ACE Teaching Fellows Blog

A Tribute to Time Away: One ACEr's Reflection on Regional Retreat

When I started driving to Sulphur, Oklahoma, for the ACE regional retreat for Oklahoma and Northern Texas, I did not know what to expect. Larger ACE retreats feel like they...

Steady on The Grind

“October and February are the toughest, longest, and most exhausting months for teachers,” they said. By “they," I mean everyone. It is well known in the community of education that...

Leaning into Lent: A Digital Guide to Stations of the Cross from Indianapolis 5th Graders

At St. Philip Neri, we have been praying the Stations of the Cross every Tuesday during this Lenten season. These 30 minutes have been a very calming and reflective weekly...

A Day in the Life of an English Assignment

The day begins, as always, with the alarm, the blaring opening notes of Nelly’s “Heart of a Champion,” and a quick pattering of feet to turn on the lights. I...

Heading South for Spring

At the end of our first year of teaching, my housemate Marie Doyle (ACE 28) and I decided that the next year we would go on a trip together for...

Am I Willing to Walk the Path to Sainthood?

Recently, Emily Markley, a member of ACE 29 and a middle school math teacher at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Oklahoma City, gave the keynote address at a Saints...

Learning in 3 Dimensions

“Hey Mister, when are we gonna print the rest of the cat?” Aiden asked. “Well, we could do it on Tuesday, oh…. wait, I am going to be away next...

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders for Today’s Challenges

“Your students are more powerful than you might ever imagine.”- Dr. Holly Joshi, 2022 Beginning year two of teaching, I grappled with how to prepare the learners entrusted to my...

A Playlist for the Seasons of ACE

Ever wonder what the ACE experience would look like in playlist form? Thanks to Jehdah Burton, now you can find out! Listen to all the cycles of teaching in Catholic...

WATCH: ACE Ping Pong Match for the Ages

Community Dinner isn't the only table that brings members of ACE Louisville together. Watch teachers Ryan Carney and Colleen O'Leary square off in an epic, no-holds-barred, best of 3 ping...