Fall 2021
Kaleidoscope: Educator Voices & Perspectives
During the pandemic, the Kaleidoscope community supported each other to use writing to process this difficult year. The Fall 2021 issue is our gift to you, our readers: pieces from our community about adapting, surviving, learning and finding moments of joy and gratitude.
From the Editors’ Desk
What have we learned from teaching through a pandemic that we want to hold on to?
The Kaleidoscope staff offers you this gift—a self-authored issue of the things we learned while teaching through a pandemic.
In This Issue
Where Do We Go From Here?
Trying to figure out how, and what, to teach in a pandemic.
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A teacher reflects on his own experience with educational tracking.
The Builder Analogy: Teaching During a Pandemic
Trying to describe what teaching has become during a pandemic definitely requires a literary device.
Transfer of Qualities After “Transfer of Qualities” by Martha Ronk
What objects are important to us and why?
Teaching in a Pandemic: Conversations with Teachers around the United States
Four teachers from across the U.S. share reflections after a year of teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Case for Resubmissions: Building a Values-Driven Assessment System in your Classroom
Designing revision opportunities that are effective yet sustainable? Start with your values.
Unexpected Achievements: Teaching English Language Learners in a Remote Environment
The surprising benefits of virtual teaching strategies on the learning of a group of ELL students.
The Teacher I Want to Be When I Grow Up
Highlighting the best practices of senior teachers.
The Power of Compassionate Leadership: Interviewing Principal Marcy Leonard
In a reflective conversation with my principal, I uncover how her leadership has supported teaching and learning during a time of crisis.
What is a Good Day for me in Distance Learning?
What is a day of school really like in the pandemic?
Recognizing Joy in 2020
Finding gifts amidst the strife and challenges posed by 2020.
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