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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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Laugh at the Little Things

Though my first semester of teaching was a blur, it is defined by a sense of fun. Dropped into a new city, school, and job with only eight weeks of...

Ask, Seek, and Knock: A Summer To-Do List for New ACE Teachers

To our newest ACE Teachers, As you begin your first ACE summer, here are some tips from someone who's been in your shoes to make the most of your time...

Leading with Zeal through Personnel Season

"Zeal is the great desire to make God known, loved, and served, and thus to bring knowledge and salvation to others[Leaders] who possess it fulfill the duties of their profession...

Preparing Future Priests to Collaborate for Catholic Schools

In a seminary in Southern California, set in beautiful buildings within a citrus grove, men are preparing to bring the Gospel to diverse realities of the people of God. One...

Students Garner Accolades, Impress at First Trip to State Science Fair

"Catholic schools are good for America!" This is a message I not only see on flags, stickers, and posters around my school, but also at work every day in my...

3 Leverage Points for Busy Catholic School Leaders

"We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the...

Pope Francis: Let's ensure the poor have school choice too

When Pope Francis' latest encyclical Amoris Laetitia was released earlier this month, most of the attention was given to the Holy Father's thoughts on family life, and not much of...

ENL 15 on the 15th: Five Apps to Help Your ELLs Engage with Language

As the number of educational technology resources continues to grow, it can be easy for educators to be both excited about the potential they have to transform classroom learning, and...

Cultivating A Growth Mindset by Seeing the Best in Others

As educators, one of the core values we look to instill in our students, parents, and colleagues is a growth mindset, a constant yearning to improve and a deep belief...

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What Do You Seek?

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