Bailey Oelslager
Bailey Oelslager is a graduate of the
University
of
North
Carolina
Wilmington where she earned a
Bachelor’s degree in the Education of
Young Children. She continues to
partner with UNCW as a Practicum and
Field Experience Partnership Teacher
and as a guest speaker for EYC
undergraduate courses. Bailey has led
parent empowerment workshops and professional development for early
childhood educators on topics including 21st Century Learning at Home and at
School, Pre-K Curriculum: The Purpose of Play, and Authentic Observation, and
Assessment in the Pre-K Classroom.
Bailey has been an early childhood educator for New Hanover County Schools
since 2010, working with at-risk children in NC Pre-K and Head Start
classrooms. She is currently teaching in a multi-age classroom, 3-5 year olds, at
Dorothy B. Johnson Early Childhood Center. Her teaching philosophy centers
around building meaningful relationships with the children in her class,
creating an environment where students are empowered to be self-sufficient
learners and compassionate about helping others, and being confident in taking
risks. Bailey looks forward to conducting action research studying the
importance of social interactions of young children and how those interactions
influence their future success.