About
I'm a Korean language teacher with the Jeollanam-do Provincial Office of Education in South Korea. I currently teach at Jeollanam Future International High School, where I research Korean language instruction in multilingual environments. My work sits at the intersection of classroom practice, educational technology, and teacher wellbeing.
Since 2019, I've taught Korean literature and language in public high schools. In parallel, I design and ship EdTech tools — web apps and coaching chatbots — aimed at reducing the administrative burden on teachers so they can return their attention to what matters: students. Out of my current research came jnmt.kr, a translation-driven platform built to bridge language barriers between multilingual students, teachers, and parents in Korean classrooms.
I also serve as Tech Lead at Seeds of Empowerment, a global education NGO founded by Stanford GSE professor Paul Kim. I've contributed to the development of 1001stories.seedofempowerment.org, a global children's storytelling learning platform, and SMILE (Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment) — smilealways.seedsofempowerment.org, a mobile platform where students drive their own learning by generating and answering each other's questions.
I'm invited regularly as a lecturer at national-level teacher training institutes (KERIS, provincial offices of education) on topics including AI-assisted assessment, generative AI in language classrooms, and digital pedagogy. I also publish research, books, and video lectures to share practical frameworks with other educators.
If you're interested in teacher wellbeing, AI integration in K-12, multilingual Korean classrooms, or cross-border EdTech collaboration, I'd love to hear from you.
Career Highlights
- •2026: Reviewer for the Ministry of Education's Commentary on Student Guidance Policies
- •Present: Tech Lead at Seeds of Empowerment (founded by Prof. Paul Kim, Stanford) — contributed to 1001stories (global children's storytelling learning platform) and SMILE (Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment, smilealways.seedsofempowerment.org)
- •2025–Present: Korean language teacher at Jeollanam Future International High School — Researching Korean language instruction in multilingual environments
- •2019–Present: High school Korean language teacher (Jeollanam-do Provincial Office of Education)
- •2025: Mentor for new Korean teachers and first-grade certified teacher candidates
- •2023–2025: Task Force member for Jeollanam-do Student Code of Conduct revision
- •2024: Mentor (social-emotional learning) for the Classroom Revolution Leading Teachers program
- •2024: Operated the secondary Korean classroom at the Global Local Future Education Expo
Lecturing & Training
- •2025: KERIS Cyber-Eoullim (Advanced Program) Lecturer
- •2025: Sejong Teacher Training Institute — AI-based Assessment Workshop
- •2025: Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education — AI Leading Teacher Forum
- •2025: Wando-region K-12 School Consulting — Consultant and Lecturer
- •2025: Wando SW Education Experience Center — Streamlit App Development Training
- •2025: Jeonnam Education Training Institute — Coaching (Digital Track)
- •2025: AI-Assisted Integrated Teaching-Assessment Workshops (~10 schools in Gwangju/Jeonnam)
- •2024: Jeonnam Education Training Institute — Digital-Based Korean Lesson Design
- •2024: School Code of Conduct Revision Training & Consulting, among others
Research Networks
- •Tech Lead, Seeds of Empowerment (founded by Prof. Paul Kim, Stanford)
- •President, Tech-Bridge — KakaoTalk-based Coaching Chatbot Development Team
- •Vice President, Jeollanam-do EdTech Research Group
- •Vice President, Wando AI & Digital Education Research Group
- •Member, Jeonnam Korean Language Education Research Society
- •Member, G.E.N.I.U.S — National Generative AI Research Group for Educators
Interested in collaboration?
Conference talks, research partnerships, teacher exchange programs, EdTech licensing, guest lectures — let's talk.
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