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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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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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Some Things Will Never Change

As summer draws to a close, and we prepare for the uncertain future of the new school year, a teacher's traditional icebreaker — What did you do over summer vacation...

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Forming Educators from a Distance

At the beginning of 2020, who would have foreseen that this would become the year of Zoom calls? Our day-to-day lives have been transformed by the need to social distance...

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Leadership in Teaching and Coaching

As a high school soccer and middle school volleyball coach, I've had to talk about leadership to several students, so I've spent some time pondering this question: What makes a...

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Being an Ally as a Blended Learning Teacher

The Higher-Powered Learning team strives to empower teachers with digital tools to personalize their instruction. While our personalized learning approach hinges on the use of technology, we understand that student...

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Finding Hope from a Distance

I've grown accustomed to a new norm as a teacher: sleeping in. Instead of my usual 6 a.m. alarm, since March 16th my alarm has gone off at 7:45, with...

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The Remaining Pages

Joe DiSipio is a member of ACE 25 in Sacramento, where he taught fifth grade for the last two years at Saint John Vianney School in Rancho Cordova, California. When...