Kaleidoscope: Educator Voices and Perspectives
While all of our contexts look different right now and uncertainty about the future can be overwhelming, the stories in this issue can help us see ways to care for others, ourselves, and our communities during this difficult time.

A Conversation
A conversation about how the virus affected our practice and how we contextualized this issue’s stories.
In This Issue
I’m Tired.
Living with the invisible tax of being a Black educator.
The Unanswered Question: Coping with How Much You Can Do As a Teacher
Adjusting my expectations and understanding of what counts as success.
Finding the Pulse of Nature through Guided Inquiry in Nature-Based Citizen Science
After my middle schoolers completed a year-long series of nature observations using technology tools, one of my students epiphanized, “I never knew the trees could tell us things. It’s like they’re talking in their own way.”
On Harry Potter and Whose Stories are Told
While taking a class about Harry Potter, I realized that teaching any subject—even science—is subjective.
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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.
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