Cailin J. Kerch

Cailin Kerch is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama in the Early Childhood and Elementary program. She received her PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University. Cailin has over a decade of experience as an early childhood educator and school leader at both public and private schools. Her area of research focuses on teacher development, teacher beliefs, social-emotional learning for young children, and early literacy development.

Publications

Young Children's Explanations: Assessing Content and Genre Knowledge in Early Science Writing
Young Children's Explanations: Assessing Content and Genre Knowledge in Early Science Writing
Carol A. Donovan, Cailin J. Kerch. © 2023. 29 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide information teachers need to assess young children's science compositions for explanation genre features and content knowledge. The...
Navigating Remote and Online Tools in Elementary School: Effective Instruction and Tool Function Matter
Navigating Remote and Online Tools in Elementary School: Effective Instruction and Tool Function Matter
Cailin J. Kerch, Carol A. Donovan, Andrew X. Maxey, Matthew F. Kerch. © 2022. 15 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of online tools and resources available to teachers for remote and classroom teaching. Included is background on the use of technology to...