Brother Peter Pontolillo: A Witness to History at NCEA

Brother Peter Pontolillo of Chaminade-Madonna College Prep School in Hollywood, FL spoke with NCEA about the changes he's witnessed over the past 47 consecutive NCEA conventions in which he's attended.

Outgoing NCEA President Speaks About the Role of Technology in Catholic Education

On the last day of the 2013 NCEA Annual Convention, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Karen Ristau, outgoing President of NCEA.

Word on Fire and Catholic Education

On April 2, NCEA was delighted to speak with Fr. Robert Barron. Take a look as he discusses the impact his book, Word on Fire, has on the Catholic education community.

The Importance of School Boards

The O'Neil D'Amour Award is given to an individual in recognition of an outstanding contribution of statewide, regional, national, or international significance in establishing and supporting collaborative leadership through boards of Catholic education. It is presented by the National Catholic Educational Association's Department of Boards and Councils at the Board Award Luncheon on Wednesday at the NCEA annual convention. This year, the recipient of the award was Dr. Camille Lewis Brown, Associate Superintendent, Archidiocese of Baltimore.

We spoke with Dr. Brown about the importance of school boards.

Awe-Inspiring Lessons

Nirmala "Nimmy" Thomas is an elementary school teacher whose enthusiasm for teaching is palpable. During her Wednesday session, "Fire-Breathing Dragons in the Bible and More Awe-Inspiring Lessons" she demonstrated the many creative ways she helps capture the hearts and minds of her sixth, seventh and eighth graders.

Her ingenuity is not just inspiring, it's also affordable. She shared many easy-to-create lessons with attendees, including the following:

2013 Secondary Schools Department Educational Excellence Awards

On Wednesday, NCEA presented that 2013 Secondary Schools Department Educational Excellence Awards.

NPCD Presents Emmaus Award to Sadlier Dinger Family

The National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors is proud to confer the 2013 Emmaus Award to the Sadlier Dinger Family for their dedication to Catholic education and catechesis across six generations of one family. For nearly 200 years, members of the family have created catechetical resources that are both faithful and effective in teaching the Catholic faith.

We spoke with brothers Frank and Bill Sadlier Dinger before they were honored Wednesday night about that they have contributed to the field of catechesis.