Kara's strength as a classroom teacher was her ability to guide students in growing substantially as readers and writers when in her class. Kara believes in teaching writing by helping students make a strong reading connection. Having seen first hand the positive impact this integrated approach to teaching Language Arts has on student progress, Kara designed the S2W courses to foster this methodology. The S2W courses are designed to teach reading and writing, simultaneously, within the different literary and informational text structures.

Kara took a lot of pride and satisfaction in her ability to still have an impact teaching her students virtually throughout the pandemic. As a result, she advanced her skillset by receiving a certification in Instructional Design. This has since allowed her to create engaging videos of her best and most successful lessons to share with students in a much larger capacity.

Kara taught herself comprehension strategies and writing composition techniques to survive throughout her own education. Recognizing that these are skills most students need to acquire in order to fully apply themselves, she has become passionate about sharing such strategies with as many students as possible.

Kara builds confidence for her students throughout her online lessons by creating a space that promotes a Growth Mindset. With a Growth Mindset and the proper skills and strategies, Strive2Write students feel confident to tackle all academic situations. As a result, Strive2Write students Read to Learn and Strive to Write!