Paul Vellom

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Paul Vellom

Department:Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies, College of Education
Email: paul.vellom@wmich.edu
Department Profile:

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Research Interests

Key words or phrases (for searches):

1. science education
2. science teacher education
3. online discussion groups
4. discourse community
5. culture
6. classroom discourse

Description(s):
Analysis of roles and strategies in online and face-to-face group interactions; positioning in discourse; students’ vernacular and science discourse, the role of language in science learning.

Courses Taught

ED4010	Credit hours:3
Course title: Teaching Elementary Science
How frequently taught: Every semester
When taught, number of sections offered: 4
Course Instructor(s): Vellom, Coble
Brief description of course content/focus: Developing methods for teaching elementary science; planning for inquiry-based science instruction; developing one’s voice as a teacher; developing reflective capacities and artifacts.