Steven Ka Kit Yu

Passionate about education, driven to build a successful and fulfilling career in the field. Diverse background in science education and science teacher education, with a unique blend of teaching expertise. Ultimate goal is to seamlessly integrate passion for teaching with research skills, making a valuable contribution to the teacher community.

• 2020, International Outstanding e-Learning Awards, Gold Award in the General e-Learning application, HKU
• 2019, Educational Research Award, Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre
• 2018, International Outstanding e-Learning Awards, Silver Award in the General e-Learning application, HKU

• 2018, Co-investigator of a research project at HKU entitled ‘Exploring the use of new video technologies to leverage pre-service teachers’ ability to notice’, Co-design an innovative pedagogy for microteaching called ‘Rehearsal’ with Professor Kennedy Chan for pre-service science teachers to enact core practices with video-mediated discussion and collective reflection.
• 2019, Apprentice coach, Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET), Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE), Support experienced teachers in improving their instructional practice through collaborative analysis of classroom videos and a focus on core teaching practices that support equitable opportunities for all students.

• Yu, S.K.K., 2024, A twist on the candle mystery, Science in School, 66.
• Chan, K. K. H., & Yu, S.K.K., 2023, Different camera perspectives, different observations?: Pre-service science teachers' noticing and perceived usefulness on different classroom videos, Fostering Science Teaching and Learning for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond, G. Bansal, U. Ramnarain, 147-164, IGI Global.
• Chan, K.K.H., Yu, S.K.K. & Sin, R.K.H., 2021, Using student actors and video-mediated reflection to promote pre-service teachers’ ability to enact responsive teaching, Innovations in Science Teacher Education, 6, 1.
• Yu, S.K.K., 2021, Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Online Learning About the Boiling of Water, The new era of e-learning VII, W.W.T. Fok, 36-39, E-Learning Development Laboratory, HKU.
• Chan, K.K.H., Yu, S.K.K., Sin, R.K.H. & He, T.C., 2020, Different camera perspectives, Different observations? Preservice science teachers’ noticing on different classroom videos, The power and possibilities for the public good when researchers and organizational stakeholders collaborate, Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Yu, S.K.K., 2019, Does learning in the submicroscopic level support the understanding of conservation at the macroscopic level?, Educational Research Award Scheme Research Reports Collections, 17/18, 23-54.
• Yu, S.K.K., 2018, Teaching reflection: Bridging theory of formative assessment into Grade 7 and 8 science classrooms, Hong Kong Science Teachers’ Journal, 34, 1, 14-21.
• Yu, S.K.K., 2018, Visualizing chemical reaction, The new era of e-learning V, W.W.T. Fok, 45-48, E-Learning Development Laboratory, HKU.