Dr. Allison M Kroesch
Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator
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DEG Degarmo Hall 522
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Allison M. Kroesch is an assistant professor. She graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education. She taught several years as a general educator before obtaining her M.S. Ed. and Ed.D. in Special Education.
Current Courses
SED 599.001 Dissertation Research
SED 206.003 Foundations of Instruction and Assessment in Special Education
SED 368.003 Math Methods For Learners With Disabilities
Teaching Interests & Areas
Teaching general and special education majors to use evidence-based practices in the field.
Mathematics
Research Interests & Areas
Training and collaboration
Instructional technologies
Evidence-based practices
EDD Special Education
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Other Special Education
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BS Elementary Education
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
University Teaching Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2021
Grants and Contracts
The Utilizing Number to Initative Fravtion Inquiry (UNIFI) for Students with Learning Disabilities
Beth L. MacDonald, Allison Kroesch, Jessica Hunt, Jeffrey Barrett, Neet Priya Bajwa, Jennifer Tobias, Julien Corven.
Illinois State University. 2023 - 2024
Autism Professional Learning and Universal Supports
Nichelle Michalak, Stacey Jones-Bock, Allison M Kroesch.
Illinois State Board of Education. July 2021 - June 2022
Autism Professional Learning and Universal Supports
Nichelle Michalak, Stacey Jones-Bock, Linda Vernon, Allison M Kroesch.
Illinois State Board of Education. July 2020 - June 2021
Autism Professional Learning and Universal Supports Project
Nichelle Michalak, Stacey Jones-Bock, Linda Vernon, Allison M Kroesch.
Illinois State Board of Education. April 2020 - June 2020
First Year Teachers Supports: A Literature Review
Allison Kroesch.
College of Education. March 2020 - March 2020
Book, Chapter
Classrooms: Practices, Assessment and Improvement Strategies.
Stacey Jones-Bock, Christina Borders, Samuel Whitley, Stacey Harden, Allison Kroesch.
(2017), Behavioral assessment, NOVA Publishers
Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students with Disabilities
Christina Borders, Stacey Jones-Bock, K. M. Probst, Allison Kroesch.
(2017), 1-20, E-Book on Deaf Education
Preparing to teach, committing to learn: An introduction to educating children who are deaf/hard of hearing (14
Christina Borders, Stacey Jones-Bock, Kristi Probst, Allison Kroesch.
(2017), Deaf/hard of hearing students with disabilities, EHDI Learning Center
Conference Proceeding
Reimagining the emergent perspective within research-practice learning communities
Beth L. MacDonald, Amanda L Cullen, Allison M Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Edward Mooney, Julien Corven.
University of Nevada, Reno, 1, 910-915, (2023)
Journal Article
Reimagining socio-ecological frameworks within practice-research learning communities
Beth L. MacDonald, Neet Priya Bajwa, Amanda Cullen, Allison Kroesch, Edward S Mooney.
For the Learning of Mathematics, (2026)
Accessing and Assessing Components of Elementary and Middle School Students’ Mathematical Disposition Through Metaphors
Emily Deal, Edward S Mooney, Amanda Cullen, Allison Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Julien Corven, Beth L. MacDonald.
Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 17 (3), 259-275, (2025), 10.1080/19477503.2024.2419291
Kindergarteners as sense makers!
Allison M Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Cassandra Mattoon, Agnes M Gonzalez Hatch, Beth L. MacDonald, Amanda L Cullen, Edward S Mooney, Julien Corven.
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117 (11), 802-812, (2024), 10.5951/MTLT.2023.0284
Math is not a universal language: Bringing explicit vocabulary instruction into inclusive middle school mathematics classrooms
Kate Peeples, Allison Kroesch, Victoria J. VanUitert.
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 38 (2), 129-143, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1111/ldrp.12303
Using Technology to Support Academic Learning
Allison Kroesch, Sara Jozwik, Karen H Douglas, Yun-Ching Chung, Nicole Uphold.
(2022), 10.1177/00224669211070563
Let’s Argue: Developing Argumentative Writing Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities
Allison Kroesch, Kate Peeples, Courtney Pleasant, Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino.
