Thursday, July 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday, July 11, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (includes Eucharistic Liturgy)

Both days, attendees will be able to participate in prayer, a keynote address, a choice of two breakout sessions, continental breakfast, and lunch.

Registration forms and payment should be forwarded by June 20, 2008.

Thursday, July 10
Keynote:
Catholic Education: Culture, Collaboration, Creativity and Cyberspace
Elinor R. Ford, Ph.D., International Speaker, Consultant and Teacher, Author, Former Superintendent of the Archdiocese of New York, and CEO of Sadlier Inc.
The Catholic School leader is called to root the school in a culture that creates a nurturing, gospel, eucharisting ethos that prepares its students with a faith alive religion curriculum, a superior and creative academic program, and the ability to be at ease living in a cyberspace world.

Breakout Sessions:
A. Making the Keynote Ideas Operational, Part I and II (morning and afternoon sessions) Part I will deal with the leader creating a collaborative faith alive Catholic School team. Part II will be concerned with making the students’ program whole-brained, faith-rich, and creative using the best of technological advances.
Elinor R. Ford, Ph.D. International speaker, consultant and teacher, author, former superintendent of the Archdiocese of New York, and CEO of Sadlier Inc.

B. What is the Mission of the Catholic School in the Post-Vatican II Era
Rev. Stephen Denig, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, Niagara University

C. The Catholic School: Culture at Its Finest
Most Rev. Robert H. Aucoin, Principal and Vicar of Education, Diocese of Ogdensburg

Friday, July 11
Keynote:
Digital Natives in Analog Schools or Are We Preparing Students for Their Future or
Our Past?
William Clifford, CSC, Associate Superintendent for Instruction and Technology, Diocese of Brooklyn Schools
This session will look at the students sitting in our classrooms today and their worlds. Given how they interact, learn, and live in a digital world, how should teachers, schools, and administrators respond? Can blogs, wikis, podcasting, Flickr and a flat world have meaning in my analog world?

Breakout Sessions:
D. Technology Integration in the 21st Century
William Clifford, CSC, Associate Superintendent for Instruction and Technology, Diocese of Brooklyn Schools

E. Online Crime Experiences of Catholic Children: Imperative for Faith-based Internet Safety and Cyber Ethics Education
Samuel C. McQuade III, MPA, Ph.D., Professional Studies Graduate Program Coordinator for the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

F. 21st Century Technology and the Catholic Church—What Our Students Need to Experience
Carol J. Geddis, Executive Director, Catholic School Administrators Association of New York State

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