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Holy Spirit Activations
Types of Instruction
Outdoor Instruction
- Exploring Rock Creek Park
- Playing soccer on a field trip to a museum on the National Mall
- Adding Fractions in the Park
Arts-based Instruction
3rd and 4th Grade Designing Stations of the Cross
Reflecting on Identity and Community
Using Watercolor to Explore the Protest Art of the United Farm Workers Movement
Creating Watercolored Area Models of Our Church
Reflecting on our Area Model Church Art
Admiring the Majesty of Creation
Art as a Way to be like our Creator God
Students were asked how they image God (or magnify him, based on doing things that are like what he does). This artistic student created this painting to show that just like God paints the world with beauty, so can she.
Comics to Explain Biblical History: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration
Creation + Fall 
Redemption 
Restoration (Jesus at the Right Hand of God, the Ascension) 
Her expression of adoration for God
Art to Create Collective Memory
Hands on Social Studies
United Farm Workers Movement explained in Legos (watch on Youtube)
Hands on Math
Comparing a Yardstick and Meter stick by drawing on the floor
Hands On Science
4th Grade Animal Cell models with Food, Play dough, Sports Gear, and Minecraft
4th Grade Digestive System Model using Fortnite (watch on Youtube)
Comparative Anatomy: Humans vs. Frogs
4th Grade Skeletal System, Nervous System, and Circulatory Systems
Inquiry Projects:
Connecting Faith and Student Interests to Research
December Inquiry Projects – Empowering Student Interests (7 students, individual)
January Inquiry Projects – Connecting Faith to Research (10 students, theme groups)
May/June Inquiry Projects: Differentiating to Support All Students
Articles about my Students in the News
- https://cathstan.org/news/local/cardinal-gregory-says-sacred-heart-school-s-diversity-reflects-unity-that-holy-spirit-seeks
- https://elpreg.org/news/comunidad/cardenal-gregory-pide-a-estudiantes-vivir-la-diversidad-en-unidad
Professional Writing
Faith and Social Advocacy
Using Biblical Anti-Racism to Teach Civil Rights
Latino Catholic Forms of Protest in the United Farm Workers Movement
Researching Diverse Cultures
Locating the Latino Smithsonian Museum
Praying for the Nations Part 1: Group Prayer and Research
Praying for the Nations Part 2: Individual Prayer and Research
“Work and Pray”
Design your Own Religious Order Project
Holy Trinity Action Cards Project
The Many Ways the Holy Spirit Has Made my Students Hungry for the Bible in 2021
Life in Community
Going after Heart Change: Addressing the Spiritual Root of Student Misbehavior
Cross-pollination: Reflecting on How Student’s Interests have Formed me this Year, and vice versa
Teaching Students Biblical Identity and Community
Applied Theology
From Stewardship to the Restoration of Creation: A Theology for Student’s Great Love of Animals
COVID 19 Pandemic: Talking about Death with Students
Leading Students into the Desert
Blessings for the Valley of Decision
Christian Approaches to Civil Disobedience, Political Disagreement, and Communication
Age of the Unexpected 