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Phone: 312.261.3410
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Biography
Katie McKnight has been a literacy educator for over 20 years. For over 10 years, Katie taught high school English, mostly in the Chicago Public Schools. Currently she is an associate professor and associate department chair of secondary education at National-Louis University.
McKnight is also an onsite professional development consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English. She regularly teaches courses in English education, literacy, and secondary education curriculum and instruction. Her current research explores strategies for teaching literacy in inclusive classrooms and using drama in the classroom for teaching and learning.
McKnight frequently publishes in professional journals and is a presenter at professional conferences, including National Council of Teachers of English. Her recent books include: The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom, Teaching Writing in ALL Classrooms, grades 6-12, and Teaching the Classics in the Inclusive Classroom: Reader Response Activities to Engage All Learners, grades 6-12.
This year, her upcoming books include: Methods of Teaching English in the Middle and Secondary Classroom, The Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers: 100 Reproducible Organizers That Help Kids with Reading, Writing, and More and she is co-authoring the second edition of English Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Techniques & Materials for Grades 7-12.
Education
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction: Reading, Writing and Literacy University of Illinois at Chicago)M.Ed Teaching English in the Secondary School
(Northeastern Illinois University)
BA American Civilization
(George Washington University)
Publications
BooksMcKnight, K.S. (2010). The teacher's big book of graphic organizers that help kids with reading, writing, and more. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Brandvik, M.L. & McKnight, K.S. (2010). English teacher's survival guide: Ready-to-use techniques & materials for grades 7-12. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Maxwell, R., McKnight, K. & Meiser, E (2010). Methods of teaching English in the middle and secondary school. Pearson. 5th edition.
McKnight, K, and Scruggs, M. (2008) The Second City guide for improvisation in the classroom, grades K-8. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
McKnight, K. & Berlage, B. (2008). Teaching the literature classics in the inclusive classroom, grades 6-12. Jossey Bass.
Passman, R & McKnight, K.S.(2007). Teaching writing in the inclusive classroom: Strategies and skills for all students, grades 6-12. Jossey Bass.
Articles
McKnight, K. S. (2009). Tangible organization. National Council of Teachers of English Classroom Notes Plus.27 (1).
Smith, K. & McKnight, K. S. (2009). Remembering to laugh and explore: Improvisational activities for literacy teaching in urban classrooms. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 10(12).
Presentations
Keynote Address
McKnight, K. (May 2008). DeKalb Public School District. Using improvisation to teach content.
Conference Presentations
McKnight, K. (July 2009). Teaching the classics in the inclusive classroom. Staff Development for Educators National Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Las Vegas, NV.
McKnight, K. (July 2009). Making writing instruction tangible. Staff Development for Educators National Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Las Vegas, NV.
McKnight, K. (July 2009). Content area literacy strategies, next steps. Staff Development for Educators National Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Las Vegas, NV.
McKnight, K. (July 2009). Teaching the classics in the inclusive classroom. Staff Development for Educators Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Chicago, IL.
McKnight, K. (July 2009). Content area literacy strategies, next steps. Staff Development for Educators Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Chicago, IL.
McKnight, K. (July 2009). Active learning requires active teaching. Staff Development for Educators Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction, Chicago, IL.
McKnight, K. and Scruggs, M. (2008). Improvisation and literacy learning. National Council of Teachers of English. San Antonio, TX.
McKnight, K., Ross, H., & Sullivan, S. (2008). Teaching the classics to struggling readers. San Antonio, TX.
McKnight, K., Karlin, S., & Mitchell, D (April 2008). Walking the walk: Training teachers to implement service learning projects. 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Katie McKnight notes: I have also conducted professional development workshops and sessions on differentiated instruction, teaching the literature classics to struggling adolescent readers, multi modal writing instruction, literature circles, and improvisation and literacy learning in the following school communities in the past year: Warren, PA Lisbon Falls, ME Newton, IL Effingham, IL Olney, IL DeKalb, IL East Grand Rapids, MI Allegany County, MD Prosser High School, Chicago Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy, Chicago.
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