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What's Not in the Lesson Plan

It might be crazy to admit that one of my objectives on Fridays is to get my students to cry, but it isn’t because I am giving an impossible test...

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Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

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A Time for Everything

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and...

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Inclusion: We Can Do That (Too)!

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) collaborates with schools and dioceses across the country. The PIE team is humbled and graced in meeting many awe-inspiring educators as we see the...

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Fostering Classroom Communities with eLearning

A month ago, schools across the country shut down and teachers prepared themselves and their students for eLearning. Many teachers and school leaders across the country scrambled to find resources...

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What Will You Do?

When my school first shut down, my first thoughts were of all the things I could no longer do: see my kids, hang out with friends, or coach lacrosse. These...

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Finding New Blessings

This was supposed to be a "victory tour." These post-spring break weeks were supposed to be a wonderful celebratory string of "lasts" at Mount St. Mary Catholic High School, a...

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Choose to Delight

Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska | Photo from Wikimedia Commons "Awe is going to rush in... Accept reality as it is and choose to delight in the present moment...