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