Alliance for Catholic Education
Thank You, Nativity Academy
Dear Nativity Academy, Your old, brick building has become my home. From the gym, where I enter every morning while it’s still dark out and hear the heavy metal door...
ACE Teaching Fellows Blog
Why Not Both?
Jack Maier, a member of the 28th cohort of ACE Teaching Fellows in Los Angeles, found himself at a fork in the road when he graduated from Notre Dame: pursue...
Tips for Graduation: How One Teacher is Preparing for Next Steps Alongside His Students
When I arrived in Atlanta in July 2021, I prepared myself for a culture shock. After four years at the University of Notre Dame, a place that ultimately became my...
A Tribute to Time Away: One ACEr's Reflection on Regional Retreat
When I started driving to Sulphur, Oklahoma, for the ACE regional retreat for Oklahoma and Northern Texas, I did not know what to expect. Larger ACE retreats feel like they...
Steady on The Grind
“October and February are the toughest, longest, and most exhausting months for teachers,” they said. By “they," I mean everyone. It is well known in the community of education that...
A Day in the Life of an English Assignment
The day begins, as always, with the alarm, the blaring opening notes of Nelly’s “Heart of a Champion,” and a quick pattering of feet to turn on the lights. I...
Heading South for Spring
At the end of our first year of teaching, my housemate Marie Doyle (ACE 28) and I decided that the next year we would go on a trip together for...
Am I Willing to Walk the Path to Sainthood?
Recently, Emily Markley, a member of ACE 29 and a middle school math teacher at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Oklahoma City, gave the keynote address at a Saints...
Learning in 3 Dimensions
“Hey Mister, when are we gonna print the rest of the cat?” Aiden asked. “Well, we could do it on Tuesday, oh…. wait, I am going to be away next...
Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders for Today’s Challenges
“Your students are more powerful than you might ever imagine.”- Dr. Holly Joshi, 2022 Beginning year two of teaching, I grappled with how to prepare the learners entrusted to my...