Katie KeierKatie Keier has been a classroom teacher and literacy specialist in grades K-8 for twenty-four years. She is currently a kindergarten teacher in an urban, Title I school. A National Board Certified Teacher in the area of literacy, Katie has a ReadingSpecialist certificate and a master's degree in Literacy Studies. She has participated in Literacy Collaborative for three years and is trained in Leveled Literacy Intervention. Katie also participated in the Kennedy Center's Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program for five years and continues to do ongoing professional development with this great program. Katie is an adjunct faculty member for American University (teaching the following courses - Play and Learning, Children's Literature: A Critical Literacy Approach, Literacy Instruction and Assessment and Literacy through Technology, Media and the Arts) and conducts staff development workshops and interactive webinars. Read More Read Less