Catholic Schools in the Cloud:
Enhancing the Mission with Technology
8:00 Arrival, Check-In, and Breakfast
8:30 Opening Prayer and Welcome
9:00 Making it About Mission: Forming Students into Digital Citizens
Presenter: JD Ferries- Rowe, Chief Information Officer, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, Indiana
How has the increase in available information, digital interactions, and mobile technology changed the daily lift of Catholic school students?
What is the role of teachers and schools in developing these skills and habits of mind necessary to make life productive and meaningful? How
do we build a culture of trust and innovation that allow faculty the space to integrate digital tools into their classrooms?
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Devising and Managing an Adaptive School Technology Plan
Presenter: Amy Ryan, Ph.D., Associate Director, Mentoring & Induction, Lynch School of Education, Boston College
How do leadership teams develop a technology plan that maintains its relevancy beyond an academic year? How do we re-think professional
development and classroom resources to reach the goals of your technology plan?
3:45 Concluding Remarks and Prayer
4:00 Adjourn
8:30 Opening Prayer and Welcome
9:00 Making it About Mission: Forming Students into Digital Citizens
Presenter: JD Ferries- Rowe, Chief Information Officer, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, Indiana
How has the increase in available information, digital interactions, and mobile technology changed the daily lift of Catholic school students?
What is the role of teachers and schools in developing these skills and habits of mind necessary to make life productive and meaningful? How
do we build a culture of trust and innovation that allow faculty the space to integrate digital tools into their classrooms?
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Devising and Managing an Adaptive School Technology Plan
Presenter: Amy Ryan, Ph.D., Associate Director, Mentoring & Induction, Lynch School of Education, Boston College
How do leadership teams develop a technology plan that maintains its relevancy beyond an academic year? How do we re-think professional
development and classroom resources to reach the goals of your technology plan?
3:45 Concluding Remarks and Prayer
4:00 Adjourn