Kate Matthew is a Research Assessor for MyTeachingPartner-MS at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia. She was a Head Start teacher and consultant for 5 1/2 years. She has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education from Slippery Rock University and her master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia. She has worked as a research assistant and is currently a consultant for the inCLASS project.