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Dr. Do-Yong Park

Professor
Teaching and Learning
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 210
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Biography

Dr. Do-Yong (William) Park, Professor of Science Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2001 and recently earned a TESOL certificate.

Current Courses

TCH 110.001 Cross Cultural Teaching And Learning

TCH 257.008 Science Methods

TCH 257.010 Science Methods

TCH 276.092 Teaching Science In Early Childhood

Teaching Interests & Areas

STEM Education, TESOL

Research Interests & Areas

STEM Education, Geoscience Education, Nature of Science, TESOL

PhD Science Education

The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

MS Satellite Ed/Science Education

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Fulbright Specialist in STEM Education

Institute of International Education
2023

Fulbright US Scholar

Institute of International Education
2022

Fulbright US Scholar

Institute of International Education
2018

GLOBE Star

Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
2011

Outstanding Faculty Diversity Advocacy

Illinois State University
2009

Journal Article

Latip, A., Park, D., Kadarohman, A., Hernani, H., & Anggriawan, R. Prospective science teachers’ perception of local resources-based curriculum for learning science concepts. Indonesian Journal of Science Education 13.2 (2025): 942–954.
Park, D.-Y., Thap, T., Kuong, S., Math, S., Nov, L., & Bae, D. (2025). Inquiry-based STEM education: Creating a stable multivibrator for a bee. Asia Pacific Journal of Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 73–95.
Park, D., Park, M., & Walters, L. (2022). An Innovative Teaching to Foster Teacher Candidates’ Educational Cultural Competence. Childhood Education, 98(5), 36-45. DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2022.2115818
Park, D., & Park, M. (2021). Sinking or Floating: An Inquiry-Based STEM Activity for Children. Childhood Education, 97(6), 74-78.
Sizer, A., Tharp, W., Wrigley, J., Al-Bataineh, A., & Park, D. The Impact of Pre-service teachers’ Orientation on the Implementation of Inquiry-based Teaching Methods. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 17.11 (2021): 1-12.