Kate McCarroll Moore’s passion is literacy, and she serves as a mentor teacher and staff developer throughout the greater Bay Area. Kate served three terms as the City of San Ramon’s Poet Laureate (2012-2018); she also teaches poetry-writing workshops and is a research advisor in the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MATL) program at St. Mary’s College of California. She was honored as San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) Teacher of the Year in 2007 and San Ramon Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year in 2009. Kate holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from California State University, East Bay, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from St. Mary’s, and a B.A. in English Education from SUNY Albany.
Though recently retired as Director of Curriculum and Instruction in San Ramon, she has stayed active in the world of education. Kate facilitates mother-daughter book groups for elementary and middle school age girls, and she is a book coach for a non-profit organization that connects low-income families with access to high quality books. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). Her poetry chapbook, Avians of Mourning, is slated for publication in September, 2020 by Finishing Line Press. Kate’s most recent poems have been featured in print anthologies and on-line publications.
Connections:
https://eduk8te.wordpress.com.
