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ELSA JONES
Assistant Academic Program Manager, early childhood Education

Contact info:

Phone: 860-490-0263
Email: ejones@post.edu

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Biography

Academic Background:

• MA in Child Study, Eliot-Pearson Department, Tufts University
• BA in Psychology, Wellesley College
• MA Thesis:  “Sex Differences in Preschoolers’ Use of Computers”, 1985

Teaching Background:

Jones holds the position of an Assistant Academic Program Manager in Early Childhood at Post University.  Her course specialties are Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Children’s Literature and Language Arts.  Since 2000, Jones has worked as an adjunct professor for several Connecticut Community Colleges. She developed and has instructed the “Family and Community Involvement in Early Childhood Programs” course for the Connecticut Charts-A-Course Directors’ Credentialing System since 2006. 

Professional Background:

• Administrator - Help Me Grow National Center,Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, 2010 – Present
• Program Associate - Brighter Futures Initiative, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving,  2004 – 2010
• Independent Early Childhood Consultant                                         
  • Education & NAEYC Accreditation Consultant - Head Start, Center-based and Family Child Care Programs, 1986 - Present  
  • Trainer/Coach - “Training Wheels” and “Recognition & Response: The Connecticut Initiative”, CT Department of Education, 2006 – 2012
  • Trainer/Coach - Connecticut’s Guidelines for the Development of Infant & Toddler Early Learning, CT Department of Social Services, 2008 – 2010
  • Assessment/Intervention Coordinator - Columbia University Head Start Quality Research Center, 2001 - 2006
  • Assistant Researcher - Yale University Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, 1995 - 2003
  • Federal Head Start & Early Head Start Reviewer - Administration for Children and Familie, 1995 - 2003
  • Administrator/Head Teacher - Head Start and Chapter I Pre-Kindergarten Programs, 1985 – 1986; 1988 - 1989

Teaching Philosophy:

Jones seeks to help all students understand and implement effective, intentional teaching techniques that promote children’s optimal development, honor diversity, and ensure authentic partnerships with families as first teachers.

Personal Background:

The mother of a recent college graduate and a college freshman, Jones cherishes her role as their lifelong nurturer, educator and advocate. She enjoys traveling and dancing.  She is a licensed Zumba instructor.

Community Activities:

Jones’ community involvement work has included volunteer work for Be The Match Bone Marrow Donor Registration and church breakfast ministries.  She has served as a member of Connecticut Head Start Education Advisory Boards and the Hartford Artists Collective, Inc. Board of Directors.

Research/Academic Interests:

Jones’ major interests are in the family-school-community partnership and early detection/early intervention areas. 

Professional Memberships:

• National and Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Head Start Association
• National Black Child Development Institute
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative