Mr. Greg
My name is Greg Smedley-Warren also known as “Mr. Greg.” I am a kindergarten teacher and the creator of The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. I have been teaching for 18 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade, and am now in my 15 year in kindergarten which is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.
When I’m not in the classroom, blogging, and doing all things teach, I enjoy spending time with my family. I live in Nashville, Tennessee with my husband (known as The Mister) our daughter, Adelynn, and our dog, Butters.
More about Greg:
Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Indiana University
ELL Certification from David Lipscomb University
Spent 2 summers teaching in Ecuador
2014 Teacher Of The Year
International Speaker/Presenter
Curriculum Developer
Co-founder of the ELEVATE! conference for teachers
Jason "The Mister"
Hi, I am Jason, otherwise known as “The Mister.” I handle all things behind the scenes at The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. I graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance. I worked in finance my entire career until the summer of 2016 when Mr. Greg and I determined that TKS needed a dedicated full-time person. Since then I have worked tirelessly at helping to spread Mr. Greg’s teaching style, resources, strategies, techniques, tips & tricks far and wide.
When you send an email or communicate with TKS via social media, I am likely the one that is responding to you. I also assist Mr. Greg with planning and brainstorming ideas for classroom resources and activities. Last but not least I develop, plan, and coordinate our ELEVATE! Conferences from the ground up. This allows Mr. Greg to focus on the workshops and sessions to make sure they are glitterific.
Since education was not my field of study or expertise it has been an amazing adventure learning from all the interactions that I now have with educators. I look forward to each day knowing that it will bring with it another exciting and fun-filled experience from classrooms around the world.