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Struggle Like Your Students

“It’s a whole body thing. Your shot should be one fluid motion.” “Follow through. Hold your hand up after you release the ball.” “Again.” While preparing for a beloved tradition...

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A Letter to My Future ACE Teachers

A letter to my future ACE teachers: “I think I’ve made a grave mistake.” This was a sentence I wrote on a teal post-it, tacked to the cork board of...

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Defying Expectations

Recently* we sat down with ACE 27 and multi-time ACE Blog contributor Jimmy Ryan and his younger brother, Patrick. Jimmy teaches at Archbishop Shaw High School in New Orleans, and...

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Letting Others Take the Wheel

I fancy myself a person in control, though I balk at the term “control freak.” Sure, I routinely sought leadership roles in undergrad; yes, my reflex is to initiate conversation...

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Cup of Joe - Living a Good Life

In this edition of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, talks about his Moreau First Year Experience class and how his students are discussing the question, "what makes a...

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Cup of Joe - Happy Easter

Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, and Bridgette McDermott recount their favorite parts of the Triduum here at Notre Dame and look ahead to the next 50 days of the Easter season.

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Cup of Joe - April Retreat 2022

Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, and Bridgette McDermott are back to recap last weekend's April Retreat for ACE Teaching Fellows. They discuss the energy and hope that abounded as welcomed our...

PIE Blog April 2022 - Drinking from the Well

Drinking from the Well

In today’s Catholic classrooms, we find academic, behavioral, executive functioning, and social emotional variability. As educators, we understand that learning is a complex endeavor and we need to tend to...

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The Return Home

A few weeks ago, I ran a half marathon in Fort Worth, Texas, to raise money and awareness for St. Mary of Carmel School in Dallas. Running was part of...