Stories

ACE Blog

Students talking to each other.

Plush Mary laying down with books in Schroeder's classroom.

Waiting Together: Advent in the Classroom

I have always loved Advent, but the season took on an even deeper meaning once I started sharing it with my 5th-grade students. Experiencing the hope and wonder of Christ’s...

Read More

ACE Teachers singing joyfully during Lessons and Carols at December Retreat 2025

I Can't Wait

“We wait because there’s a promise. There’s a presupposition of something more worth waiting for.” “But I want it now!” is a sentence heard throughout the country this time of...

Read More

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Extending Invitations

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill talk about important invitations in their lives and implore us to bring God's love to the...

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Father's Day Memories

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill share stories about their fathers and encourage viewers to spend this Father's Day celebrating and reminiscing...

Ms. León's class holding their hands in prayer

An Ode To...

Inspired by the poem "Ode to Broken Things" by Pablo Neruda, Camila León's (ACE 29, Tulsa) class wrote a poem about their ode to 5th grade. Please enjoy the video...

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Building Confidence

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss how to build confidence in the classroom by learning from mistakes.

7 Strategies to Power-Up Learning

7 Strategies to Power-Up Learning

Leverage Technology to Meet the Needs of ALL Learners Educators have been told for decades that they should be differentiating their instruction. But, there is a common frustration: no one...

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Here Comes ACE Summer!

With ACE Summer around the corner, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill hearken back to Maggie's first days as a Teaching Fellow. They encourage the incoming students to remain...

Students in a circle writing on a poster

Dodging the Dog Days of the Classroom

As the end of the year approaches, students and teachers alike are bound to daydream of the impending golden beams of sunshine, refreshingly crisp watermelon slices, and countless days of...