Kate Falls is an experienced special educator with over a decade of experience working with children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities. Her career has included inclusive recreation, public school special education, and nonpublic special education.

 

Kate currently works at the Gateway School, a Maryland nonpublic school serving students with autism and other communication-based disabilities, where she teaches a middle school life skills class. Prior to joining the Gateway School, Kate served as the full-time Director of Inclusion at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington, where she developed innovative programs for people with disabilities and created new pathways for inclusion within the community. Before that, she was a special educator in Baltimore County Public Schools' regional Social Emotional Learning program, a self-contained program for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.

 

Kate's teaching style and educational philosophy are centered on trust, joy, and collaboration, creating a highly effective learning environment where students are both challenged and supported.