ACE Teaching Fellows Blog

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...

Choosing Joy: A Mathematical Exception for an ACE Teacher

The first thing that my students notice when they walk into the classroom is the large sign that shouts, "CHOOSE JOY" above the front whiteboard. Just like last year, I...

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...

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...

How ACE Helped Me Discover What 'Tough' Really Means

I'm the type of person who always has a plan-a plan for next weekend, a plan for water evacuation if we accidentally drive off a bridge, or five different escapes...

Mudslides, Waterfalls, and Snake Proof Boots: Checking In with ChACE 16

Hola desde Santiago, Our group has just finished our first full week here in beautiful Santiago! Since our last post, we have had the blessing of traveling to many places...

Mudslides, Waterfalls, and Snake Proof Boots: Checking In with ChACE 16

Hola desde Santiago, Our group has just finished our first full week here in beautiful Santiago! Since our last post, we have had the blessing of traveling to many places...

Remembering the Magic

During the first stress-laden three weeks of school, the ACE Indianapolis community made its way through all eight Harry Potter movies. I loved Harry Potter when I was in elementary...

A Love Letter to the Butterflies

So, here we are. My calendar tells me we're six weeks in, though I think twenty seems closer to capturing the reality of how full this time has been. I'm...

The ACE Morning Offering

Every member of ACE Teaching Fellows gets a card just like the one above. There's one on my bedside table and an extra in my wallet-just to be safe. Wherever...