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ACE Teachers posing before So-Cal Marathon 2026

Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

High school students from Cleveland Central Catholic sit next to their elementary school prayer partners from St. Stanislaus during our Ash Wednesday Mass.

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” This Ash Wednesday anthem, spoken as our foreheads are marked with a smudgy black cross, is a reminder of our...

5 Things You Need to Know About Blended Learning

It seems like just yesterday we were beginning our journey with five schools in the Twin Cities. On the last day of professional development, we asked our teams to reflect...

How Exploration Led to Blended Learning

Hi there Higher-Powered Learning blog readers! Today, I have the pleasure of introducing the newest member of our Higher-Powered Learning team: Kourtney Bradshaw. Kourtney is a native of North Carolina...

One Year Ago Today

Last week, we had the privilege of spending three days with the members of the Higher-Powered Learning Program in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. This time together served...

How to Combat the Summer Slide with Technology

If you're anything like me, your mind is probably already on summer. Whether your students finished classes just before Memorial Day weekend or will be doing so within the next...

Is Blended Learning Just a Glorified Form of "Tracking" Students?

One of the most common concerns with blended learning is that it is a glorified form of "tracking" students. In case you are not familiar with the term, "tracking" refers...

It All Begins by Being Open

The Program for Inclusive Education is grateful to share a special message from Diane Freeby, a colleague of the Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame. This...

The Blended Learning in Catholic Schools Symposium

Catholic school leaders and teachers can sometimes feel discouraged when they hear about the funding available for hardware and software or the staffing models that make classroom management so much...

The 3 Things You Need to Add to Your Resume

Spring is a season of new beginnings and fresh starts. As we move further along in the school year, many educators, recent graduates, teaching veterans, and those relocating to other...

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Running Through Discomfort

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey