Alliance for Catholic Education
Q&A with Daara Jalili: Domer Dozen 2022
From classroom teaching to fighting fires, Daara Jalili has taken his own path since graduating from Notre Dame and becoming an ACE teacher. He was named one of the Domer...
Passing the Torch: How My English Teachers Inspired My Desire to Teach
For years, when people have asked me why I wanted to become a teacher, my first response has been, “Because I had great English teachers in high school.” My motivation...
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
As I began my 33rd year in Catholic schools this past year, I searched for a professional development relationship that would breathe new life into my tired mind and body...
Being Authentically YOU: Habits of Wellness
As we reflect on Mental Health Awareness Month, the Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) believes that educators need to be intentional about their own wellness. Thus, PIE offers the following...
Do Ghosts Really Exist? Embracing questions about the faith in the classroom
With Halloween and Día de los Muertos just around the corner, ghost stories and scary movies have been regular points of discussion at San Miguel Middle School in Tulsa, Oklahoma...
Spanish Language School & Quito Ecuador
The first morning waking up in a bed that was not my own, in a home with its own smells, and in a foreign country hundreds of miles from anything...
How Can We Keep from Singing?
During my first week of teaching religion, I like to go through different types of prayers with my class. I know that they are used to the canonical prayers that...
The Lasting Impact of a Latino Leader
When Viridiana Vargas was in seventh grade, she had a life-changing encounter with a visitor to her social studies class that began with a seemingly simple question: “Where are you...
Perspectives on the ACE Reform Leaders’ Summit
When a trusted colleague suggested that I would be a good candidate for ACE’s Reform Leaders’ Summit, I jumped at the opportunity. As a former teacher, principal, and district administrator...
Solidarity in the Storm: Reflection on Prayer in Community
“Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves...