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Spring Fever Isn’t Just for the Kids

As the school year starts to wind down, teachers know all too well the restlessness that resides in our classrooms. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer...

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What Do You Seek?

"What do you seek?" Triumphant in my acceptance into ACE 33 and a growing understanding of my new community in Detroit, the question above stopped me in my tracks. For...

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Gold Moments

The Program for Inclusive Education is grateful to collaborate with dedicated educators across the country who support and advocate for inclusion in Catholic schools. It is my privilege to welcome...

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A First Communion and a New Community

Photo credit: Morgan Hale (ACE 27 - Jacksonville) As a student at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, Nick Hughes (ACE 27, Detroit) was trying to learn...

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Choosing Joy

Sometimes we have teachers that touch our lives in ways we only discover once we are well past their class in our lives. Those teachers can be few and far...

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New Blog, Who Dis?

The meme "new phone, who dis?" became popular when people began upgrading their smartphones and realized that they didn't know all of their contacts' information by heart. When an unsaved...

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Awe-struck All Summer: An Update on PATH's Virtual Programming

Some admitted it more readily than others, but it certainly seemed like everyone had their doubts. How can I be a middle school writing teacher when I just completed my...

The Aspect of Love

"You're an ACE teacher?!" one student exclaimed during a brief chat after her soccer game. "All the ACE teachers are so nice!" I've met most of the people who deserve...

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PIE ... Slicing Up 2019-2020

It's September 2020, and educators across the country are embarking on a new school year. Many things are still in question...Is it safe to educate face-to-face? If so, how long...

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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...