You're invited to join ACE at the annual convention of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in Orlando from April 7-9. ACE faculty, team members, graduates, and friends will share their expertise for Catholic school leaders and teachers.
If you're planning to attend the convention, remember to stop by Booth #558 to say "hello" and reconnect with the ACE community.
A cocktail reception for all graduates and friends of ACE will follow the opening day's activities. You can RSVP here.
Tuesday, April 7th
Fr. Nate Wills, C.S.C. - 10:30am-11:45am - Room W110-A - Introduction to Blended Learning
Fr. Ron Nuzzi, Ph.D., and Jim Frabutt, Ph.D. - 10:30am-11:45am - Room W306-A - Exceptional Guests At the Table: Catholic Identity in Support of Diverse Learners
Mary McDonald, Ed.D. - 10:30am-11:45am - Room 304-H - What Did You Learn in School Today? A Practical Guide for Ensuring Student Engagement
Andrew Remick - 1:15pm-2:30pm - Room W307-D - Full Service Schools: Comprehensive Strategies for Supporting Students and Families
Colleen Santoni - 1:15pm-2:30pm - Room W304-H - Growth Mindsets in the Classroom
Wednesday, April 8th
Kevin Kijewski, J.D. - 9:15am-10:30am - Room W107 - Enrollment Growth through an Early College High School
Jeff Kerscher, Betsy Rafferty, and Francisco Castillo-Fierro - 9:15am-10:30am - Room W307-B - Going Blended: Are You Ready?
Ryan Clark, Ph.D. and R. Joseph Waddington, Ph.D. - 9:15am-10:30am - Room W306-A - "Seeking Excellence": A Framework for Using Longitudinal Student-Level Assessment Data in a Network of Urban Catholic Schools
Anne Stricherz - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W204-B - Sports and Spirituality: From Prescribed to Described
Betsy Rafferty - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W304-H - Data-Driven Instruction: How Using Data Changed My Career
Juana Graber - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W103-A - Parent Ambassador
Steven Virgadamo - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W102-B - Applied Behavioral Sciences in Cultivating and Soliciting Volunteer and Philanthropic Resources
Megan Adzima and Grace Carroll - 1:30pm-2:45pm - Room W307-C - The Seats Are Filled...Now What?: The Challenge of Latino Retention and Satisfaction in Schools after Successful Recruitment
Fr. Nate Wills, C.S.C. - 1:30pm-2:45pm - Room W104-A - Blended Learning: Beyond the Basics
Dan Faas and Greg O'Donnell - 1:30pm-2:45pm - Room W305-B - Re-imagining Catholic School Leadership: Building a Pipeline for Systemic Transformation
Martin Scanlan, Ph.D. - 1:30pm-2:45pm - Room 305-A - ¿Como? (¿Y por qué?): How (and why) to Build a Bilingual Catholic School
Michelle Doyle - 1:30pm-2:45pm - Room W306-B - Title III Services: A Valuable Resource As Catholic Schools Enroll Latino Families
Kristin Sheehan - 1:30pm-2:45pm - Room W106 - Teaching Catholic Virtues through Sport: the Play Like a Champion Way
Frank DiLallo - 3:15pm-4:30pm - Room W306-B - Working with Parents After an Incident of Bullying: A Key Element of Positive School Climate
Darren Thelen - 3:15pm-4:30pm - Room W304-H - Improving Reading Achievement for More Readers
Thursday, April 9th
Kevin Foy - 9:30am-10:45am - Room W203-B - Missionary Discipleship: A Framework for Faith-Driven Service Learning
Anita Guilherme - 9:30am-10:45am - Room 104-B - Preventing School Closure by Strategic Planning and Marketing: The True Story of an SOS Campaign
Megan Adzima - 9:30am-10:45am - Room W107 - Increasing Latino Enrollment in Our Catholic Schools
Jason Linster - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W304-E - Blended Learning and Your School
Kristin Sheehan - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W204-A - Realizing the New Evangelization through Catholic High School Sports
Dan Faas - 11:00am-12:15pm - Room W304-H - ¡Ayúdame!: Reaching Your English Language Learners in the Catholic Classroom
Are you presenting at NCEA? Let us know about it here and we'll help spread the word about your talk!