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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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ACE San Jose community at a San Jose Sharks game

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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Five for Five

When we initially visited and selected schools for the first cohort of the Higher-Powered Learning Program, our three-year, blended-learning implementation program, we were shocked by the differences among schools. The...

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"Burning Down Barns"

The Program for Inclusive Education's (PIE) first cohort completed programming in July and embarked on their mission of inclusive education following an energizing two-week capstone experience on the campus of...

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"Ohana" Means Family

The Higher-Powered Learning team is growing, and we are excited to introduce you to our newest member, Francesca Varga! Francesca was a teacher and instructional leader for nine years before...

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UDL & Blended Learning: The WHY of Learning

Many proponents of blended learning lament standardized, one-size-fits-all approaches to education, and with good reason. But you don't have to be a blended-learning fangirl like me to believe that classrooms...