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You Only Need to Say "Yes"

When I was first told I would be living with the ACE Baton Rouge community for two years, it struck me just how unfamiliar I was with that part of...

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Making Space: Choosing Community Across Difference

When I started my time in ACE, I thought the greatest challenge would be in the classroom. And yes—lesson planning, grading, and managing a room full of teenage girls pushed...

Wireless Connection: Student Engagement in a Hybrid Setting

"I'm not in the room with half of my students, how do I make sure they're getting all they can from class?" We're often asked by teachers in the Higher-Powered...

ACE Intern Uncovers a Desire for Teaching by Digging into Data

My freshman year, I became a founding member of a baseball analytics team here at Notre Dame. Although I've never played baseball, it has always been my favorite sport, so...

A Sixth Grade Girl and Her Six Lessons on God

On my way to proctor breakfast duty, I think about the four minutes following our morning bell. Soon, at 9:15 a.m., the first bell will ring, giving students four minutes...

We Are Not a Lukewarm People

"But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him." - Luke 15:19...

Surveying the Learning Environment - Part 2: Learning Environments during COVID-19

In Part 1 of this series we defined four perspectives teachers take to create effective learning environments according to the How People Learn framework. In Part 2, we propose ways...

Inclusion in Catholic Schools? It's Here!

Catholic schools are called to serve all students. We see this call in scripture, Church documents, and in Catholic Social Teaching. In the Old Testament, it is clear through the...

Surveying the Learning Environment - Part 1: Qualities of Successful Learning Environments

Your class is just different now. In fact, it's undergone numerous iterations, reversals, and adjustments of which "different" it is. Room layout changes one week, then distance learning the next...

"The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart."

"The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart." To a Notre Dame student, these words, plastered around University advertisements and brochures, perhaps have become a bit...

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You Only Need to Say "Yes"

Making Space: Choosing Community Across Difference