Cindy Kratzer

Education

• Ph.D., Education, UCLA, 1996
• M.Ed., Educational Administration, UCLA
• B.M., Music Education, University of the Pacific

Teaching & Research Interests

Current research interests include:

• Reading comprehension instruction
• Teacher change through professional learning communities
• Lesson study
• Student achievement

Current teaching interests include:

• Teacher professional development in literacy instruction
• Teaching reading in elementary and middle school
• Facilitating professional learning communities
• Using qualitative research methods in action research

Select Publications

• Kratzer, C. C., & Teplin, A. S. (2005, April). Teaching reading/writing to struggling high school students: Applications from balanced literacy instruction and adolescent motivation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Kratzer, C. C., & Teplin, A. S. (2007, April). From lesson study to Lesson Link: Classroom-based professional development. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago.
• Teplin, A. S., & Kratzer, C. C. (2005, December 6). Lesson Link: Classroom-based professional development. Paper presented at the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.