Kaitlin Gregg

605.770.5001 Objective

South Dakota State University student majoring in Early Childhood
kaitlin.gregg@jacks.sdstate.edu
Education and Elementary Education, looking to gain elementary
school teacher position.
Sioux Falls, SD


Teaching Experience
Education
ASSISTANT TEACHER
Peace Lutheran Early Childhood Center and School August 2015-July 2017
South Dakota State University
B.S. Education and Human During my time at Peace Lutheran ECC, I have worked in many different areas, from the infant
Sciences rooms to the junior kindergarten rooms, to the kitchen. This allowed me to see the many different
Major: Early Childhood Education areas of care children need to be given. After working there for about a year, I was placed as a full
time assistant teacher in the toddler one room. There, I assisted the lead teacher with lesson plans,
Elementary Education (DSU)
and carried out art, sensory, circle time, and many other activities. I typically managed from 10-20
(Expected 2018)
children and at least 2 other staff. I utilized skills such as time management, problem solving,
Minor: Dance communication, and classroom management.
Proficient at Google Spreadsheets
Medical forms and administration

STUDENT TEACHING
Certifications Volga Christian Preschool September 2016-December 2016
During the fall semester of my senior year at SDSU, I completed my preschool student teaching
Elementary Education experience at the Volga Christian Preschool. During this time, I taught underneath my mentor
teacher a class of 3-4 year olds, and a class of 4-5 year olds, on alternate days. My responsibilities
included attending daily morning meetings, creating lesson plans for various subjects, engaging with
children during free play, table work, and recess, and doing individual lessons for children in need of
extra help.
Classroom management
Experience with Handwriting Without Tears
Experience working with child of special needs
Developing creative lesson plans

ASSITANT TEACHING
Assistant Teacher at Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education January 2016-May 2016

While assistant teaching at the Fishback Center for ECE, I held various responsibilities. These
responsibilities included classroom management, planning lessons for an individual child, and
determining family and teacher goals. I worked with 8 other student and assistant teachers and
communicated with parents and mentor teachers daily.
Creating themes for all areas of the classroom
Experience co-teaching
Experience with daily health checks
Experience with home visits and goal planning

Kaitlin Gregg

605.770.5001 Professional Development

kaitlin.gregg@jacks.sdstate.edu National Dance Education Organization Conference (NDEO)
October 2015

Sioux Falls, SD As a part of the dance minor program at South Dakota State University, I attended the
National Dance Education Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. This conference had various
different presentations, including both dance and education oriented. Mainly, I learned
how to implement dance and movement into everyday classroom lessons.

Skills Autism Conference

February 2017
Microsoft Word
To continue learning about all types of students I will have in the future, I attended the
Excel 2017 Autism conference in Brookings, SD. While there, I had the opportunity to hear
PowerPoint many great educators speak about autism and how we can better serve those who have
autism.
Google: Keep, Slides, Documents
Self-motivation South Dakota Early Childhood Education Conference
April 2017
Initiative
Written and Oral Communication As part of my ECE student teaching research project, myself and three other student
teachers presented at South Dakotas ECE conference in Sioux Falls, SD. The research we
Time management
presented on included the question, How does movement effect childrens attention and
Adaptability retention in the preschool classroom?
Interpersonal Skills
Dakota State University Diversity and Technology Conference
October 2017