Kate Roberts

Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts began their teaching careers as middle school teachers in urban centers—Kate in Brooklyn, Maggie in Chicago. They both felt a natural fit in the energy, intensity and humor of early adolescence. After their graduate education at Columbia University’s Teachers College, Kate and Maggie became literacy consultants with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.

For ten years, Kate and Maggie worked across grades K-12, focusing on skills and strategy instruction, literacy across the content areas, best practice teaching methods, and conferring / small group work. Over time, Kate and Maggie have become known for their concrete solutions to tough situations, their humor, and their strong curricular, pedagogical and personal support of teachers, administrators and students. These strengths can be seen in their blog, their video series for their book DIY Literacy, in the onsite staff development, workshops or keynotes they run, or on their Twitter page.