Valinda Kimmel began teaching three decades ago. She most recently worked as a K-6 instructional coach on an elementary campus in Texas and has begun working as an educational consultant collaborating with teachers, coaches and campus administrators. Valinda is obsessed with matching kids to books so that they’ll choose a lifetime of reading. You can find her on Twitter @vrkimmel and at her site, Collaborate Innovate Create, on valindakimmel.com.