Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning. This blog is to discuss current trends in education, focusing heavily and predominantly on culture and emotional safety, and to share ideas. Each blog is an invitation to participate and engage!
Katelyn M. Forcucci
EdS, MEd
About
Katelyn spent ten years teaching high school English. She has taught 7-12 graders in Cambridge, Intensive, Honors, and regular English classes, as well as Creative Writing and Regents Prep. Katelyn began her teaching career in upstate New York, where she earned tenure. She taught 9 honors, Cambridge, and 12th-grade college prep English classes in Florida. She has taught in affluent, rural, and urban settings.
Katelyn earned a bachelor’s degree in education (1-12) from the State University of New York at Fredonia, a master’s in gifted education and differentiated instruction from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and an educational specialist degree in educational leadership and administration from National Louis University. She also has a certification in ESOL. Katelyn has served on the Superintendent’s Steering Committee and has held various roles, including Cambridge Coordinator, English Department Chair, Class Advisor, Testing Coordinator, Acting Administrator, Teacher of the Year, and Yearbook Advisor. Presently, she is working on her doctorate in curriculum and instruction (#drkateby2028).
Most recently, Katelyn is currently the chief education strategist at emPOWERED PD: PD by MiEN, where she leads the team in providing PD to schools across the country. Katelyn is most proud of the difference she has made in adolescents’ lives and that she is still getting invited to their weddings and serving them in the capacity of a mentor and friend. She and her Shih Tzu, Penelope, and cat, Petunia, live two exits from Disney, where she’s an annual passholder. She’s also an annual passholder at Universal Studios. Katelyn’s favorite color is glitter, and she’s happy to work for gold stars. Her motto: “Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn.”
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