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Jerome Bruner and the Spiral of Meaning-Making
A Story We Recognize
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Reflection as Co-Regulation: Why Looking Back Helps Us Settle
A Moment You Already Know
Jan 15
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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The Myth of the Straight Line
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Jan 13
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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Urie Bronfenbrenner and the Hidden Ecology of Learning
Opening the Moment
Jan 10
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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From Starbucks to Spiral We: Iteration in Real Life
Observation
Jan 8
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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What is the Spiral Adaptive Lens?
Jul 8, 2025
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Piaget and Dąbrowski: Development as Disintegration
Aug 14, 2025
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Susan Assouline and the Revolution She Quietly Sparked in 2e Education
Nov 20, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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The Ellipse, Not the Box: A New Way to Visualize Neurodivergence
Jul 15, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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From Reflection to Practice
How small insights become new strategies in the classroom.
Jan 6
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Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy of Humanity
Starting With a Real Moment
Jan 3
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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The Illusion of Arrival
Each Version of Us Thinks It’s the Final Draft
Jan 1
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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The Year We Learned to See Differently: What We’re Carrying Into 2026
As the year winds down and the landscape quiets, we find ourselves returning to one truth again and again: 2025 was the year we began to see…
Dec 30, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
Before the New Year: What We Carry, What We Let Go
The Quiet Week
Dec 27, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
Happy Holidays from Spiral We
As the year draws to a close, we want to pause and honor you—the teachers, families, leaders, and learners who make this community what it is.
Dec 23, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
Reflection as a Gift
Why taking time to write might be the most generous act of teaching.
Dec 22, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
Reflection as a Gift: Seeing Ourselves With Softer Eyes
A Moment of Pause
Dec 20, 2025
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Dr. Karen Arnstein
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Dr. Barry Gelston
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Wintering: What Teachers Need When the Body Finally Slows Down
A Shift You Can Feel
Dec 18, 2025
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