Spring 2020 - Knowles Teacher Initiative

In this issue of Kaleidoscope, the power is in the details. Take a dive into the finer points of curriculum design, teacher collaboration, and the language of science instruction—up close and personal.

From the Editors' Desk

From the Editors’ Desk: Teaching Means More than Teachers will ever Know

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

In This Issue

Spring 2020

Call and Response: What is Your Teacher Superpower?

Justin Ragland

Michelle Vanhala

Anthony Stetzenmeyer

Emily Kennedy

Heather Buskirk

Shira Helft

Dwaina Sookhoo

We asked teachers in the Knowles community to reply to this prompt: “We know that what the non-teaching world thinks of as teacher superpowers are not the superpowers we teachers know to be effective in the classroom. So, we want to know: What is your teacher superpower?” Here are their responses.

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Spring 2020

Now on Teacher Voice: Changing Careers

Kirstin Milks

Rick Barlow

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?

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Spring 2020

Teaching Climate Science and Resilience with Computer Simulations

Jon Darkow

Computer simulations are a powerful method for students to explore and understand how their actions can help mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Spring 2020

The Team, The Team, The Team

Michelle Vanhala

One teacher reflects on how a shared space impacted her team’s work together.

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Spring 2020