Eun Kyung Ko, Ph.D.

ELE 500 Practicum I ELE 510 Practicum II ELE 590 Student teaching
SCE 540 Teaching Methods of Elementary Science: Planning and Assessment
MGE 510 Teaching Methods of Middle Level Science

Areas of Expertise:

Science Education

Elementary Education

Scientific Inquiry

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)

Artificial Intelligence in Culturally Responsive Teaching

SPSS

• PI for Noyce/NSF grant
• Integration of FIPSE project experience into science teaching methods course The impetus: the lack of pre-service teachers' pedagogical knowledge and their understanding of scientific inquiry as well as university need for coherent and cohesive curriculum to make a close connection between classroom and university. As one of the course requirements, pre-service elementary teachers need to complete SIOT and Video analysis tool in order to understand student's science learning and teaching better.
• Developing Science Inquiry Observation Tool (SIOT) During FIPSE (Funds for Improvement for PostSecondary Education ) project funded by U.S. Department of Education, Ko developed a student science inquiry observation tool in collaboration with faculty from other program/department.
• Developing Video Analysis Tool for Science Teaching During FIPSE (Funds for Improvement for PostSecondary Education ) project, Ko developed a Frozen Moment Video Analysis-Science (FMVA-S) in collaboration with faculty from other program/department. Reflective teaching analysis was essential with this Frozen moment video analysis in science.
• Contribution to Science teacher education Ko designed a professional teaching and learning sequence in Adaptive Cycle of Teaching (ACT) with collaboration with faculty to enhance K-12 science teachers' knowledge and pedagogical knowledge related to the nature of science and scientific inquiry.

Research

Books
Ko, E., & Chen, X. (2025) Multilingual STEAM :Teaching framework and practical tools for elementary grades, Bloomsbury, London, UK. ISBN 978-15-3819748-6
Ko,E., Doh, G., Song, S., & Han, J. (2024) Korean American Community History for Youth, Midwest Korean School Association. Wheeling, IL. ISBN 979-11-984310-3-5 (43940)
Kim, B. & Ko, E. (2023) Science Unit and Lesson Planning: From Theory to Practice, Global Teachers’ University Press. Jeju, South Korea.  ISBN 979-11-975287-8-1 (93400)
Kim, B., Ko, E., & Oh, H. (2022). Teaching as inquiry & the next generation science standards. Global Teachers’ University Press. Jeju, South Korea. https://doi.org/10.979.1192213/194
Kim, B., Ko. E., & Oh, H. (2021) Guide to NGSS-Designed Science Instruction. Global Teachers’ University Press. Jeju, South Korea  https://doi.org/10.979.11975287/05

Articles
Ko, E. (2024) Impact of Video Lesson Analysis on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Teaching and Learning. Inquiry in education. 16(2).
https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol16/iss2/4
Chen, X., Ko, E. K., Han, X., & Thamotharan, V. (2023). Integrating STEM, Language, and Visual Literacy for Multilingual Learners. In J. Lee, W. Huang, X. Chen, F. Rodrigues, L. Okan, S. Beene, C. Huilcapi-Collantes (Eds.), Connecting & Sharing: The Book of Selected Readings 2023 (pp. 26-40). International Visual Literacy Association. https://doi.org/10.52917/ivlatbsr.2023.013
Matsko, K., Ko. E., Bressman, S., Mozer, L., & Winter., J. (2023) Two sides of a coin: How mentors and student teachers view relationships in the context of student teaching. Teacher and Teacher Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104139
Salmon, D. & Ko. E. (2020) Exploring Novice Teacher Learning Through Teaching, PART III - Research on Fostering Knowledge Integration. International Perspectives on Knowledge Integration. (pp. 255–289) Brill | Sense
 https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004429499_012
Ko, E. (2012) What is your objective?: Preservice Teachers’ Views and Practices of Instructional Planning.  International Journal of Learning. 18(7), 89-110.
Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Kim, B.S., & Ko, E.K. (2012). Teaching and learning of nature of science and scientific inquiry: Building capacity through systematic research-based professional development. In M. S. Khine (Ed.), Advances in nature of science research: concepts and methodologies. (pp.125-152) New York, NY: Springer.

Grants

2025    The Feedback Loop Reimagined: Exploring the Impact of Custom Feedback GPTs on Student Learning, Self-Reflection and Criticality: NLU fellowship for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Vishodana Thamotharan and Neal Green)

2024    Using AI to help teacher residences become equitable, ethical, and efficient teachers and learners: NLU fellowship for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education recipient (Principal investigator with Vishodana Thamotharan and Xiaoning Chen)

2022-2027       Noyce/NSF Grant Recipient:Project ENACTS Engaging Noyce Scholars in Anti-Racist Community-Based Teaching in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics (Co-Pl with Vishodana Thamotharan, and Illinois Institute of Technology)

2014-2017       TQP AUSL Grant Recipient (with Diane Salmon, Alan Rossman and Academy for Urban School Leadership) Improving teacher preparation program to teach STEM in AUSL.

2014-2016       Noyce/NSF Grant Recipient (Principal Investigator with Alan Rossman, Diane Salmon, and Illinois Institute of Technology) Collaborative Research: Building Capacity for Middle School Master Science Teacher Development.

Contact Information:

Eun Kyung Ko, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
eun.ko@nl.edu 
(847) 947-5347 (Phone and Fax)
National College of Education
National Louis University