Spring 2025
Kaleidoscope: Educator Voices & Perspectives
Over the past 10 years Kaleidoscope has grown from an idea to a large program, helping support teacher-writers in many areas of their practice.
From the Editors’ Desk
How Far We’ve Come
Over the past 10 years Kaleidoscope has grown from an idea to a large program, helping support teacher-writers in many areas of their practice.
In This Issue
Authors’ Retrospective: The Importance of Sharing Your Story
Authors reflect on the process of writing for Kaleidoscope and how it affects them now.
Dear Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope staff answer reader questions about writing.
Peer Advising: A Lever to Promote Teacher Storytelling
Learn more about the peer advising experience from both the authors’ and the advisors’ perspective.
Poetry Corner: By Kaleidoscope Peer Advisors
Kaleidoscope’s peer advisors use poetry to reflect on their learning and future areas of growth.
Call and Response: Keeping a Writing Practice
We asked you: How do you keep a writing practice, whether it be public or private?
Why Write: How the Writing Retreat Transformed Us
Why should we choose to write, even when it’s hard? Every year, participants in the Knowles Writing Retreat answer this question for themselves.
Issue Editors:
About Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope strives to provide readers and writers a public space for discourse and dialogue about the knowledge and expertise of teachers and the complexity of our profession. We believe that teachers are well-positioned to improve education in their classrooms and beyond, and we know the power that storytelling and knowledge sharing can hold in the process of transforming educational outcomes for students.
Archive
Revisit past issues of Kaleidoscope Journal, published biannually in the spring and fall.
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