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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...

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Image of ACE New Orleans on the basketball court. From left to right: Amanda Dempson, James Walsh, Jordan Pavlock, Caelan O'Connor, and Sophia Buonavolonta

Struggle Like Your Students

“It’s a whole body thing. Your shot should be one fluid motion.” “Follow through. Hold your hand up after you release the ball.” “Again.” While preparing for a beloved tradition...

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Back to Thee, O Notre Dame

Current ACE Teaching Fellow Nick Padrnos (ACE 22, Biloxi) details his recent trek back to campus for the Notre Dame-Stanford football game. Friday, 1:38 PM: Fifth-graders frantically exchange currency (in...

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Love, Respect, and Goofiness

For me, the feelings I get from teaching are probably closely related to that same feeling that a preschooler gets when they get to school and see that they are...

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Tips for Tapping into Title Funds

Many thanks to the Program for Inclusive Education's colleagues and their special contributions to this piece. Can you feel the energy and positivity? It's the excitement surrounding the future conversations...

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The Most Powerful Question

I can do hard things. Like many other ACErs, I adopted this common mantra as an inspirational tool during my first months of teaching. It came in handy during the...

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A Letter to My Favorite Student

Dear Student, You have no idea how much I appreciate you and how much I love you. You can't grasp it, because you don't see what goes on between 3...