Jill Annable and Kevin Baxter talk about their upcoming book, Greatness in Smallness: A Vision for Catholic Microschools. This timely topic is relevant to Catholic school educators across the country, as well as to those who are committed to seeing Catholic schools succeed. There is a need to shift from the traditional focus on enrollment as the sole metric of school success. Excellence is not only possible in small schools, it is happening today and has been for years. The conversation is wide ranging and relevant to all Catholic school educators!

Terrie Noland, Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally, joins Kathy Mears on NCEA Podcast to explore the joys and challenges of reading both as a student and as an educator. Terrie has more than 25 years of experience as a motivational leader and content developer for educators and administrators. Her focus for the past six years has been on pedagogical practices needed to create effective environments for struggling readers and students with dyslexia. Learn more about Learning Ally at https://learningally.org/.

Dr. Denise L. Donohue EdD, MCSL, Deputy Director of K12 Programs at the Cardinal Newman Society, joins NCEA's Jill Annable on the podcast this week to discuss Catholic identity in the curriculum. They highlight the intersection of the Cardinal Newman's Society's Catholic Curriculum Standards and the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS). Dr. Donohue will also be presenting at the upcoming conference, NCEA 2021!

Wondering where to go from here with your marketing and communications plan? Jennifer M. Trefelner, Director of Communications, Marketing & Social Media for the Diocese of Palm Beach Director of Communications, joins John Reyes to discuss lessons learned during the pandemic as well as recent data to inform your marketing plan moving forward. Look out for a few previews of her NCEA 2021 session as well!

Byron Pitts, Chief National Correspondent at ABC and Co-Anchor of Nightline, joins Kevin Baxter this week to share how Catholic education changed his life as a young man and how the Church continues this mission now. Byron will also be a keynote speaker at NCEA 2021 in April.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas joins the NCEA Podcast with Kathy Mears this week to discuss the state of NCEA and Catholic education at large. Chairman of NCEA's Board of Directors, Bishop Kicanas draws on his experience of Catholic education from his time as a young student all the way to his roles in leadership.

It's not easy being a school leader. Sometimes it helps to remember that God is still in charge, even in the midst of a busy school day. With this daily struggle in mind, Sr. Mary Paul McCaughey joins NCEA's Kathy Mears to discuss her new book, Grace and Guts for School Leaders: Practical Prayers. You can find her book here: https://www.ncea.org/Store/detail.aspx?id=SDV-30-1624.

NCEA's Kevin Baxter sits down with Kathleen Porter-Magee and Kathleen Quirk from the Partnership Schools in New York. They discuss NCEA's latest data brief on enrollment and school closure as well as how Catholic schools have responded to the pandemic.

This year’s convention is going to be a bit different…in a good way. If you’ve been wondering what you might recognize or what might be brand new, check out this week’s podcast, where NCEA’s Jill Annable and Dr. John Reyes give you the lay of the land for this year’s virtual convention, NCEA 2021. Register at https://2021.ncea.org/.

This week Dr. Susan Abelein, Academic Coaching Manager at FACTS Education Solutions, joins NCEA's Dr. John Reyes to discuss how academic coaching can empower educators to not just improve their teaching, but also thrive in their roles. If you want to learn about effective professional development that doesn't just check a box or meet a set of requirements, check out this episode.