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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...

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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...

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A Day in the Life of a STEM Teacher

“Yo, that’s Physics!” Mike shouted triumphantly after his throw went about 40 yards downfield. He had just experienced firsthand how adjusting the angle of a projectile to approximately 45 degrees...

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One Ripple at a Time

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) is happy to share the following piece by Mary Desmarais, the inclusion specialist and expanded services teacher at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington...

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The Music Moved Them

This originally appeared on magazine.nd.edu. We were a week away from moving off the island of Oahu. A three-year assignment had come to a close. That’s a “PCS” in military...