Kate Thomsen

Kate Thomsen is a nationally known author, speaker and facilitator with a talent for the practical application of theory. She specializes in issues related to educating the whole child. The research-based strategies she offers in her workshops model brain-compatible teaching techniques that enhance learning for participants.

Kate spent the last sixteen years of her career working with a New York State Board of Cooperative Educational Services as Supervisor of Special Programs and is currently writing and consulting. She has taught graduate level courses at Syracuse University, presented at many conferences, and has provided training and facilitation for many schools, colleges, parent groups, and community agencies. Kate has written two books, Building Resilient Students: Integrating Resiliency Into Everything You Already Know and Do (2002, Corwin Press) and Service-Learning in Grades K-8: Experiential Learning That Builds Character and Motivation (2006, Corwin Press). She has published two articles: “Positive Youth Development: If Schools Were Like Baseball Teams,” Reclaiming Children and Youth, Summer, 2004, and “Popping the Clutch,” published in Exceptional Parent Magazine, November, 2001. Kate has degrees in secondary education, rehabilitation counseling, and educational administration. She has had extensive experience working with both adults and youths in school and community-based settings. In addition to curriculum and instruction, she has expertise in brain-based teaching/parenting, resiliency, asset development, positive youth development, bullying prevention, and staff supervision.