Philosophy of Teaching

Blessed Basil Moreau











Teaching at Moreau Catholic High School reflects the spirit and dedication of Father Basil Moreau. Moreau Catholic is committed to empowering teachers to make thoughtful, informed decisions about instructional strategies and ways to support students’ learning. The school actively pursues excellence through professional enrichment to promote life-long learning. Teachers challenge and guide students to become people of values as well as scholars by having high expectations of all students while recognizing individual differences of students. Teachers at Moreau Catholic facilitate the educational process of information at the service of formation directed towards transformation.

The nature of teaching requires continuous growth in order to engage and challenge increasingly diverse students in a rapidly changing world. The core of this philosophy centers around the following teaching practices:

Engaging, supporting and challenging all students in       learning.

Creating and maintaining effective environments for           student learning.

Understanding and organizing subject matter for student  learning.

Planning instruction and designing learning experiences  for all students.

Continuous assessment of student learning.
Developing as a professional educator.

 “We will always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart ”
— Father Basil Moreau 
  2010-2011 Course Description Guide
 
 Department Chairs:
Business - Tom Alcott
Counseling - Jim Patterson
English - Cheryl Steeb
Visual and Performing Arts - Angela Demmel
Modern Language - Yolanda Moran
Mathematics - Gary Gongwer
Science - Jeff Noblejas
Social Studies - Colleen Galloway
Technology & Media Arts - Paul McKenna '83
Theology - Peter Francis Shelley