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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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Blended Learning and Guided Reading

We often say that the greatest advantage of blended learning is that teachers are able to work with students in small groups rather than with the whole class at the...

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Finding Community at April Retreat

A weekend full of prayer, learning, and relationship building came to an abrupt close for the off-campus members of ACE 25. As April Retreat ended on a Sunday afternoon, we...

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High Leverage Practices: How Do They Impact Catholic Educators?

Beyond the social justice and civil rights perspectives that guide us to serve the marginalized in our classrooms, we have an additional reason to reinforce the need to pay attention...

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Three Foundational Principles for Personalized Learning

Would you believe me if I told you that the director of instructional technology for the nation's largest archdiocese presented at our Blended Learning in Catholic Schools Symposium and hardly...

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4 Steps You Can Take TODAY to Personalize Learning for Your Students

If you have followed our work for a while, you have probably noticed a recurring theme: outstanding blended-learning programs are about so much more than just technology. Driven by this...

Fighting the Good Fight to Finish the Race

Twenty miles down, three hours into the race, and my left quad starts cramping. This is really hard. This hurts. Why did I sign up for this? How am I...

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Francisco Castillo-Fierro: Culturally Responsive Tech

The United States' education system has been fraught with issues of inequity for longer than any of us can remember. Many of these issues were created in our previously segregated...

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Breaking Down the Walls for Students with Special Needs

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) believes that all students should be welcomed, served, and celebrated in Catholic schools. It is critical that we break down those walls, open our...