elementary Schools offers this program for principals and others to come together for professional development and an opportunity to interact with their colleagues from all parts of the U.S.
Special Needs in Catholic Schools Conference
As Catholic educators, we are committed to making Catholic education available to all students. This annual conference, designed for K-12 teachers and administrators, will offer practical strategies to empower you to meet the needs of all students. The setting for this year’s conference is sunny San Diego and our hotel is on the bay. This will be a wonderful learning opportunity - as well as a chance to escape winter for a few days!
Link to Registration Form: NCEA Special Needs Conference
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Sponsored by the Department of Secondary Schools
Wisdom and Witness for Religious Educators, Campus Ministers and Service Learning Coordinators
This biennial professional development opportunity for religion teachers, campus ministers and service directors is co-hosted by NCEA and the Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. More Information
Shepherding the Shepherds
A retreat program designed to integrate the school administrators’ spirituality fully with their ministry. The program fosters this integration through a series of exchanges with peers in other Catholic elementary and/or secondary schools. They together explore the faith-building dimensions of Catholic school leadership in context of the privilege and challenge of leadership. Taking the 2 days for reflection, relaxation, conversation and prayer, they gain new insights and renewed energy for their leadership role. [More Information].
Please also visit the Secondary Department's homepage for other current listing news and programs.
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Sponsored by the Department of Religious Education
NCEA Catechetical Scholars Program:
Since 1995, the Department of Religious Education has offered forty-eight veteran diocesan and parish catechetical leaders a place in the Catechetical Scholars Program. Field practitioners are given time away from full-time jobs in ministry to research a topic of concern that furthers catechetical ministry. Selection is based on the following criteria: at least five years experience as a diocesan or parish catechetical leader, submission of a written proposal for a research project, commitment to a two-year process, and a letter of recommendation from their Bishop or Pastor. Contact the Department of Religious Education (reled@ncea.org) if you are interested in the next gathering of Catechetical Scholars.
Shepherding the Shepherds (Religious Education)
Shepherding the Shepherds is a two-day retreat for catechetical leaders, which encourages prayerful reflection, journal writing, and sharing with peers in ministry. The program seeks to deepen personal commitment to spiritual growth, clarify the faith dimensions of daily work in Church ministry and strengthen bonds between colleagues. Contact the Department of Religious Education (reled@ncea.org) if you are interested in a Shepherding the Shepherds Retreat.
NPCD National Convocation for DREs
The NPCD Convocation is held each year in conjunction with NCEA's annual convention and exposition. The convocation, designed especially for parish catechetical leaders, is a four-day conference promoting professional growth, prayer, and renewal. [More Information]
Religious Education Assessments
Information for Growth (IFG) is an assessment survey of religious knowledge and spirituality for adult individuals. It supports the importance and ongoing nature of adult faith formation for Catholic school, faculty and staff, parish catechists, RCIA catechists, youth ministers, parents, seminarians, novices, and the Catholic adult population at large.
NCEA began offering religious education assessments for students in the late 1970’s. Used by Catholic schools and parish-based religious education institutional programs, NCEA ACRE is an integrated approach to assessment offering both faith knowledge (cognitive domain) as well as beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and practices (affective domain) sections. As a multilevel tool, NCEA ACRE is appropriate for students in grade 5 (Level 1), grades 8-9 (Level 2), and grades 11-12 (Level 3). NCEA ACRE (Assessment of Catechesis / Religious Education) became available for use in August 2001.
[More Information for both assessment programs]
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Sponsored by the Seminary Department
Seminary Convocation 2012: A National Gathering of Rectors
Monday, January 30, 2012 to Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Seminary rectors, administrators, professors, formation directors and vocation directors are invited to the 2012 Seminary Convocation, to be held Monday, January 30, 2012 to Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Oblate Renewal Center in San Antonio, TX. For more information, contact the Seminary Department at seminary@ncea.org.
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