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Alliance for Catholic Education episodes

  • Grace Period - Week 3: "Do not be afraid, I am here with you"

    This week on Grace Period, Fr. Lou exchanges Noah's ark for a fishing boat and the New Testament story of Jesus and the disciples in the storm.

    Just as the disciples were overcome with fear in the middle of the storm, we too have shouldered fear and uncertainty this school year.


    This week, take some time to reflect on the role that fear has played in your life this year. Then allow yourself to be taken in by Christ's response to the disciples: "Do not be afraid, I am here with you," and continue to live in hope.

    Find out more at ace.nd.edu/grace-period.

    7 min
  • Grace Period - Week 2: Hope is a Gift

    This week on Grace Period, Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, focuses on the stirring in Noah's heart that gets him out of bed and calls him to action—even when that action seems a bit absurd given the circumstances.


    That stirring is hope.

    Hope is a gift, a divine gift offered by God right into our hearts that then seeps from our hearts into our limbs.

    Our prayer this week is to be ever open to this gift, which our classrooms and communities so need: God's gift of hope.

    Learn more at ace.nd.edu/grace-period.

    6 min
  • Ernest Morrell: Education, Empowered.

    From Beowulf and hip-hop to the power of literacy transforming lives and changing the world

    Ernest Morrell, Director of the Center for Literacy Education, Coyle Professor of Literacy Education, and faculty member in the English, and Africana Studies Departments at Notre Dame, discusses the power of literacy, the limitless potential of children, and being a night person all while having Michelangelo and Raphael painting in his garage.

    54 min
  • Grace Period - Week 1: Noah and the Global Flood

    Welcome to Grace Period, a weekly series of audio reflections with Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, designed for you…to help you pause, listen for God’s voice in your lives, and begin anew.

    As we move through these final months of the pandemic, Fr. Lou looks at another global crisis, a Biblical one, perhaps the global crisis ever recorded, and the spiritual gifts it called forth among God’s people.

    Join us next time on Grace Period, as we continue to open ourselves to the gift of hope.

    Learn more at ace.nd.edu/grace-period.

    5 min
  • Chrissy Trinter: Education, Energized.

    From the delicacy of ice cream to the intersection of mathematics and Catholic Social Teaching

    Chrissy Trinter, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education of the ACE Teaching Fellows and in the Notre Dame Center for STEM Education, shares some thoughts on mathematics and Catholic Social Teaching, her passion for students’ human flourishing, Star Wars and why you won’t see her singing karaoke any time soon.

    40 min
  • John Schoenig: Education, Inspired.

    From handy super powers to the origins of school choice in America

    John Schoenig, ACE’s senior director of teacher formation and education policy, shares some thoughts on why school choice matters, Catholic education in light of the pandemic, and how Jack Nicholson and Prince left a stamp on his childhood.

    45 min
  • Think. Pair. Share. Overview (1:44)

    Think. Pair. Share. brings you stories about education and the people who make it happen. We start with the premise that information is being shared all around us in big and small ways, often at the same time. A conversation can teach you how to split an atom even as you learn the favorite color of the person sitting opposite you. Education is not simply about the giving and receiving of information, but rather having an enlightening experience. Listen, connect, grow with us.

    2 min
  • SpACEs - Episode One: Sliding Doors
    Welcome to spACEs: An ACE Podcast Adventure! Our episodes feature stories about the unexpected things that happen to you and around—shared through a Catholic lens.
    Episode one takes us to St. Edward Catholic School in Chillicothe, Illinois, on a Wednesday afternoon last fall—a day that ACE 24's Luke Heineman and his principal, Mr. Mike Domico, will never forget.
    18 min
  • ENL 15 on the 15th - May 2018: Preventing the Summer Slide
    This month, the ENL team discusses the summer slide, the impact it can have on ELLs, and strategies teachers can implement to prevent this loss of learning and language over the summer months.
    The conversation is anchored around the Chalkbeat article by Susan Gonzalez entitled "The not-so-secret ELL summer slide problem that no one has quantified".
    Tune in for great stories and helpful strategies to prevent the summer slide for your students. 
    Read the article here: https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2015/08/07/the-not-so-secret-ell-summer-slide-problem-that-no-one-has-quantified/
    Find more 15 on the 15th Resources at ace.nd.edu/enl/resources
    19 min
  • ENL 15 on the 15th - April 2018: Assessment Strategies for English Language Learners
    This month, we discuss the loaded and vast topic of assessment. We're focusing today's conversation on summative assessments and the specific strategies that classroom teachers can use to more accurately assess their English language learners. The article "Assessing ELLs in ESL or Mainstream Classrooms: Quick Fixes for Busy Teachers" by Laureen A. Fregeau and Robert D. Leier anchors the discussion and offers concrete adaptations that can have a real impact for English language learners.  
    Jenny Dees and Clare Roach are joined by Charlotte Perez, a graduate of the ENL Hernandez Fellows program, a member of the ENL Clinical Faculty, and the Resource Teacher at St. Cecilia in the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey. We identify some stress-relieving strategies for teachers that will benefit every child in the classroom, including ELLs. 
    Tune in and grab a few tactics to try in your classroom this week!
    The article can be found here: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Fregeau-AssessingELLs.html
    Find more 15 on the 15th Resources at ace.nd.edu/enl/resources
    20 min

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At the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education, we strive to ensure that all children, regardless of background, have the opportunity to receive an excellent Catholic education.