Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Education
Ph.D. Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, 2017 and Rehabilitation Counseling
(expected) University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Major: Special Education
Emphasis: Assistive/Instructional Technology M.Ed. Department of Special Education
2008 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Major: High-Incidence (Adaptive) Disabilities B.A. Department of Special Education
2005 Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea Major: Secondary Special Education Certification
2009 KY Professional Certificate for Teaching Exceptional Children Rank I (2014), Learning and Behavior Disorders (K-12) 2013 North Carolina Professional Educator’s License
Standard Professional I, Special Education: General Curriculum Standard Professional I, Middle Grades Mathematics
2013 Assistive Technology Certificate
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Professional Experiences
2016 Lead Teacher & Research Consultant
- Present Frankfort Independent Schools & Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY
Title: Engaging the Capital City Community in Establishing a STEM+ Pipeline, Funded by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust ($399,850) 2014 - 2016 Lead Teacher
The Learning Center, Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, KY 2013 - 2014 Teacher, Special Education & Mathematics
2011 - 2013 Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Title: Evaluating the Efficacy of Enhanced Anchored Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities in Math, Funded by the Institute of Education Science (Goal 3), U.S. Department of Education ($2,330,164), Principal Investigator: Brian A. Bottge, Ed.D.
2009 - 2011 Teacher, Special Education & Mathematics
Bondurant Middle School, Franklin County Public Schools, Frankfort, KY 2008 - 2009 Para-Professional, Special Education & Mathematics
Corden Porter School, Greater Clark County Public Schools, Jeffersonville, IN
Publications & Presentations
Choo, S. Y. & Bottge, B. A. (2017, April). Developing technology applications with 3D printers for improving the problem-solving skills. Poster presentation accepted at the 2017 Annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Boston, MA.
Choo, S. Y. & Bottge, B. A. (2017, April). Comparing effects of a math intervention delivered in resource and inclusive classrooms. Oral presentation accepted at the 2017 Annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, Boston, MA. Choo, S. Y. (2016, June). Makerspaces as a graduation strategy. Oral presentation at the
2016 Persistence to Graduation Summit of Kentucky Department of Education, Lexington, KY.
Choo, S. Y. & Bottge, B. A. (2016, April). Using 3D printers and computer-aided design software to improve mathematics problem-solving skills. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, St. Louis, MO. Choo, S. Y. (2016, March). Developing technology applications for improving the
problem-solving skills of middle school students with learning disabilities: Preliminary report. Oral presentation at the 2016 Spring Research Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Choo, S. Y. (2016, March). Curriculum development with 3D printers for improving visual-spatial skills of at-risk high school students. Oral presentation at the 27th Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah, GA.
Choo, S. Y. (2015, November 30). The nexus between teaching and research: What I learned working on an IES grant [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://ies.ed.gov/blogs/research/post/the-nexus-between-teaching-and-research- what-i-learned-working-on-an-ies-grant
Choo, S. Y. (2015, June). SketchUp and 3D printers. Workshop at 2015 Kentucky Department of Education, Digital Symposium, Lexington, KY.
Bottge, B. A., Toland, M., Gassaway, L., Butler, M., Choo, S. Y., Griffin, A., & Ma, X. (2015). Impact of Enhanced Anchored Instruction in inclusive math classrooms. Exceptional Children, 81 (2), 158-175. doi:10.1177/0014402914551742
Hefling, M., Jones, M. E., & Choo, S. Y. (2014, November). Using technology to enhance engaged learning for at-risk students. Presentation at the 2014 KySTE Fall Training Event: Digital Transformation, Lexington, KY.
Bottge, B. A., Toland, M. D., Gassaway, L., Butler, M., Choo, S. Y., Griffin, A. K., & Ma, X. (2014, April). Multilevel analysis of Enhanced Anchored Instruction in coteaching inclusive math classrooms. Roundtable presentation at the 2014 Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Choo, S. Y. (2014, April). Community partnerships building a brighter future. Invited panel discussion at the 2014 Annual meeting of the North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives, Raleigh, NC.
Choo, S. Y., Knight, V. F., & Bausch, M. E. (2013, April). Using a token economy system via the iPad to increase classroom participation and decrease disruptive behavior of students with ADHD. Poster presentation at the 2013 Annual
conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, San Antonio, TX.
Bottge, B. A., Butler, M. D., Choo, S. Y., & Gassaway, L. J. (2013, April). Detecting error patterns and improving fractions computation. Roundtable presentation at the 2013 Annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children, San Antonio, TX.
Hudson, T. M., Knight, V. F., & Choo, S. Y. (2013, March). Evaluating effects of web conferencing software on active student responding in a graduate course. Oral presentation at the 2013 Annual conference of American Council on Rural Special Education, Orlando, FL.
Butler, M. D., Griffen, A. K., & Choo, S. Y. (2012, November). Enhanced Anchored Instruction (EAI): Improving math skills of middle school students. Roundtable presentation at AdvancED Kentucky/UK College of Education Innovation Summit, Lexington, KY.
University Teaching Experiences Kentucky State University
University of Kentucky
EDS 514: Instructional Technology in Special Education, Summer 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2012
EDS 459: Student Teaching in Special Education, Fall 2014, Fall 2012 EDS 601: Applied Behavior Analysis, Summer 2012
Service Experiences
2017, April Conference Session Chair
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Invited to paper session chair titled, Embodying, Personalizing and Rendering Mathematics Using Technology at the 2017 AERA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX
2017, January Teacher Trainer
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Trained in-service teachers for Developing Enhanced Assessment Tools for Capturing Students’ Procedural Skills and Conceptual Understanding in Math, funded by the Institute of Education Science (Goal 5)
2017, January Teacher Evaluator
Franklin County Public School, Frankfort, KY
Served as an evaluator for the district’s teacher of the year 2016, June Proposal Reviewer
- Present American Educational Research Association
Division of Learning and Instructions (C), Section of Mathematics (1c); & Section of Technology-Based Environments (3b)
2013, June Proposal Reviewer
- Present Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Technology and Media Division
2016, October Proposal Reviewer
International Society for Technology in Education Focus topic: Digital age teaching & learning 2016, May Nominations and Election Committee
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Technology and Media Division
2015, June Proposal Reviewer
National Youth-At-Risk Center
2011, August Children and Youth Action Network Coordinator - 2013, May Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC)
Awards
2015, August Arvle and Ellen Turner Thacker Research Fund University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Received $ 1,000 doctoral dissertation grant
Title: Developing technology applications for improving the problem- solving skills
2015, August Barbara J. Edwards Special Education Fellowship University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Received $1,500 scholarship 2013, November Bright Ideas Grant
North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, Raleigh, NC Received $1,500 grant
Title: Project-based learning for students with math learning disabilities 2013, August Dermontti F. & Regina M. Dawson Graduate Fellowship in Education
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Received $1,000 scholarship
2011, August Sarah Geurin Graduate Scholarsip University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Received $1,500 scholarship
2011, August Shirley C. Endowed Graduate Fellowship for Teachers University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Received $150 scholarship
2006, August The Speyer Special Education Scholarship University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Received $1,500 scholarship
1999, March Daegu University Student Scholarship Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea Received full scholarship
Professional Affiliations
Council for Exceptional Children Division of Technology and Media American Educational Research Association
Division of Learning and Instruction