Kate Kinsella, Ed.D.  Teacher Educator & Author, Dr. Kate Kinsella & Associates

Kate Kinsella, Ed.D. is an emeritus teacher educator at San Francisco State University where she directed the University’s support services for first-generation bilingual college students. A highly-sought after speaker and consultant to school districts across the U.S, her career focus has been equipping youths from diverse backgrounds with the academic communication and advanced literacy skills to be truly college ready. A teacher’s teacher, Dr. Kinsella maintains active K-12 classroom involvement by writing curriculum, conducting research, teaching demonstration lessons, and coaching teachers and administrators. She is the author of widely-used programs to support English learners and striving readers, including READ 180, English 3D, Language Launch, and the Academic Vocabulary Toolkit. Dr. Kinsella has served as the lead scholar and pedagogy guide on three recent successful U.S. Department of Education funded research initiatives to improve educational outcomes for K-12 multilingual learners, including relative newcomers and long-term English learners.