Thomas Doyle

Contact Information

Tom Doyle
Academic Director
Alliance for Catholic Education
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Office: 574-631-9779
FAX: 574-631-7939
Cell: 574-274-3673
tdoyle1@nd.edu

Degrees

BS, Spring Hill College
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Educational areas of interest/expertise

Curriculum, Instruction and Assesment

Current educational projects/studies

Currently, Dr. Doyle is managing a $435,600 grant to work with two pilot dioceses in a 3-year project to strengthen curriculum, instruction and assessment in their schools. In addition, he is working with diocesan curriculum coordinators from 8 other dioceses to introduce them to the process, invite their thoughts and interests, and solicit their suggestions.

Bio

Tom Doyle is the Academic Director of the ACE M. Ed. program. During his tenure, the program has emphasized engaging curriculum and instruction and effective assessment. To promote excellent teacher formation in the academic program, he launched an electronic academic portfolio, inaugurated a two-year differentiated supervisory process, and integrated pastoral support with academic supervision.

Previously, he served as an instructor in the ACE summer program, Vicar of Education for the Archdiocese of Mobile, a Catholic high school principal and president, and a physics and calculus teacher.

He pursues interests in curriculum and instruction and in training school boards to tap the manifold abilities of Catholic school parents and friends. Currently, he leads the effort to strengthen the academic quality of Catholic schools, one of the twelve initiatives in the Notre Dame Task Force on Catholic Education.