About Kathy Glass

As a former teacher and master teacher who holds current teaching certification, Kathy Glass now serves as a curriculum and instruction consultant. During her 17 years in education, Kathy has been involved in the following:

Publishing

• Authored Curriculum Design for Writing Instruction: Creating Standards-Based Lesson Plans and Rubrics (2005, Corwin Press; Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson).
• Authored Curriculum Mapping: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews (2007, Corwin Press; Foreword by Bena Kallick).
• Is currently working on a project for the Parallel Curriculum Model with Carol Ann Tomlinson, Cindy Strickland, and the model's other authors;
• Co-wrote lessons for a humanities series and served as literary consultant for D.C. Heath; reviewed selected publications for Great Source (Houghton Mifflin subsidiary).

Consulting/Presenting

• Works with lead teachers and administrators to identify target areas needing support. Together she assists them in creating and executing a strategic plan for professional development customized to meet teachers' needs.
• Conducts workshops and coaches teachers at various schools and educational settings on a myriad of instruction and curriculum topics; e.g., backward design for writing instruction, six traits of writing, curriculum design and development, differentiated instruction, instructional strategies, curriculum mapping, and more.
• Creates or collaborates with teachers to produce comprehensive standards-based curriculum units incorporating assessments and differentiation.
• Conducts lesson demonstrations and organizes classroom observations.

Past/Current Clients and Presentations

A partial list of past and current clients and presentations include:

• California League of Middle Schools Annual Conference (Focus Session, 2004, 2006; Ticketed Session, 2007)
• Summer Institute for Academic Diversity (University of Virginia, Curry School of Education)
• University of San Diego, Continuing Education (summer coursework, California Bay Area)
• Peninsula Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Project
• Portola Valley School District (K-8, Portola Valley, CA)
• San Mateo County Office of Education (K-12, Redwood Shores, CA)
• Bernardo Heights Middle School (Poway Unified School District, San Diego, CA)
• San Mateo-Foster City School District (middle schools, San Mateo-Foster City, CA)
• Great Schools "Ask the Expert" for Middle School Matters newsletter (www.greatschools.net)

  See "Professional Development Topics" for a listing of possible areas
  of focus for professional improvement.
  
  
  
  
  

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