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The Beauty of Catholic Schools Week

When I saw that I would be writing a blog post for Catholic Schools Week, I knew right away that I wanted to write about community. Community is the second...

Ms. Hall's sixth grade home room posing for a photo from their Christmas party.

Presence Over Perfection: What Really Matters in Your Classroom

It’s Saturday, January 3rd. Classes start up again on Monday. You’re back at your ACE placement, your plans for the week are solid, your assignments are prepped, your grade book...

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...

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...

High Leverage Practices: How Do They Impact Catholic Educators?

Beyond the social justice and civil rights perspectives that guide us to serve the marginalized in our classrooms, we have an additional reason to reinforce the need to pay attention...

Three Foundational Principles for Personalized Learning

Would you believe me if I told you that the director of instructional technology for the nation's largest archdiocese presented at our Blended Learning in Catholic Schools Symposium and hardly...

4 Steps You Can Take TODAY to Personalize Learning for Your Students

If you have followed our work for a while, you have probably noticed a recurring theme: outstanding blended-learning programs are about so much more than just technology. Driven by this...

Fighting the Good Fight to Finish the Race

Twenty miles down, three hours into the race, and my left quad starts cramping. This is really hard. This hurts. Why did I sign up for this? How am I...

Francisco Castillo-Fierro: Culturally Responsive Tech

The United States' education system has been fraught with issues of inequity for longer than any of us can remember. Many of these issues were created in our previously segregated...

Breaking Down the Walls for Students with Special Needs

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) believes that all students should be welcomed, served, and celebrated in Catholic schools. It is critical that we break down those walls, open our...

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The Beauty of Catholic Schools Week

Presence Over Perfection: What Really Matters in Your Classroom