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Tyler Johnson presenting in ACE Summer class

Teaching Confidential: Adventures in the Pedagogical Underbelly

In 2000, chef and television star Anthony Bourdain’s first book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, was published and beloved by many, topping the New York Times’ nonfiction bestseller...

Molly Schroeder class

Happy Worship Wednesday!

“Happy Worship Wednesday!” the words I begin MOST Wednesdays with (barring any technical difficulties) before I play a few minutes of Gospel or worship music. As the song starts, my...

Ghost renderings from Mr. Diggins' middle school students

Do Ghosts Really Exist? Embracing questions about the faith in the classroom

With Halloween and Día de los Muertos just around the corner, ghost stories and scary movies have been regular points of discussion at San Miguel Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma...

Spanish Language School & Quito Ecuador

The first morning waking up in a bed that was not my own, in a home with its own smells, and in a foreign country hundreds of miles from anything...

How Can We Keep from Singing?

During my first week of teaching religion, I like to go through different types of prayers with my class. I know that they are used to the canonical prayers that...

“Are you ready to coach a state champion?”

When my McGill-Toolen Catholic High School's head coach brought me on to help coach track and field—specifically hurdles, my favorite event—I was excited, but I was very quickly met with...

Perspectives on the ACE Reform Leaders’ Summit

When a trusted colleague suggested that I would be a good candidate for ACE’s Reform Leaders’ Summit, I jumped at the opportunity. As a former teacher, principal, and district administrator...

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt (1633)

Solidarity in the Storm: Reflection on Prayer in Community

“Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves...

Blessing the Animals Says Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ at St. Joseph’s Indian School

(Chamberlain, S.D.) – Staff, students and animals in the school’s programs came together at the center of St. Joseph’s Indian School’s campus on October 4, the feast of St. Francis...

Awareness Impacts Success

This month is Disability Awareness Month, and we highlight several diagnoses. These include dyslexia–the most prominent learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Down syndrome. Disability Employment Awareness Month...

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Teaching Confidential: Adventures in the Pedagogical Underbelly

Happy Worship Wednesday!