On My Way to NCEA 2013 in Houston

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My bags are packed and I’m getting ready to leave today for the 2013 NCEA convention in Houston, Texas. Thousands of Catholic educators will be converging on the George R. Brown Convention Center on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week for keynote speeches, professional development sessions, liturgies, and camaraderie.

Barb Gilman and I will be presenting Catholic Classrooms Without Walls: Interactive Projects Connecting Classrooms Around the World, and I can’t wait to finally meet so many of my online teacher friends, especially those who participate in #CatholicEdChat each weekend.

For the next few days I hope to be posting audio and video podcasts of the convention. If you’re interested in what happens when thousands of Catholic educators gather, you can follow the podcasts here, on iTunes, or on Twitter.

I’ll also be cross-posting on One Catholic Life, so pardon the duplication if you follow both feeds.

Catholic Educators Meet on Twitter Each Saturday Morning

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Twitter LogoOn Saturday morning, November 3, 2012, Catholic educators from around the globe gathered on Twitter for the first ever Catholic Ed Chat. Participants included administrators, diocesan officials, and teachers from all curricular areas and grade levels, from places as diverse as Los Angeles, Omaha, Spokane, Virginia Beach, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, Baltimore — even Sydney, Australia!

The plan was for these chats to take place monthly, but the energy, enthusiasm, and excitement was so contagious, that the chats are now planned for every Saturday morning at 9:00am Eastern.

Don’t worry if you missed the first one; Nancy Caramanico (@ncara) has posted a transcript of the conversation at Storify: #CatholicEdChat transcript.

To participate, simply search for the Twitter hashtag #CatholicEdChat. An even easier way to follow the conversation is to use the website TweetChat.

Whether you just want to lurk and observe the conversation, or whether you’re dying to share your story, CatholicEdChat is a great way to connect with other Catholic teachers.

Hope to see you at #CatholicEdChat next Saturday!