Kate Dietrich, BS

Education and Child Development
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450

402-559-7368
Email

Professional Summary

Kate joined the Department of Education and Child Development at the Munroe-Meyer Institute in 2018 as a program evaluator. She conducts classroom observations and child assessments for program improvement in schools and early childhood centers in Omaha. Kate has more than 25 years of experience working with children, their families, and teachers. She has previously worked as a preschool teacher, director of NAEYC accredited early childhood centers, and as a coach and trainer for teachers working with infants through school-age children in early childhood centers.

Specialty Certifications

• Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) – Infant, Pre-K, and K-3
• Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT)
• Teaching Pyramid Infant Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS)
• Keys to Interactive Parent-Child Interactions Scale (KIPS)
• Preschool Language Scale (PLS)
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
• Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS)
• Bracken School Readiness Assessment
• Early Communication Indicator (ECI)

Education

BS, Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 1994