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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 R

This month, the podcast offers insightful ideas and practical strategies for early childhood language learners–including concrete ways to incorporate students' native languages into classroom libraries, labels, and even dramatic play materials. Read this month's article: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1013928.pdf We’re joined by Courtney O’Grady, a graduate of the ENL Hernandez Fellows program and a long-time early childhood educator who teaches at St. Raymond in the Diocese of Joliet. In addition to Courtney’s expertise in a traditional early childhood classroom, Clare Roach shares her experience starting a two-way immersion preschool program in South Bend, Indiana, an outreach effort of ENL. Tune in to learn more about how our Catholic schools can make a child’s first encounter with school and the learning process even more fruitful. We are currently accepting applications for this years ENL Hernandez Fellows cohort. To learn more about the program and begin an application, visit ace.nd.edu/enl

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. This month, the ENL team takes an in-depth look at the second half of the strategies outlined in Breiseth's article. This conversation focuses on simple, applicable, and transformative ways that schools can engage ENL families and enrich their school communities. Tune in for great stories and helpful strategies. Read the article and tune in for strategies to try in your school! Read the article here: www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default…ies_FINAL.pdf For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources. Subscribe to the 15 on the 15th Resources at http://eepurl.com/bCJDZz

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. This month’s installment is the first part of a two-part series in which the ENL team discusses practical ways that schools can engage ENL families. Strategies include everything from making the enrollment process more accessible, to learning about your ELL population, to creating a welcoming school environment, and more. Read the article and tune in for strategies to try in your school! Read the article here: http://www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default/files/Engaging_ELL_Families_FINAL.pdf For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources.

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. This month, the ENL team welcomes Fr. Joe Corpora, CSC, to the studio to discuss the article, "Es Su Escuela Nuestra Escuela? Latino Access to Catholic Schools." Fr. Joe serves as Director of University-School Partnerships in the Alliance for Catholic Education and the Coordinator of Student Care for Campus Ministry. He has been instrumental in striving to increase the percentage of Latinos who send their children to Catholic elementary and secondary schools. In this conversation, Fr. Joe shares important demographic information, heartwarming stories, and practical strategies for schools who are committed to welcoming Latino children. Give yourself an early Christma

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. In this month’s installment, the ENL team unpacks the article, "12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom.” (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/supporting-esl-students-mainstream-classroom). This month, the team explores the 12 strategies, expounding on why they work, and how they have seen them unfold in the classroom. Tune in for strategies to try in your classroom tomorrow. For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources.

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. In this month’s installment, the ENL team revisits the article, "Promoting Science Among English Language Learners: Professional Development for Today’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms” from the Journal of Science Teacher Education (link: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10972-008-9103-x.pdf). This podcast examines the article through the lens of math instruction. We are joined by Meghann Kirzeder, M.Ed., an outstanding math teacher with vast experience. Her approach to math instruction highlights linguistic supports in the area of math instruction. Tune in to be inspired and acquire new strategies for your own math classroom.  For

Welcome back! This year's 15 on the 15th series will once again feature podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. This month, the ENL team explores best practices in science instruction. Katy, Jenny, and Clare unpack the article, "Promoting Science Among English Language Learners: Professional Development for Today’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms” from the Journal of Science Teacher Education. The discussion focuses on writing strategies, reading supports, linguistic considerations in the science classroom, and much more. For additional strategies to help your ELLs thrive in the classroom, visit https://ace.nd.edu/enl/enl-15-on-the-15th-webinar-series#webinars

The ENL team continues April's conversation on multicultural children's literature with Notre Dame's Dr. Erin Moira Lemrow. This month's edition focuses on four themes that represent multilingual texts: language as blending in, hybrid language identities, language as culture affirmation, and language as learning from others.  Once again the discussion is inspired by María Paula Ghiso and Gerald Campano's article "Ideologies of Language and Identity in U.S. Children's Literature" (https://www.gse.upenn.edu/diversity/sites/gse.upenn.edu.diversity/files/GhisoCampano_Bookbird2.pdf) Looking for ideas to start a bilingual/bicultural library for your classroom? Download Dr. Lemrow's Top 10 Children's Bilingual/Bicultural Book List (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5999fc41ff424155ced84575a/files/157fc1b9-4007-4585-9c52-753418a0f8cb/Lemrow_s_Top_10_List.pdf) You can find more multicultural resources for your classroom at enl.nd.edu/resources.

The ENL team dives into the topic of multicultural children's literature and how it can be utilized to support our English language learners on their journey of school and language acquisition. Katy and Clare are joined by Dr. Erin Moria Lemrow, a Notre Dame faculty member in multiple departments, including: First Year of Studies, the Institute for Latino Studies, the Center for Study of Languages and Culture, and the Education, Schooling, and Society undergraduate minor. You can get Dr. Lemrow's Top 10 Children's Book List here. This month's conversation is inspired by María Paula Ghiso and Gerald Campano's article "Ideologies of Language and Identity in U.S. Children's Literature" (https://www.gse.upenn.edu/diversity/sites/gse.upenn.edu.diversity/files/GhisoCampano_Bookbird2.pdf) This is the first of a two-part podcast, so be sure to join us next month as Katy, Clare, and Dr. Lemrow continue the conversation on multicultural children's literature. You can find more multicultural resources for your classro

The ENL team continues last month's conversation with Priscilla Wong and focuses on the linguistic challenges that face Mandarin and Cantonese speakers as they learn English. Priscilla shares her experiences as an English language learner from China and even offers a helpful tip sheet for educators who serve Chinese students.  This month's conversation is inspired by Anthony Zavagnin’s article "The Rising Number of Chinese Students in American Catholic High Schools" from the October 17, 2016 edition of America Magazine. View Priscilla's Tip Sheet here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5999fc41ff424155ced84575a/files/4e765be0-33eb-4fbc-b305-c3add7ba971f/Chinese_Learners_of_English.pdf Read "The Rising Number of Chinese Students in American Catholic High Schools" here: http://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2016/10/17/rising-number-chinese-students-american-catholic-high-schools Learn more about the English as a New Language program at enl.nd.edu