2021 ICLE Online National Conference
“Regaining a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age”

OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE INTRODUCTORY SESSION:

REGAINING A CATHOLIC VISION IN A SECULAR AGE: THE RENEWAL OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Elisabeth Sullivan
Executive Director, ICLE

PLENARY ADDRESSES:

Christian Anthropology:
The Human Person as the Subject of Catholic Liberal Education
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB – Archbishop of Vancouver

Light to the Nation: Catholic Education in Times of Trouble
Mary Pat Donogue – Executive Director, Secretariat of Catholic Education, USCCB

The Heart of Wisdom: Rediscovering The Purpose of Catholic Education
Dr. Michael Naughton – Dir. of the Center for Catholic Studies, Univ. of St. Thomas (MN)

Educating for the Eternal
Christopher Carstens – Director of the Office for Sacred Worship, Diocese of Lacrosse, WI

State of the Institute
Michael Van Hecke

BREAKOUT BLOCK 1

Harkness Seminar Meets Thomas Aquinas: Combatting Relativism with the Disputed Question
Dr. Alyssan Barnes

With the Grain: The Development of the Child
Jessie Van Hecke

Why should we love math? Thoughts on teaching math “for its own sake”
Dr. Scott Olsson

The Challenges and the Joys:
Transitioning from Mainstream Education to a Catholic Liberal Arts Education
Kathleen Dalton

BREAKOUT BLOCK 2

The Things that Have Been Made: 
Nature Studies in the Catholic Liberal Arts Curriculum
Dr. Merrill Roberts

Catholic Classical Education and the Boy Crisis
Dr. Arthur Hippler

Mightiest yet Mildest of Men: A Classical Approach to Teaching Beowulf
Stephanie McGann

Virtuous Assessment
Colleen Richards

BREAKOUT BLOCK 3

Grade Level Forum Intro Session
Colleen Richards & Forum Leaders

School Leader Forum 
Moderator: Rosemary Vander Weele

PK-2 Forum
Moderator: Sue Mattina

3-5 Teacher Forum
Moderator: Amy Clayton

6-8 Teacher Forum
Moderator: Erin Heule

9-12 Teacher Forum
Moderator: Jocelyn Jekel

BREAKOUT BLOCK 4

English Hymns — A Treasury for Catholic Schools
Dr. Andrew Seeley

Bringing Philosophy, Religion, and Historical Perspectives to the Art Room
Sue Jenkins

Before the Liberal Arts:  Shaping Little Souls
Colleen Richards

Integration: Weaving threads in the Tapestry
Danny Flynn