Kitty Green
Dr. Kitty Green brings an extensive background in education to Saint Mary’s College teacher preparation program. Kitty earned her Bachelor's degree in English and Communication from Purdue University, her Master's degree in Performance Studies from Northwestern University, and her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Northern Illinois University. Her career in secondary education included teaching English and communications, as well as serving as department chair, Dean of Students, assistant principal and high school principal. In July of 2000, she retired from Community High School District 155 in Crystal Lake, Illinois as assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and staff development. In her administrative roles, she supervised beginning teachers and came to see the importance of shaping pre-service teachers as the kind of reflective practitioners who can address the increasing complexity of teaching. She joined the Education Department of Saint Mary's College in 2000 where she teaches the introductory education course, secondary education methods courses, special methods in English, and a course that explores the theory and practice of multicultural service-learning pedagogy.
Dr. Green has served as an overseas evaluator for the North Central Association for American military base schools in Turkey, Italy, Okinawa, Japan, and Germany. She has presented at state, national and international conferences on various topics regarding school reform and leadership. She is a member of several professional associations for educators and is a chapter president of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, an honor society for key women educators.
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