Dr. Grace Kang
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Dr. Kang has taught at the K-6 grade levels and worked as a reading specialist and enrichment teacher. She is an assistant professor of elementary literacy and teaches various literacy courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and her research explores culturally sustaining pedagogies, teacher identity, critical literacies, and social justice oriented teacher education, specifically in writing. Dr. Kang is the founder of the Civic Engagement Cohort that highlights issues of community, diversity, and assets-based pedagogies that is housed in Champaign, IL.
Current Courses
224.003Developing Readers Through Writing
205.001Elementary Education Clinical I
391.002Tchng For Equity In Elem Classrooms Thr Assessmt,Collab,Comm
205.010Elementary Education Clinical I
205.011Elementary Education Clinical I
260.003Elementary Education Clinical II
Teaching Interests & Areas
Critical reading and writing workshops, Digital literacies, Teachers as Writers, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies, Multicultural Education, Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice
Research Interests & Areas
Critical Teacher Education, Critical Literacies, Negotiation of Curriculum, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies, Teachers as Writers, Teacher Identity, Professional Development in Writing, Civic Engagement, Community Mapping