Stories

ACE Blog

Students talking to each other.

ACE San Jose community at a San Jose Sharks game

Chomp Chomp! Chomp Chomp!

One recent Thursday evening I found myself surrounded by people imitating sharks and cheering as bodies slammed against plastic walls. My community had decided to venture out to a San...

Read More

ACE Chicago Community left to right: Alex Alatriste, Uku Urb, Mary Rozembajgier, and Mike Hanisch

Troll Bogeys

In the chapter titled, “Halloween,” in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the three characters known by fans around the world now as “The Golden Trio” were not yet friends...

Read More

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Father's Day Memories

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill share stories about their fathers and encourage viewers to spend this Father's Day celebrating and reminiscing...

Ms. León's class holding their hands in prayer

An Ode To...

Inspired by the poem "Ode to Broken Things" by Pablo Neruda, Camila León's (ACE 29, Tulsa) class wrote a poem about their ode to 5th grade. Please enjoy the video...

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Building Confidence

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss how to build confidence in the classroom by learning from mistakes.

7 Strategies to Power-Up Learning

7 Strategies to Power-Up Learning

Leverage Technology to Meet the Needs of ALL Learners Educators have been told for decades that they should be differentiating their instruction. But, there is a common frustration: no one...

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Here Comes ACE Summer!

With ACE Summer around the corner, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill hearken back to Maggie's first days as a Teaching Fellow. They encourage the incoming students to remain...

Students in a circle writing on a poster

Dodging the Dog Days of the Classroom

As the end of the year approaches, students and teachers alike are bound to daydream of the impending golden beams of sunshine, refreshingly crisp watermelon slices, and countless days of...

ACE Site Logo

Cup of Joe: Graduation Memories

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill recount their graduation days and encourage recent graduates to cherish their own graduation memories as they...