Meet Katie

Hello! I’m Katie and I’m so happy you’re here! I’m very passionate about helping teachers, so I started this blog as a way to create and share interactive resources with other educators. I hope these resources can help save you time while also engaging your students. This blog features teaching resources and advice. My hope is that this will be a community for teachers and other educators who are just as passionate as I am about cultivating lifelong learners and helping our students grow.

This is the place for you if:

• You love your students and you’re looking for new ways to engage them in meaningful learning.
• You value your time and are looking for general tips and strategies to make your teaching life easier.
• You’re a true lifelong learner who understands the importance of trying new things and pushing yourself to grow.
• You enjoy occasional practical advice about life as an educator such as financial planning, self-care, travel, and career paths.
• You like a casual writing style that is informative, yet fun (I hope!).
• You appreciate consideration of multiple viewpoints and understand that there is not a single right way to do anything when it comes to teaching.
• You enjoy engaging with other teachers and are looking for community, support, practical advice, and inspiration to help you achieve your goals.

You should move along if:

• You’re perfectly happy never trying anything new and don’t care about other peoples’ ideas or growing as an educator. You’re bumming out the rest of us. 😊
• You’re only looking for teacher lifestyle tips like perfect first day of school outfits and how to best match your shoes to your magnetic eyelashes. Is that even a thing? How should I know?! Trust me when I say I’m not the person to be providing fashion or beauty tips. However, I think there is plenty of other information on the blog that you should stick around for, and you can always get your beauty and fashion tips from someone else.
• You’re morally opposed to the liberal use of parentheses (I love them!).
• That’s it. There’s no other reason why you would possibly want to move along. Look around, see what’s available, and let me know how I can help you!

So who am I anyway?

(TL;DR version: I really like teaching and I think you should sign up for my email list if you do too.)

I’ve been in the field of education for over 13 years and have been everything from a public school classroom teacher, a department head and team leader, to a curriculum and instruction specialist. These days I spend most of my time running my TeachersPayTeachers business, but I can’t seem to step away from teaching altogether. So in my spare time, I also serve as an online course instructor for the University of Virginia where I teach courses in curriculum, instruction, and assessment for teachers pursuing their master’s degrees in education. I love working with preservice and inservice teachers, and this is a great way for me to stay current with the latest trends in education.