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A Day in the Life of an ACE Teacher

Ever wondered what a day looks like as an ACE Teacher? Follow along with Maddie Schlehuber (ACE 31) as she takes you along a day as a middle school social...

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Good News

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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Teachers as Translators: Lighting a Fire

ACE Teaching Fellows graduate Luke Janicki (ACE 22 - Peoria) offers a two-part reflection on his experiences in the classroom and how he used his Spanish speaking skills to create...

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ACE Summer: "Hear Our Prayer"

Photo Credit: Andrew Hamaty Morning light puddles on the moss-covered stones of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. My breath, after my run, slows and my knees find the...

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The Embody Love Club

Sometimes, as teachers, we spend too much time talking. Sometimes, we worry so much about transmitting our knowledge to our students, that we forget about the art of listening. We...

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Finding God in the Song

When Emma Fleming was discerning her next steps as a senior at the University of Notre Dame, she listened for God's direction. She found her answer in song, a Notre...