Kathleen Blough obtained her BA from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She also went through the credentialing program at UCI. She has a Professional Clear Multiple Subject Credential, a Cross Cultural Language and Academic Development certificate, and a Gifted and Talented Education certificate. She has taught grades 3-6, taught in Oceanside for 12 years, and thas been with our program for three years. She has been in GATE training for 10 years. She has attended advanced Javits institutes for gifted education at USC with Dr. Sandra Kaplan. She has provided teacher training in Advanced Reading Strategies at the California Association for the Gifted (CAG) conference. She was a participating teacher at the Colonial Williamsburg Institute in Virginia. She was honored to receive San Diego County’s GATE teacher of the year and Teacher of the year at Palmquist Elementary School in 2005.
She lives in Carlsbad with her three wonderful boys: Rob, her loving and patient husband, Tanner, her determined and adorable 11 year old, and Connor, her precocious and huggable 6 year old. She loves to scrapbook in her free time. Her family is involved in many sports activities, and they are die-hard Padres and Chargers Fans! Quote to live by: "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can CHANGE the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
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