Dr. Jeongae Kang

Associate Professor, Learning and Behavior Specialist

Special Education

Office

DEG DeGarmo Hall 533

Office Phone

(309) 438-8980office
phone

jkang16@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Dr. Jeongae Kang is an Associate Professor of the Department of Special Education.

Current Courses

205.003Family, Professional, And Community Collaboration

206.001Foundations of Instruction and Assessment in Special Education

206.003Foundations of Instruction and Assessment in Special Education

344.002Teaching Secondary Content to Students with Disabilities

344.005Teaching Secondary Content to Students with Disabilities

206.002Foundations of Instruction and Assessment in Special Education

206.004Foundations of Instruction and Assessment in Special Education

206.005Foundations of Instruction and Assessment in Special Education

409.001Teacher Leadership In Special Education

Teaching Interests & Areas

Assessment foundation, Instructional pedagogy, teacher preparation

PhD Special Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

Greensboro, NC

MS Special Education

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

BA English Literature and Language

Catholic University of Korea

South Korea

ISU Outstanding University Teaching Initiative Award

ISU Center for Integrated Professional Development

2023

Impact Award

Illinois State University

2023

Book Review

Kang, J., & Peeples, K. Review of the book Six shifts to improve special education and other interventions: A commonsense approach for school leaders, by Nathan Levenson.. Teachers College Record (2022)

Journal Article

Kang, J., & Shin, M. (2022). Special Education of South Korea: Policies and Issues.
Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2(1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.33043/JOSEP.2.2.70-78

Kang, J., Haughney, K., & Cheek, A. (2022). Case studies on students with IDD and
moderate to extensive support needs: Document analysis. DADD Online Journal, 9(1), 97-117.https://files.constantcontact.com/195b0203701/10d2965e-caf4-4626-8a75-4588a4c533fc.pdf?rdr=true

Kang, J., & Gardiner-Walsh, S. Early Career Special Education Teachers’ Views on Preclinical Field Experience in Rural Areas. Theory \& Practice in Rural Education 12.1 (2022): 41--63.

Park, R., & Kang, J. (2022). Parenting and educational involvement of Korean mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of the Whole Child, 7(2), 28-38. https://libjournals.mtsu.edu/index.php/ijwc/article/view/2307/1343

Kang, J., & Shields, M. (2019). Preparing teacher candidates to assess learner profiles through field experience at university-affiliated laboratory school. International Journal of Laboratory Schools, 9(1), 1-6. https://www.ialslaboratoryschools.org/_files/ugd/e7c668_33b4f6318c78478bad015ae04bf16f16.pdf

Spencer, W.*, & Kang, J. (2022). Calling All Administrators: How Can You Help Special Education Teachers? Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment (T-CARE), XIII, 6. Retrieved from https://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/T-CARE-Vol-XIII-Fall-2022.pdf

Kang, J. & Gardiner-Walsh, S. (2020). Integrating Dis/ability to Combat Ableism: Activities paired to Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards. Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment (T-CARE), X, 10. Retrieved from https://www.csun.edu/center-teaching-learning/publications

Presentations

Kang, J., & Kim, E. (Nov, 2022). Work environments and burnout and stress of special education teachers during COVID-19. TED CEC, Richmond, VA.

Kang, J., Haughney, K., & Cheek, A. (Nov, 2022). Critical review of case studies on students with moderate to severe disabilities. TED CEC, Richmond, VA.

Kim, E., Kang, J., & Park, R. (Nov, 2022). Over-identification of English language learners in special education during COVID-19? TED CEC, Richmond, VA.

Kang, J. (2020, June). What SETs need to know about progress monitoring and data management during remote learning. Supporting Learners in an Online Environment.
Millersville University, Online.

Bayraktar, B., Henry, D., Jones, J., & Kang, J. (2020, July 29). Experiential learning in the
HyFlex classroom [Webinar]. Student Opportunity Center.

Bergmann, E., Williamson, P., & Kang, J. (2020, Feb). Cross-disciplinary analysis of policy levers that affect professional quality. CEC, Portland, OR.

Kang, J. (2019, January). Preparing teachers how to collect and analyze data: Moving toward teacher directed modified dialogic reading for students with ASD. CEC, Indianapolis, IN.

Kang, J., Haunery, K., Park, K. (2019, November). TED professional developmental committee tech-style meet up. TED CEC, New Orleans, LA.

Lynn, T., Farnan, S., & Kang, J. (2019, January). Improving self-advocacy and self-determination skills through the implementation of student led IEPs with secondary
students with disabilities. CEC, Indianapolis, IN.

Lynn, T., Farnan, S., & Kang, J. (2019, November). Implementing a profession-based assessment to Individualized Education Program (IEP) Project to improve personnel preparation. TED CEC, New Orleans, LA.

Grants & Contracts

Project PROPEL: Promoting Readiness of Preservice Educators in AI Literacy.. Center for Integrated Professional Development, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Illinois State University. (2024)

Assessment Practices for English Language Learners (ELLs) in the state of Illinois. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2023)