She tailors and delivers professional development in areas affecting curriculum and instruction, such as: unit and lesson design (including a backward design approach) aligned to content area standards, differentiated instruction, ELA Common Core Standards, close reading, varied instructional strategies, curriculum mapping, six traits, writing instruction and various literacy topics, and more. To help educators directly translate what she teaches into effective classroom practice that impacts students, Kathy customizes on-site and remote coaching professional development situations to meet clients' needs (e.g., presentations, lesson demonstrations, coaching, collaborative unit design, etc.). She also is the author of several books shown below. Access this link for a comprehensive list of topics.