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A Letter to My Future ACE Teachers

A letter to my future ACE teachers: “I think I’ve made a grave mistake.” This was a sentence I wrote on a teal post-it, tacked to the cork board of...

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Slivers of Perfection

A few days ago, there was an incident in my classroom that I did not handle very well. On the contrary, I handled it quite poorly, and I ended up...

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Sharing Knowledge in Senegal: A Vocation of Education (Part 3)

Michael Berino (ACE 19) has expanded his teaching and learning by spending the past nine months in Senegal. Thanks to a prestigious grant he received from The Fulbright Program, he...

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Sharing Knowledge in Senegal: A Vocation of Education (Part 2)

Michael Berino (ACE 19) has expanded his teaching and learning by spending the past nine months in Senegal. Thanks to a prestigious grant he received from The Fulbright Program, he...

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Sharing Knowledge in Senegal: A Vocation of Education (Part 1)

Michael Berino (ACE 19) has expanded his teaching and learning by spending the past nine months in Senegal. Thanks to a prestigious grant he received from The Fulbright Program, he...

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Living Out ACE's Pillars: A Letter to Second-Year Teachers

Dear ACE 22, Congratulations! You have successfully completed your first year of teaching and have made it to the second summer. As you get settled back on campus and focus...

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Three Strategies for Every Educator's Summer "Vacation"

My friends often ask me what I will do now that it's summer and I'm on "vacation" from teaching for several months. The truth is that summer never seems like...

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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...

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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...

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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...