Katherine Lindner is a Staff Developer at The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower. Dr. Lindner earned her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Urban Education with a focus on Curriculum and Instruction surrounding literacy. She began her career teaching elementary school students, and has also worked as a literacy coach and as a university instructor for undergraduate and graduate students. Katherine now works with teachers in New York and around the country. At the heart of her work is a desire to promote independence in both teachers and students. She is passionate about developing simple but effective toolkits with teachers. Though she loves her work with teachers, Katherine is happiest when she is pulled up close to a group of young readers or writers.