Kayleigh KasselKayleigh Kassel, MAEd serves as the English Language Arts Teacher Leader at The Catamount School (TCS), a lab school, in Western North Carolina. In addition to teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, she also is an adjunct professor for the College of ducation at Western Carolina University (WCU). Kayleigh has earned both a bachelor's and master's degrees from WCU in Middle Grades Education with a concentration in literacy. Her research focus is studying trauma-informed practices and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) on students' needs and success. Read More Read Less