Kirstin Milks

Learn more about the peer advising experience from both the authors’ and the advisors’ perspective.

We asked you: How do you keep a writing practice, whether it be public or private?

A cohort of teachers creates a framework for supporting students in the work of learning about climate justice.

We all hold many identities, but the “teacher” identity is a particularly powerful one. How would you describe your teacher identity?

We asked our community: What is a tiny success you experienced recently? Here is what they had to say!

Designing revision opportunities that are effective yet sustainable? Start with your values.

In this episode of Teacher Voice: The Podcast, we revisit stories from teachers who have come to teaching from another profession. Hear how the experiences they had in their previous professions inform what they prioritize in their teaching today.

The Kaleidoscope editors reflect on the impacts of Harry’s work with the Knowles Teacher Initiative.

In this episode of Teacher Voice: The Podcast, we talk with teachers who have come to teaching after having a different career. What was it that drew these career changers to the teaching profession?

A letter from a student changes one teacher’s perception of the power of community.

Tracing my strengths as a teacher back to an inflection point in my own adolescence.

In this episode of Teacher Voice: The Podcast, teachers talk about what happened for them after their writing was published.

All of our teacher-writers in this issue illuminate some aspect of the power of looking closely at what is right in front of us.

Kirstin Milks reflects on the lasting impact of her high school teachers and advocates for valuing teachers’ stories and long-term influence over narrow performance metrics.

As all teachers know, it’s important to sit back and take stock of what’s happening in your professional life. We’ve been doing similar surveying of Kaleidoscope and are excited to share with you the incredible growth we’ve done this academic year.

You can tell from perusing this issue that we’ve been thinking quite a bit about “super-teacher” stories—the narratives surrounding what these teachers do, where those narratives come from, and how they affect our identities as teachers and learners.

Welcome to the Fall 2016/Winter 2017 issue of Kaleidoscope: Educator Voices and Perspectives.

Stories from classrooms hold us all accountable.

The blog highlights how storytelling, as showcased in KSTF’s *Kaleidoscope*, helps teachers reflect on and improve their practices, fostering growth and understanding in education.