Meet Kathy Gilbert,
Founder & Director of KMG Research, LLC.
Kathy Gilbert has 40 years experience in Early Childhood Education & Development.
After Kathy graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, she earned her master’s degrees in Educational Technology and Early Childhood Education from Western Michigan University.
Kathy’s student teaching experience on a Navajo Reservation was an enriching start to her career that deepened her dedication to young children. She began her work teaching Kindergarten, but expanded her experience caring for and teaching children from toddlers through school age children and substitute teaching in middle school and high school. Kathy dedicated 22 years of her career to Western Michigan University as the director of the Children’s Place Learning Center, and also as a part time course instructor. She now comes to all of you, to share her knowledge and expertise as the Founder and Director of KMG Research, LLC with presentations designed to cultivate confidence within early childhood educators.
A note from Kathy
As teachers of young children, we play a critical role in the development & education of the growing ones in our care. While studies have shown the importance of quality interactions in setting up our children for success; we can see the proof is in the lives we touch and the foundations we set.
My goal is to provide the support that teachers need, to build their confidence in the skills & abilities that they have, and to help them provide the highest quality interactions & education for the children in their care. It is a gift to be working with all of you.
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I’m going to show my age here, but I still have trouble with all the abbreviations used on social media. LOL, BRB, ROFL. While I’ve mastered the most popular ones, I still find myself going to Urban Dictionary to figure out what someone has said. I’ve felt that way sitting in a conference training session as well. They use an acronym of which I am not familiar. I look around the room to see if others are maybe in the same place as me. But it appears they all know what is being discussed. Am … Continue reading
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