Catherine Cottingham is a curriculum designer, author and Montessori-certified Elementary and Middle School educator. She’s taught grades 1–8, served in Director of Education and Department Head roles, and designed a full K–8 curriculum across all subjects. Known for blending creativity with academic rigor, she trains teachers and writes widely on effective, student-centered instruction—especially in English Language Arts.

Catherine created Kinfox Education Design to offer a connected collection of resources to champion holistic and innovative K-12 learning, teacher development and youth programming.

She is the author of the Integrated Writing & Grammar Series.