Reading and Writing Quarterly, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1080/10573569.2021.1970659
Teaching American Government Content to Students with Developmental Disabilities Using Technology and Constant Time Delay
Allison M Kroesch, Karen H. Douglas, Sara Jozwik, Nicole M. Uphold, Allison M Kroesch.
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, (2020), 10.1007/s10882-019-09726-9
Perspectives of non-tenured track faculty members and doctoral students included in mentorship and professional development
Allison Kroesch, Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino, Luminita Hartle, Sara Porter, L Randles, Samuel Whitley, Krystal Lewis-Pratl.
Gauisus: Selected Scholarship on Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University, (2019)
Utilizing a Flipped Learning Model to Support Special Educators’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Tara Kaczorowski, Allison Kroesch, Amanda White, Brianna Lanning.
The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 8 (2), 4, (2019)
Promoting Literacy With Self-Created Grocery Lists on Mobile Devices
Karen H. Douglas, Nicole M. Uphold, Shannon Steffen, M.
JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, 51 (4), 201-210, (2018), 10.1177/0022466917719260
High School General Education Teachers’ Knowledge of Students with Extensive Support Needs
Allison Kroesch, Kate Peeples.
Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions, 40 (1), 10.14434/rapcc.v40i1.31756
Presentations
Keep CALM and teach on! Developing accessible learning materials in educator preparation programs
Kate Peeples, Allison Kroesch.
CEC Virtual PD Fair, Online, September, 2023
Crossing into the classroom: Experiences in preparing paraprofessionals and provisionally licensed SPED teachers
Kate N. Peeples, Allison M. Kroesch, Kat D. Alves.
CEC-TED Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, November, 2022
Investigating Special Education Teacher Candidates' Readiness to Teach Literacy Skills & Intervention
Kate Peeples, Allison Kroesch.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2022 Annual Convention & Expo, Orlando, FL, January, 2022
Universally Designed: Effectively Instructing Future Teacher Educators for an Inclusive Classroom
Allison M Kroesch, Kim N Fisher.
Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2022 Annual Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL., January, 2022
Preparing educators to implement paraprofessional facilitation in inclusive classrooms.
Allison Kroesch, Yun-Ching Chung.
TASH Conference, New Orleans, LA., December, 2021
Reaching All Learners: Lesson Planning UDL Style!
Kim Fisher, Allison Kroesch.
Illinois Council for Exceptional Children (ICEC) Annual Conference, Online, November, 2021
Let’s Argue: Developing Argumentative Writing Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities
Courtney Pleasant, Allison Kroesch, Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Portland, OR, February, 2020
Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities Academic Content Using Technology: A Systematic Review
Allison Kroesch, Karen Douglas, Yun-Ching Chung, Nicole Uphold, Sara Jozwik.
Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2020 Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL, January, 2020
Teaching Core Academic Content to Students with Intellectual Using Tech
Allison Kroesch, Yun-Ching Chung.
TASH Conference, Phoenix, AZ, December, 2019
STEM for all: Engaging and Supporting Learners with and without Disabilities in Problem Based Learning
Amanda White, Allison Kroesch, Tara Kaczorowski.
Illinois Council for Exceptional Children (ICEC) Annual Conference, Naperville, IL, November, 2019
Teaching a Kindergarten Student to Sequence Academic Content Using an iPad Application
Allison Kroesch, Yun-Ching Chung.
ASHA Connect Conference, Chicago, IL, July, 2019
Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities to Sequence Academic Content Using an iPad Application
Allison M Kroesch, Yun-Ching Chung, Karen H Douglas.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) 143rd Annual Conference, Normal, June, 2019
GROWTH: Initiating a Formalized Faculty Mentoring Program
Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino, Stacey Jones-Bock, Tara Kaczorowski, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Allison M Kroesch, Krystal Lewis-Pratl, Ashley Norton, Luminita Hartle.
Teaching Professor Conference, New Orleans, LA, June, 2019
Teaching Students with Developmental Disabilities to Sequence Social Studies Academic Content Using Video Modeling and Constant Time Delay Via an iPad Application
Allison M Kroesch, Karen H. Douglas, Yun-Ching Chung.
Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2019 Annual Conference, Maui, HI, January, 2019