Creating Community through Inclusion
For Paty Salazar Harty, the dedicated service of her parents' lives has informed and inspired her work in Catholic schools. Growing up, Paty saw what it truly meant to help...
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¡Viva Cristo Rey! Honoring Saint José Sánchez del Río
English as a New Language Program's Moments with Multicultural Saints are intended to provide useful classroom takeaways that will help you to broaden perspectives, teach about the universal Church, and...
Seeking Challenge: Using Knowledge to Create Change
Jenny O'Donnell stood in the entrance of St. Adalbert Catholic School, taking a deep breath as she prepared to start her interview with Principal Andrew Currier. As she looked around...
Outward Signs and Symbols of Grace AND Culture: Incorporating Culturally Sustaining Sacramental Traditions
God's grace is everywhere and always present. In the Catholic Church, sacraments are the outward and visible signs in which we celebrate this grace. Precisely because sacraments are tangible and...
Helping Vocabulary to Stick: 7 Successful Strategies for Schooling Saponification (or at least how to teach the word!)
When it comes to learning new vocabulary, especially with English language learners, research tells us that simple, one-time exposure is not enough for language to "stick." For more effective vocabulary...
Every Student Succeeds Act: English Learning Children Not Left Behind
English learners (ELs) are the fastest growing population in U.S. schools at five million plus, and the newly minted Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), formerly known as No Child Left...
New Jersey Teacher Embraces Community through English Language Learning
Saint Cecilia Catholic School in Camden, NJ, is permeated by what the students and faculty like to call a "Beatitude Attitude." No one encapsulates that phrase better than Charlotte Brown...
Dual-Language Immersion Fosters Good Fit with Students, Catholic School Identity
Stephanie Margetts, executive director of Holy Rosary Regional School/Juan Diego Academy (HRRS/JDA) in Tacoma, Wash., says she has seen the future—and heard it, too. She is leading an educational innovation...
Latino Families Finding a Home in Cincinnati Catholic Schools
When Mayra Wilson, graduate of ACE's ENL program, accepted a part-time position with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to help improve Latino outreach and enrollment for the Archdiocese's more than 100...
Expanding Pre-K Options Serves Dual Purpose for Catholic Schools
You might say early-childhood teacher Courtney O'Grady, with help from her students aged three and four, as well as their parents, is writing the book on pre-kindergarten classes as a...