With this unexpected influx of technology, Alec knew it was time for a change. One of those resources is a set a of Chromebooks Alec's class received at the end of the 2016-17 school year. Benedict and seeing all that needed to be done, but at the same time all the potential to do good, inspired me to use the resources we do have to their absolute maximum capacity in service of student learning." Benedict was the right school for him because the job was not easy. Benedict the African in Chicago.Īlec knew almost immediately that St. In 2016, though, Alec discerned that he was being called back to the classroom‚Äìand specifically, to the middle school math and science classroom at Academy of St. "I am so not a model of successful or smooth blending of learning at this point, but if you want the vantage point of a dude who randomly tried because he knew his kids deserved it and plans to get much better, then I'm in."Īnd that is exactly the perspective I share with you today: one of a teacher who happened upon this model on his own and is committed to its success because of the impact he witnesses it having on his students.Īlec's ACE journey began when he taught at Most Pure Heart of Mary School in Mobile, Alabama, as a member of ACE Teaching Fellows for two years and continued as he served on the ACE Teaching Fellows pastoral team for three years.
When I emailed ACE legend Alec Torigian to ask if I could feature him in a blog post, this was his response:
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