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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...

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The History of FJ's Cookie Socials

Photo Credit: Seamus Ronan If you want to help Fr. Joe Carey, C.S.C., bake for his weekly "FJ Cookie Socials," just follow your nose up the Ryan Hall stairs to...

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Getting to Know ACE's Newest Communities: Philadelphia and Stockton

Even the busy first day of summer classes can't slow down ACE's newest communities in Philadelphia and Stockton, who still meet for dinner to share their experiences starting new ACE...

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Blended Learning 2.0: What's Next?

I just returned from three very full days of professional development with our Blended Learning Advancement and Strategy Teams from the Notre Dame ACE Academies in Indianapolis, and I am...

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ACE 25's First Week: To Teach as Jesus Did

"To teach as Jesus did," as one group of new ACE 25 teachers brainstormed this week on a large sheet of butcher paper hung on an ACE office wall, is...

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If You Build It, They Will Come!

Photo Credit: Dmytro Aksonov As we approach the beginning of summer, we will attend family barbeques, take road trips, and enjoy the sights and sounds of little ones running through...

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The Real Power of Blended Learning: Formative Assessment

Raising the topic of assessment at a dinner party or an education conference is generally a pretty sure way to end up alone. Assessment is often an emotionally charged topic...

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Blended Learning and Guided Reading

We often say that the greatest advantage of blended learning is that teachers are able to work with students in small groups rather than with the whole class at the...

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Finding Community at April Retreat

A weekend full of prayer, learning, and relationship building came to an abrupt close for the off-campus members of ACE 25. As April Retreat ended on a Sunday afternoon, we...