101 Essential Resources for Catholic Educators

January 30, 2012
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Happy Catholic Schools Week! To celebrate, I’ve put together a list of 101 resources that no Catholic educator should be without. From Twitter users to bloggers, from social networks to teaching tools, it’s all here in one convenient spot. Share the love, spread the news, and tell the world about Catholic Schools!

Catholic School Organizations and Resources:

  1. The National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)
  2. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice
  3. Today’s Catholic Teacher
  4. Catholic Education Resources Wiki
  5. Resources for Catholic Educators
  6. Edocere.org
  7. CSK12 – Catholic Schools Virtual
  8. Catholic Coalition for Special Education

Social Networks and Catholic School Connections:

  1. The Catholic School Chronicle List of Blogs by Catholic Teachers, Principals, and Catechists
  2. ACE Advocates
  3. I Love Catholic Schools – Facebook
  4. Teaching Catholic Kids from OSV – Facebook
  5. NCEA Social Media Mashup
  6. Digital Catechesis Global Network on Ning
  7. Catholic School Connect
Catechetical Resources:
  1. The Religion Teacher
  2. Engaging Faith
  3. Catholic Fiction: News, Views, and Reviews
  4. Virtual Tour of St. Peter’s Basilica
  5. For Your Vocation
  6. Why Go to Mass?
  7. How to Write General Intercessions
  8. Prayers for Teachers, Students, Schools, and Classrooms
  9. Wingclips.com
  10. Everything the Church Teaches in Five Minutes
  11. 25 Kindle Books for Catholic Teachers
  12. Teen Saints in Past Times

Catholic News, Podcasts, and Multimedia:

  1. Catholic News Service
  2. Catechetical Leader Podcast
  3. Sunday Sunday Sunday from Lifeteen
  4. Catholic Movie Reviews from Lifteen
  5. Catholic Newsbreak from CatholicTV
  6. Redemptorist Television
  7. Whispers in the Loggia
Prayer Resources:
  1. Sacred Space
  2. DivineOffice.org
  3. 3 Minute Retreat
  4. Pray as You Go

Members of the University Consortium for Catholic Education:

  1. The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at University of Notre Dame
  2. The Alliance for Catholic Education at St. John’s University
  3. Magis Catholic Teacher Corps at Creighton University
  4. The Educational Partners in Catholic Schools (EPICS) Program at Seton Hall University
  5. The Gulf Region Academy for Catholic Educators (GRACE) at University of St. Thomas
  6. The Lalanne Program at University of Dayton
  7. The Lasallian Association of New Catholic Educators (LANCE) Program at Christian Brothers University
  8. The Lutheran Education Alliance with Parochial Schools (LEAPS) Program at Valparaiso University
  9. The Loyola University Chicago Opportunities in Catholic Education (LU-CHOICE) Program
  10. operation TEACH from Notre Dame of Maryland University
  11. The Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE) at the University of Portland
  12. The Providence Alliance for Catholic Teachers (PACT) Program at Providence College
  13. Partners in Los Angeles Catholic Education (PLACE) Program at Loyola Marymount University
  14. Remick Fellowship at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
  15. Urban Catholic Teacher Corps (UCTC) at Boston College

A Sample of Some of the Best Blogs in Catholic Education: (click here for a comprehensive list)

  1. Barb in Nebraska on Posterous
  2. Catholic Educator
  3. Catholic Teacher Musings
  4. Notes from McTeach
  5. Soul of a Nation
  6. Work with Hope

A Small Selection of Catholic Educators, Organizations, and Catechists on Twitter:

  1. Catholic School Chronicle
  2. Nick Senger
  3. Ricky Austin
  4. Michael Boyle
  5. Nancy Caramanico
  6. Marc Cardaronella
  7. Colette Cassinelli
  8. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF
  9. Andrea Cisneros
  10. Karla Cross
  11. Jared Dees
  12. Greg Dhuyvetter
  13. Barb Gilman (aka BarbinNebraska)
  14. Meghann Kirzeder
  15. MJ Adams Kocovski
  16. Chuck Lamphier
  17. Karen McMillan
  18. Ann Oro
  19. Dorian Speed
  20. Mike St. Pierre
  21. Jonathan Sullivan
  22. ACE Advocates
  23. Catholic Relief Services News
  24. Catholic Teacher Resources
  25. Chicago ACE Fellowship
  26. Chicago Catholic Schools
  27. Cristo Rey Network
  28. NCEA Secondary
  29. NCEATalk
  30. National Conference for Catechetical Leadership
  31. USCCB
  32. Vatican News
  33. Washington DC Catholic Schools

Catholic School Resources from the Magisterium:

  1. Congregation for Catholic Education
  2. United States Council of Catholic Bishops Office of Education

Documents from the Congregation for Catholic Education and the USCCB:

  1. Educating Together in Catholic Schools: A Shared Mission between Consecrated Persons and the Lay Faithful
  2. The Catholic School on the Threshold of the New Millenium
  3. The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School
  4. Lay Catholics in Schools: Witnesses to Faith
  5. The Catholic School
  6. Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millenium (pdf)
Last But Not Least, Last Year’s List:
  1. 101 Reasons to Send Your Child to a Catholic School

Now it’s your turn. What have I left off the list? What are your essential resources for Catholic teachers? Leave your suggestions in the comment area.

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One Response to 101 Essential Resources for Catholic Educators

  1. Pat Gohn on January 30, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Allow me to recommend the group known as Amazing Catechists: http://amazingcatechists.com/

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