Catherine Gehman is a Fourth Grade ELA Teacher at Gilbertsville Elementary School in the Boyertown Area School District. She has an M.Ed.in General Education,from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA and a B.S.Ed., Elementary Education K-8 from Cedarville College, Cedarville, OH. Catherine is a National Writing Project fellow and serves on many committees for the West Chester Writing Project in West Chester, PA. She has presented at conferences including NCTE, PA Writing & Literature Project Day, PCTELA, and Tri-County Literacy Fest. Catherine has planned professional development with the administrative team in Boyertown as Professional Education Council representative since 2013. She has a Learning Technologies Certificate from Augustana University, and a Social Media in the Classroom Certificate. Catherine also has completed Reading Disabilities coursework from Iowa State University and PLC Training from Berks County Intermediate Unit, Reading, PA.