#SummerReading Day 3: Understanding by Design, by Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe. This evergreen text covers the fundamental why and how of carefully planned, backwards-designed instructional units. A must read (or re-read) for all!

#SummerReading Day 4: How Learning Works, by Susan A. Ambrose. This recommendation comes from Miranda Marques of the Northwest-South BX. Ambrose's book blends educational psychology and cognitive science to share useful practices across subjects and grade levels!

We like these ideas from edutopia for educators over the summer, with suggestions about education podcasts and summer PLCs to balance learning with rest, relaxation, and reflection.

#SummerReading Day 5: The Curious Classroom, by Harvey Daniels (Harvey Daniels). Thanks to Patti T. Jenkins for this excellent recommendation about implementing structures in the classroom to aid students' natural inquiries and engage across content areas!

#SummerReading Day 6: Science Notebooks: Writing About Inquiry, by Lori Fulton and Brian Campbell. Science is all about observing phenomena and making inquires into the world outside the classroom, and these authors help bring this to life!

#SummerReading Day 7: Learning to Read: The Great Debate, by Jeanne Chall. This 1967 milestone paved the way for Chall's legendary and influential career at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), highlighting the urgency of strong literacy instruction for all. An oldie but a goodie!

#SummerReading Day 8: Drawing Out Learning With Thinking Maps, by Shelly Counsell & David Hyerle, covers engaging ways that early childhood teachers might assess their youngest learners across content areas.

#SummerReading Day 9: Mapmaking with Children, by David Sobel. This classic introduces the tools for creating maps with young learners that spans across disciplines!

Hey NY Catholic Schools teachers, come join us online on 8/3 to learn about reading strategies from the legendary Kylene Beers! Check out the link below to register and learn more. We'll be there, will you?

As our Test for Admission into Catholic HS (#TACHS) registration opens, I reflect on the enduring benefits of Catholic ed. Our #NY high schools blend college prep with our Catholic faith, nurturing your child's legacy. Join us in shaping a brighter future! tachsinfo.com

We are so thrilled to start a new school year at OLG! NY Catholic Schools Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D. #ArchDay1

Grade 3 is READY!!!! #ArchDay1 NY Catholic Schools Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D. Escuelas Católicas NY CW Catholic Schools

Some of our favorite snapshots from the first day of school! Share yours using #ArchNYFirst to be featured on our channels. 📸: Our Lady of Victory John Cardinal O'Connor School St. Peter School

It's an over the top First Day celebration at Sacred Heart School in Hartsdale with Patrick the Pelican! We are thrilled to welcome Dr John Fruner as the new principal of the school. #ArchDay1 #ArchNYFirst #LeadershipOnTheRoad #PuttingTheZingInAmazing Sacred Heart School

Wishing all our students, families, teachers, and leaders a blessed and happy #ArchNYFirst day of school!

Ash Wednesday- start of Lent. 40 days of giving up or doing something extra. NY Catholic Schools Archdiocese of New York Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D. @specialed @CatholicEd4All I Pray God Answered Michel Lent

We appreciate our teachers! That's why this special day, Catholic School Teacher Appreciation Day, is dedicated to you—our amazing mentors and role models who inspire us every day. 🍎📚

Watch our Principals’ Day video hosted by our Superintendent of Schools, Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D., to express our appreciation for all our Catholic School principals do to make our schools superior centers of learning, community and faith.youtube.com/watch?v=lcsf63…

Today marks the beginning of another chapter of growth, learning, & community building. Let's continue to support one another, share our successes, & lean into the challenges with the same resilience and determination that defines our work. Here's to a fantastic start to SY24-25!