This year I will be in schools around the nation, where I'll teach administrators, teachers and parents about the power of literacy and differentiated instruction and how to implement it into your classrooms. I offer sessions on a wide variety of topics – many of which are based on material in one or more of my previously published books. I provide strategies and resources for advancing adolescent literacy primarily in the middle school and high school setting. My research and professional focus includes inclusive classrooms, using multimodal instruction strategies, differentiated instruction, and technology. Contact me for more information about booking a presentation at your school.

Professional Development Sessions

Reading, Writing, and Literacy

Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards are the next generation of standards for K-12 students. Katie McKnight is uniquely qualified to explain the key points of these new standards to both teachers and administrators.

• The Common Sense Guide to the Common Core
• Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards
• Creating a School-Wide Literacy Plan that Meets Common Core State Standards
• Creating a School-Wide Technology Plan that Meets Common Core State Standards
• Common Core, Student Inquiry and Learning for 21st Century
• Mastery Learning for the CCSS/Differentiated Instruction Focused Classroom
• Project Based Learning to Meet Common Core State Standards
• Getting Ready for Common Core State Standards: Textual Complexity
• Old World, New World and Common Core State Standards
• Formative Assessment & Common Core State Standards

Technology