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I love teaching religion. When I learned I would be teaching religion in a 5th-grade classroom with a majority of non-Catholic students, I wondered what it would be like. My...

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Mi Casa Es Su Casa

HEY READERS, this is ACE Brownsville, welcome to our crib! To introduce myself, I am your host, Maddie Schlehuber, and here in ACE Brownsville, we live in a charming home...

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The Blessings of Being a "Volleyball Aunt"

"AHHHH, A-C-E, ACE!" The volleyball players on the court shout and roar, the substitute players repeat with equal gusto, and finally the crowd in the stands echo the cheer one...

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3 Ways Your Small-Group Instruction May Be Failing

In recent years, small-group instruction has become one of the hottest topics of education. Because blended learning enables small-group instruction, it is extremely important to us. Many people assume that...

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Saints and Scholars Welcome

When you enter the fourth-grade classroom at St. Joseph School in Edinburg, Texas, the first thing you're likely to notice is a large sign that reads "Saints and Scholars Welcome."...

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving for PIE

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) is grateful for the many educators that work tirelessly on behalf of all students in Catholic schools. During this season of Thanksgiving, we ask...

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Teacher Feature: Rachael Hillman

We are thrilled to feature for the very first time a classroom from one of the Higher-Powered Learning Program schools in Minnesota! Read on to learn more about one of...

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Celebrate Good Times....with Data!

One critical piece of a successful blended learning program is the teacher's use of student data. No matter how detailed data reports may be, they are useless without a teacher...

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Being First

The Program for Inclusive Education is privileged to partner with many amazing educators and organizations across the country that support and advocate for inclusion in Catholic schools. It is my...

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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...