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Saints in Our Classroom

On the front page of our school website, you can find the following mission statement: St. Catherine of Alexandria School is a Catholic community where parents and teachers educate life-long...

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A Camper’s Brutally Honest Review of Ramen Cup Noodles

Twenty-five miles deep into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, six teachers gather around a table, pondering life’s greatest question: Which Ramen Noodle flavor reigns supreme? I’m Marco, your resident amateur camper...

Leadership in Teaching and Coaching

As a high school soccer and middle school volleyball coach, I've had to talk about leadership to several students, so I've spent some time pondering this question: What makes a...

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Being an Ally as a Blended Learning Teacher

The Higher-Powered Learning team strives to empower teachers with digital tools to personalize their instruction. While our personalized learning approach hinges on the use of technology, we understand that student...

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Back to Basics: Taking Care and Achieving Balance

The Program for Inclusive Education is grateful for the many skilled and generous colleagues who support our programming. It is my privilege to welcome Diane Freeby and Judy Madden as...

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Finding Hope from a Distance

I've grown accustomed to a new norm as a teacher: sleeping in. Instead of my usual 6 a.m. alarm, since March 16th my alarm has gone off at 7:45, with...

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Zoom with a Dash of Salt: Community Dinners in the Age of Quarantine

"We had this awesome house reunion on Zoom," says Iona (née Hughan) Popa, who was a member of ACE 21 in Tampa. "Those relationships I know that ACE has deeply...

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The Remaining Pages

Joe DiSipio is a member of ACE 25 in Sacramento, where he taught fifth grade for the last two years at Saint John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova, California. When...

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i-Ready Data Suggest Higher-Powered Learning is Addressing Educational Inequalities

In the past few months, eLearning has become necessarily widespread because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Families have quickly implemented at-home structures to teach their children. Unfortunately, the extensive use of...

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Accelerating the Transition to eLearning

As the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to move to eLearning, many schools around the country and the world struggled to make this shift. In some cases, districts reduced instructional time...