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Go Forth!

When I was a student in ACE, I remember the sudden quiet that hit at the end of our summer class session. All of a sudden, the eight weeks were...

From left to right: Tom Betterly, Kate Jensen, and Sean Kelley in master's regalia holding their M.Ed. diploma in hand jumping up.

Commencement Weekend in ACE: Traveling and Searching for Wisdom

There I was: standing outside my broken-down car on the shoulder of the I-17 just north of Sedona, Arizona. This interruption to my journey home from my ACE placement sparked...

Seeds of Openness Sown in the Classroom

For many growing up in the early to mid-eighties in Ireland our first exposure to 'other', to people 'not like us', or not 'from here', came in the classroom. Every...

Lift Off in the Twin Cities!

June 18 marked a momentous occasion for our team ‚Äì the official launch of the Higher-Powered Learning Program (HPLP) in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis! After months of...

From the Crease to the Classroom

Many ACErs appear on campus for their first week of ACE Summer fresh off of a college graduation or the completion of a fellowship or job. Few are coming straight...

From Zoggendoodleheimers to Robots: CORE Summer Camp Gets Students Coding

Photo Credit: Seamus Ronan "This apparatus is one of a kind," Jackie Salas tells her middle school students, holding up the mysterious bundle wrapped in a white plastic bag. "So...

From the Other Side of the Desk

The Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) is humbled to share the following story from Meghann Kirzeder, a mother and former Catholic school teacher. Meghann (ACE 10, Nashville) is a friend...

The "Why" Behind Your Blended-Learning Program

Do you remember the post we wrote about protecting purpose in the blended classroom? We explained that one of the most common mistakes teachers make in blended classrooms is planning...

Luke Wajrowski: From Argentina to ACE 25

During his Fulbright service, Luke Wajrowski's students in Argentina told him that their performance of Twelve Angry Pigs was the first English production they could recall performed in their community...

The History of FJ's Cookie Socials

Photo Credit: Seamus Ronan If you want to help Fr. Joe Carey, C.S.C., bake for his weekly "FJ Cookie Socials," just follow your nose up the Ryan Hall stairs to...

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Go Forth!

Commencement Weekend in ACE: Traveling and Searching for Wisdom