She was a part time Teacher-In-Residence at California State University, Long Beach in 2011-2012. Katie has been teaching for 16 years and has taught science and mathematics from grade 6 through college. She received her BS from Purdue University and MS from California State University, Long Beach. She was recently recruited to be a part of the NGSS rollout team for the state of California. Katie also regularly presents at local and state conferences and is looking forward to working with elementary school students and preservice teachers at the Young Scientists Camp at CSULB this summer for the fifth year.