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How to Love

Happy Easter, everyone! A few weeks ago at Mass, my housemates and I and many of you heard the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son, which in my opinion is...

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Chomp Chomp! Chomp Chomp!

One recent Thursday evening I found myself surrounded by people imitating sharks and cheering as bodies slammed against plastic walls. My community had decided to venture out to a San...

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Accelerating the Transition to eLearning

As the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to move to eLearning, many schools around the country and the world struggled to make this shift. In some cases, districts reduced instructional time...

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A Time for Everything

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and...

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Inclusion: We Can Do That (Too)!

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) collaborates with schools and dioceses across the country. The PIE team is humbled and graced in meeting many awe-inspiring educators as we see the...

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Fostering Classroom Communities with eLearning

A month ago, schools across the country shut down and teachers prepared themselves and their students for eLearning. Many teachers and school leaders across the country scrambled to find resources...

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A Blessing of Technology: Modern Tea Time

"Teaching at Our Lady of Charity is my absolute favorite thing to do in the world," says Sarah Slack, a member of the Hernandez Fellows' 14th cohort. "I was homeschooled...

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What Will You Do?

When my school first shut down, my first thoughts were of all the things I could no longer do: see my kids, hang out with friends, or coach lacrosse. These...

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Finding New Blessings

This was supposed to be a "victory tour." These post-spring break weeks were supposed to be a wonderful celebratory string of "lasts" at Mount St. Mary Catholic High School, a...

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Choose to Delight

Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska | Photo from Wikimedia Commons "Awe is going to rush in... Accept reality as it is and choose to delight in the present moment...