Thomas A . Simonds, SJ, EdD

Department

Education

Position

Professor

Books

• National Catholic Educational Association
  Sole author. Writing a new story for Catholic schools. 2022
• National Catholic Educational Association
  Engel, M. T., Fussell, R., Hearn, J. L., Simonds, T. A., Brock, B. L., & Cook, T. J. Your Catholic school’s identity: Name it, claim it, and build on it. 2021
• National Catholic Educational Association
  Simonds, T. A. Advent and Christmas reflections: Ideas for teaching the Catholic faith in the home, school, and parish. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association. 2010
• Simonds, T. A. School violence prevention workbook: Stopping harassment and hazing. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association. 2009

Articles

• Momentum
  Inviting Alumni to Help Write a New Story for Catholic Schools
  49,2, p. 38-39; 81 2018
• Momentum
  Telling the New Story of Your Catholic School
  48,3, p. 48-51; 89 2017
• Momentum
  Writing a New Story for Catholic Schools: Explaining Why Catholic Schools Are Worth the Investment, Part I ROI Indicators, Part II Debunking Catholic School Myths
  48,2, p. 42-48; 89-90 2017
• Journal of Catholic Education
  Seminarian perspectives on Catholic schools and the New Evangelization
  20, 2, p. 98-108 2017
• Momentum
  Writing a New Story for Catholic Schools: How to Make Your Story Come Alive
  47,4, p. 42-45; 98 2016
• Momentum
  *Simonds, T. A. How to start writing your story.
  47(2), p. 32-34; 72 2016
• The International Journal of Educational Organization & Leadership
  Peer Course Review as a Means to Support Adjunct Faculty in an Online Program.
  23,3, p. 1-13 2016
• Momentum
  Writing a New Story for Catholic Schools
  46,4, p. 34-38;74 2015
• Journal of Educators Online
  Simonds, T. A., & Brock, B. L. Relationship between age, experience, and student preference for types of learning activities in online courses. Journal of Educators Online, available at http://thejeo.com/Archives/Volume11Number1/SimondsBrock.pdf
  11(1) 2014
• Momentum
  Simonds, T. A. Resources and strategies to address bullying.
  45(1), p. 37-39 2014
• International Journal of Technologies in Learning
  Simonds, T. A., & Brock, B. L. Discovering effective ways to teach online.
  19(2), p. 93-106 2013
• Law Enforcement Executive Forum
  Simonds, T. A. Violent incidents in religiously affiliated K-12 schools in the United States.
  12(2), p. 113-122 2012
• Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice
  Cook, T. J., & Simonds, T. A. The charism of 21st century Catholic schools: Building a culture of relationships. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 14(3), 319-333. Note: This article was published in German in Ordens Nachrichten,
  50(3),, p. 18-31. 2011
• Law Enforcement Executive Forum
  Simonds, T. A. School crisis planning: A case study
  10, p. 57-65 2010
• Journal of Catholic School Studies
  Simonds, T. A. Student on student harassment in United States Catholic schools: Prevalence and prevention
  81, p. 35-42 2009
• Journal of School Violence
  Simonds, Thomas A. Violence Prevention in United States Society of Jesus Secondary Schools
  8, p. 191-204 2009
• Law Enforcement Executive Forum
  Simonds, T. A. School safety drills as a means to improve school safety plans.
  8(5), , p. 1-10. 2008

General

• Momentum
  Simonds, T. A. The best way to prevent bullying in Catholic elementary schools.
  45 (4), p. 11-14 2014

Presentations

• *Simonds, T. A., Brock, B. L., & Engel, M. T. (2016, July). Writing a new story for Catholic schoolskeeping our schools really different. Institute for Catholic School Leaders, Omaha, NE. Type of conference: National Type of presentation: Peer reviewed; co-presented 2016
• *Simonds, T. A., Brock, B. L., & Engel, M. T. (2016, July). Peer course review as a means to support adjunct faculty in an online program. International Conference on Learning, Vancouver, Canada. Type of conference: International Type of presentation: Peer reviewed; co-presented 2016
• Stop bullying by changing your students hearts and minds. Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY. Type of conference: National Type of presentation: Invited 2016
• Five steps to a safer school. Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY. Type of conference: National Type of presentation: Invited 2016
• Writing a New Story for Catholic Schools--Rethinking Finances Webinar National Catholic Educational Association 2016
• Cook, T. J., & Simonds, T. A. (2015, July). The charism of 21st-century Catholic schools: Building a culture of relationships. Keynote presentation at 21st-Century Catholic Schools National Conference, Omaha, NE. Type of conference: National Type of presentation: Invited, co-authored, co presented 2015
• Simonds, T. A. (2014, July). Creating a bullying prevention program: Practical & legal issues. Presentation at Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY. 2014
• Simonds, T. A. (2013, July). Making schools safer: Lessons learned from Columbine, Sandy Hook, and incidents in religious schools 1891-2012. Presentation at Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY. 2013
• Simonds, T. A. (2012, August). Discovering effective ways to teach online. Research paper presented at the International Conference on Learning, London, United Kingdom. 2012
• Simonds, T. A. (2012, July). Violence in religious schools: Prevention, crisis management, and legal responsibilities. Presentation at Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY. 2012
• Simonds, T. A., & Quinn, K. M. (2009, July). Emergency response plans: Research, case study, legal issues. Presentation at Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY. 2009
• Simonds, T. A., & Quinn, K. M. (2008, October). When the crisis drill becomes real. Presentation at Chief Administrators of Catholic Education Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. 2008

Awards

• Summer Scholar
  Selected as a summer scholar, Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (June, 2009)