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The Beauty of Catholic Schools Week

When I saw that I would be writing a blog post for Catholic Schools Week, I knew right away that I wanted to write about community. Community is the second...

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Ms. Hall's sixth grade home room posing for a photo from their Christmas party.

Presence Over Perfection: What Really Matters in Your Classroom

It’s Saturday, January 3rd. Classes start up again on Monday. You’re back at your ACE placement, your plans for the week are solid, your assignments are prepped, your grade book...

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The Great Bridgebuilding of God

"Catch only what you've thrown yourself, all is mere skill and little gain; but when you're suddenly the catcher of a ball thrown by an eternal partner with accurate and...

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4.0 Takeaways from BLiCSS 4.0

For the fourth year in a row, our HPL team convened and planned a national gathering of leaders and practitioners in blended and personalized learning. We love learning from the...

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The People We Are and the Work We Do

"I watch what I do to see what I believe." - Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ There's a fine line between being "hungry" and being an obsessive sourpuss. Until very recently...

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To the Moms that Raise Us Up

It is five minutes past the first bell, and a timid freshman peeks with her usual hesitancy into my classroom. Her tears show that she's upset, although I do not...

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Digital Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) is blessed to collaborate with some of the country's best educator, including Dr. Sean Smith, a national expert from the University of Kansas specializing...

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"Goals."

In our last post, we explored how challenges in video games can inform how we design and present challenges in the classroom. Using Carol Dweck's model of response patterns to...