A National Board Certified Teacher, Kragen taught from 1977 to 2022. Starting in 1983, she specialized in gifted education, working in pull-out models, block classes, and self-contained classes. In addition to being a classroom teacher, she taught teachers, she served on the Executive Board of the Washington Association of Educators of Talented and Gifted (WAETAG), and she was a regular contributor to Stories from School. Kragen currently serves on the board of the Coalition for Gifted Education. Her website is kragen.net.
