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Students and sister (left) holding up a sign that reads, "Thank You for the Gift of Catholic Education."

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...

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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...

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The Most Powerful Question

I can do hard things. Like many other ACErs, I adopted this common mantra as an inspirational tool during my first months of teaching. It came in handy during the...

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A Letter to My Favorite Student

Dear Student, You have no idea how much I appreciate you and how much I love you. You can't grasp it, because you don't see what goes on between 3...

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Remembering the Magic

During the first stress-laden three weeks of school, the ACE Indianapolis community made its way through all eight Harry Potter movies. I loved Harry Potter when I was in elementary...

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A Love Letter to the Butterflies

So, here we are. My calendar tells me we're six weeks in, though I think twenty seems closer to capturing the reality of how full this time has been. I'm...

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The ACE Morning Offering

Every member of ACE Teaching Fellows gets a card just like the one above. There's one on my bedside table and an extra in my wallet-just to be safe. Wherever...

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There's No Place Like Home

“Níl aon tintéan mar thintéan fhéin” This is an old Irish proverb meaning "there is no place like home." On a recent brisk, magnificent fall morning in Indianapolis, I attended...