Papers by Jaesook Gilbert
A Taste of Learning, a community initiative involving several collaborating agencies, has two pri... more A Taste of Learning, a community initiative involving several collaborating agencies, has two primary foci: 1) To encourage healthy food decision-making at grocery stores and 2) to have families of young children engage in fun learning opportunities while grocery shopping. This paper provides an overview of the pilot project, which was implemented at two Remke Market stores, the preliminary findings, and the lessons learned from working with multiple partnering agencies. A Taste of Learning (ATOL) is a program aimed at improving the quality of life of individuals and families by encouraging healthy food choices and fostering children's learning opportunities during grocery shopping. When Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center approached United Way of Greater Cincinnati (United Way) about its desire to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, United Way reached out to other community partners including Vision 2015, Agenda 360, regional universities, and Remke Markets Incorporated, a local grocery chain, to explore the possibility of promoting school readiness and healthy eating for families and their children. What resulted, in 2011, was ATOL. ATOL exposes children and parents/caregivers to fun learning opportunities tailored to the grocery store environment. It provides experiences, questions, and materials to encourage learning through play and interaction while grocery shopping. These activities require children and their families to spend a longer time in the produce section as they play games highlighting different vegetables and fruits. This paper will describe the collaboration process with community partners with the intent of providing families supports for healthier food decision-making and engaging in fun learning opportunities through a pilot project in the grocery store. Literature Review School readiness is multidimensional and includes all areas of children's development including physical well-being (Boethel, 2004). Kentucky's readiness motto, Ready to Grow,
School Community Journal, 2020
The transition to more formal schooling in kindergarten can be difficult for young children and t... more The transition to more formal schooling in kindergarten can be difficult for young children and their families. However, preparing children for this transition can produce positive results. This article examines the qualitative results of a fourto six-week transition program for 715 children. Data include parent and school surveys as well as school personnel reports and discussions from two years of the program, involving two separate groups of children. This qualitative data suggested positive affects for children’s social/emotional readiness for school. Children who attended the program became leaders in the classroom and experienced less anxiety. Because the transitions in the start of the school year were easier, teachers had more instructional time with the children early in the school year. Children with special needs received more support, and families became connected with the schools on multiple levels. Parents developed friendships with other families and overall felt less...
This paper shares the process and experience of a university community partnership to improve the... more This paper shares the process and experience of a university community partnership to improve the quality of care and education in the region by enhancing teachers’ early childhood knowledge. A hybrid course for both university students and childcare providers, The Academy for Early Childhood Excellence sought to provide intense and supportive professional development for early care and education providers as well as access and an introduction to the university setting. The hybrid format necessitated some level of competence with technology and more emphasis on writing as a mode of communication. Some of the Academy participants, especially the more experienced and older providers, were not as comfortable with different computer software needed to open information provided or to complete the assignments through the Blackboard system. For some participants, navigating the online sessions was a bit difficult and they had to seek assistance from others about how and where to go on the ...
... Ros-Voseles Anne Eddowes Christine J. Ferguson Vicki Folds Janet Foster Xin Gao Jaesook Lee G... more ... Ros-Voseles Anne Eddowes Christine J. Ferguson Vicki Folds Janet Foster Xin Gao Jaesook Lee Gilbert Rebecca M. Giles Stephen Graves Heejeong Sophia Han Jill O. Hatch Carol Hughes Kyoung Jin Kim Herman Knopf Michelle LaRocque Ann K. Levy Shayla Lewis Sharon ...
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
Introduction Our study examined whole-child preschool programming from a policy perspective. We s... more Introduction Our study examined whole-child preschool programming from a policy perspective. We suggest that whole-child wellness must include sustainable approaches that are systematic and holistic approaches for educating children. The Preschool Partnership Grant was a means of funding preschool districts, who successfully applied for the grant across our state to initiate, continue, and sustain quality programming with their respective local preschool partners. Funding also enabled districts to increase access to quality programming while fostering kindergarten readiness in participating children. Case description We conducted a case study by analyzing data provided by district Preschool Partnership Grantees. Data included quantitative measures of district and partner preschools and open-ended items describing professional development opportunities, holistic interventions, and effective preschool activities afforded by grant funding. Results Grant recipients (n = 79) reported tha...
This paper asserts that infant-toddler teachers, like preschool teachers, need to be cognizant of... more This paper asserts that infant-toddler teachers, like preschool teachers, need to be cognizant of individual children's developmental levels, chronological ages, and general developmental stages, as well as infant-toddler theories and developmentally appropriate practice for infants and toddlers. In that spirit, the paper describes the purpose and general aspects of a developmentally appropriate infant-toddler curriculum. The paper then discusses the relationship between infant-toddler development theories (such as those of Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky) and infant-toddler curriculum planning. A list is then provided of general questions for caregivers to use as they create a curriculum plan. The paper's last section provides a reference list of suggested reading on infant-toddler theories, developmental stages, and activities. (Contains 11 references.) (EV) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
Advances in Early Education And Day Care, 2016
Abstract This chapter describes the Bornlearning ® Academy (BLA), a school-based family engagemen... more Abstract This chapter describes the Bornlearning ® Academy (BLA), a school-based family engagement program predicated on the notion that families come to the table with knowledge and skills and can support children’s learning by building on what they are already doing. It takes place in a school building within the families’ school district, and it is a six-workshop series that utilizes materials available for free at bornlearning.org, a United Way Worldwide public engagement campaign. The goal of the BLA is to increase parents’/caregivers’ understanding of their role in the education process of their children and to facilitate familiarization and establishment of positive experiences with the school personnel and the school district for the children and their families. Survey data demonstrated that parents/caregivers from a range of backgrounds enjoyed and learned from various BLA workshops. Gains on content questions indicated the BLA attendees learned, and responses indicated that attendees both intended to use what they learned at the workshops in their own interactions with their children and actually followed through on those intentions.
This paper describes efforts to increase the quality in early care and education through targeted... more This paper describes efforts to increase the quality in early care and education through targeted coaching. A collaborative including several community agencies and a university developed a framework of support for early care and education providers, using coaching as its foundational basis, called Coaching to Quality (CTQ). This paper provides a background on the regional need for increasing quality level of childcare centres, specific components and evolution of CTQ, and lessons learned or implications of the CTQ initiative.
In today's globalized market, students emerging from the university must be prepared to embrace d... more In today's globalized market, students emerging from the university must be prepared to embrace difference and engage with diversity across a wide range of interactions. Primarily homogenous universities are illequipped to instill in their students the necessary acceptance and critical understanding they will need in the everchanging, multicultural world. Minority faculty members play key roles in transforming majority institutions into more diverse learning communities thereby reshaping the makeup and climate of the institution. However, these minority faculty members face challenges beyond those normally encountered by all new faculty members as they try to acclimate into the higher education arena. These challenges range from a lack of meaningful mentorship and the internalization of negative perceptions to outright isolation and discrimination.
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 1999
Early Childhood Education Journal, 2009
Child Care in Practice, 2013
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Papers by Jaesook Gilbert