Written by Adrienne Farrow, Teacher Christ the King Catholic School Why are you a Catholic Educator? Just take a second and to stop and think. I can guarantee you, it’s not for the paycheck. What draws you to teach in a Catholic school? God gives everyone a...
Bringing Catholic Education into the 21st Century Catholic education must evolve in order to survive. One of the most significant of the challenges faced by Catholic schools today is a lack of financial resources. While high schools within the Diocese of San Diego are...
We often think of film as entertainment on the weekends or a late night past time, but it can also serve as a very effective methodology in the classroom. While the art of story-telling has been around for ages, telling a story through film is relatively new and the...
By Amanda L. Checque, Mt. Lebanon High School I am not an expert in anything, mathematics or teaching. I do, however, love both. I like to think of myself as a relatively successful teacher in my district. My students seem happy and tend to excel in my classes—that...
Social and Emotional Learning Mindfulness: paying attention and active awareness of one’s feelings/emotions and how they impact thoughts and actions Self Regulation: ability to respond to the one’s experiences with a range of emotions in a way that is socially...
The Inspiration of Kalaupapa In the late 1800s, the Kingdom of Hawai’i was besieged by leprosy, now known as Hansen’s disease. It crippled the kingdom, affecting all ethnicities, but was particularly ruinous to Native Hawaiians, whose numbers had already been...
