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Lessons in Literacy // Social Justice Poetry in the Middle School Classroom

Darby Evans works as the associate program director at the Center for Literacy Education. Darby taught English and literature to grades 6–8 in Fort Worth, Texas as a member of the ACE Teaching Fellows, and went on to teach middle school ELA in Harlem, New York. She especially enjoys teaching poetry...

Teen Tech Week // Blended Learning & Literacy in Middle School

Francesca Varga is the Associate Program Director of Blended Learning for the Higher-Powered Learning team at the Alliance for Catholic Education. Francesca came to ACE after nine years in public schools, where she served as an English teacher, instructional coach, and team leader. She focused her...

Teen Tech Week // Blended Learning & Literacy at the Elementary Level

Elizabeth Anthony serves as the Associate Director of Higher-Powered Learning , a professional development program for schools implementing blended learning. In this role, Elizabeth leads the Higher-Powered Learning Program (housed under the Alliance for Catholic Education), teaches a course on...

February 5, 2019

Lessons in Literacy // Engaging in Journalism: Middle Schoolers Conduct Research in the Sonora Desert

For this installment of the Lessons in Literacy series, the CLE is pleased to spotlight an incredible educator, Cesar Elvir. Mr. Elvir teaches middle school English Language Arts at Santa Cruz Catholic School in Tucson, Arizona. He is originally from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and he graduated from...

January 22, 2019

Lessons in Literacy // Navigating the Stories of Black History with “Black Panther”

For this installment of the Lessons in Literacy series, the CLE is pleased to spotlight an incredible educator, Daniel Hodge. Mr. Hodge teaches English Language Arts at Saint Anne School in Santa Ana, California. He graduated from Gonzaga University and is serving his second year as an ACE Teaching...

November 12, 2018

Audiobooks, Literature Circles, and the Goldilocks Dilemma

Podcasts and audiobooks have become wildly popular over the past few years. According to an article in Forbes Magazine ( March 2018 ), "Audiobooks are up about 20% year over year across the publishing industry for the first eight months of 2017, according to the Association of American Publishers'...

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