Kerry Hegele

Faculty Specialist I, Elementary Education

Program Coordinator, Elementary Education

Location:

4121 Sangren Hall, Mail Stop 5276

Mailing address:

Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5276 USA

Education:

M.Ed., School Counseling, DePaul University, 2007
B.S., Elementary Education and Teaching, Western Michigan University, 1999

Bio:

Kerry Hegele is a Faculty Specialist in Elementary Education at Western Michigan University. She earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from WMU and a M.Ed. in School Counseling from DePaul University. Her professional background includes classroom teaching in Chicago as well as serving as an Induction Coach with Chicago Public Schools. Since 2015, Kerry has worked in higher education as a clinical supervisor for teacher candidates, placement coordinator, and mentor for early-career teachers.

Courses Taught

Elementary Teaching Lab
Instructional Design and Assessment I PK-3
Instructional Design and Assessment II 3-6
Seminar in Education

Research Interests

Clinical Experiences
New Teacher Induction and Mentoring
Culturally Responsive Classroom Management
PK-12 Partnerships

Recent Grants

Michigan Department of Education Section 27h Mentoring Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning Creation Grant to assist the Michigan Department of Education to create standards, curricula, and professional learning for mentors of teachers, administrators, and counselors ($500,000).