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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...

We Are Not a Lukewarm People

"But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him." - Luke 15:19...

Surveying the Learning Environment - Part 2: Learning Environments during COVID-19

In Part 1 of this series we defined four perspectives teachers take to create effective learning environments according to the How People Learn framework. In Part 2, we propose ways...

Inclusion in Catholic Schools? It's Here!

Catholic schools are called to serve all students. We see this call in scripture, Church documents, and in Catholic Social Teaching. In the Old Testament, it is clear through the...

Surveying the Learning Environment - Part 1: Qualities of Successful Learning Environments

Your class is just different now. In fact, it's undergone numerous iterations, reversals, and adjustments of which "different" it is. Room layout changes one week, then distance learning the next...

"The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart."

"The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart." To a Notre Dame student, these words, plastered around University advertisements and brochures, perhaps have become a bit...

What Catholic Education Has Taught Me

From kindergarten through eighth grade, I attended a very small Catholic school in central Wisconsin. St. Francis was the only Catholic school in my town, and one of only fourteen...

Celebrate Good Times? Even Amid a Pandemic, Catholic Schools Bring the Joy

"Umm...what are we celebrating, Miss Ogden?" The voice came through Kathy Ogden's computer speakers, barely audible over the uplifting beats of "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang. "We just finished...

The Road to Inclusion

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) is pleased to include educators (teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, etc.) in the 18-credit hour program. Any educator who would like to learn about serving ALL...

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Teaching Confidential: Adventures in the Pedagogical Underbelly

Happy Worship Wednesday!