In this issue of Kaleidoscope, teachers use inquiry to explore individual relationships as they work to develop solutions to large-scale problems.

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From the Editors' Desk

    From the Editors’ Desk: The Power of the Small-Scale

    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.

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In This Issue

Fall 2019
Call and Response: What Keeps You Coming Back?
Mandi Kraemer
Lisa Sitek
Madison Park
Allison McMahon
Jamie Melton
Mandi Dean
Cristian Chacon
Kristin Mongelli
Liz Smith
Sujata Ganpule
We asked teachers in the Knowles community to tell us: “What keeps you coming back to the classroom?” Here are their responses.
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Fall 2019
Now on Teacher Voice: After the Story’s Out
In this episode of Teacher Voice: The Podcast, teachers talk about what happened for them after their writing was published.
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Fall 2019
Beyond Diversity: Reflections on Participation from Two Women of Color
Dwaina Sookhoo
Ayanna Perry
Two perspectives and takeaways from Black participants who experienced Beyond Diversity.
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Fall 2019
Setting Teachers Up for Success: A Reflection on Providing Professional Development
Chris Lipski
Lessons in humility from what I thought was a great professional development session.
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Fall 2019
I am from Not Knowing When Her Car will Come Through the Snow
Kirstin Milks
Tracing my strengths as a teacher back to an inflection point in my own adolescence.
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Fall 2019
Improving Mathematics at High Tech High with Improvement Science
Sarah Strong
Carlee Madis
Will Haase
Three teachers share how focused data sharing and collaboration led to big shifts in instructional discussions and practices.
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Fall 2019
Benefits of a Teacher Observation Group
Kylie Bertram
A personal reflection on the power of regional observation groups—and a call to action to create your own.
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Fall 2019
The Machines Around Us
Alex Steinkamp
In spite of their enormity, engaging with the systems that drive education is an important part of teachers' work to support student learning.
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Fall 2019
The Persona of a Teacher
Joe Cossette
Is this really me, or a character I’ve invented?
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Fall 2019
From “Strikes” to “Collective Action”: Reflections on a Changing Mindset
Matt Sakow
I swore to my friends that I would never join a union. I swore to myself I would never participate in a teachers’ strike—and now I’ve done both.
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Fall 2019
Shifting Perspectives of Success
Ian Caldwell
Heidi Park
Sarah Spector
Three teachers reflect on what Critical Friends work has taught them about engaging in inquiry, collaboration, and leadership.
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Fall 2019
Pressing Pause
Rebecca Van Tassell
My reflection on my choice to press pause on my career to focus on being a parent.
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