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William Veal

Professor

Address: 86 Wentworth Street, #315
Office Hours: M 2:00-4:00, T 12:30-2:30
Phone: 843.953.8045
E-mail: vealw@cofc.edu

Dr. Veal grew up in Southern California. He latered moved around the country going to school and teaching. Eventually he ended up in South Carolina where he lives with his family.

Service

Speaker of the Faculty, 2022-2023
Chair: Awards Committee, National Science Teaching Association
Co-Chair: National Science Teachers Association / Council for Accreditation of Education Programs, 2014-2016.
Chair: National Science Teacher Association / National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2012-2014.

Education

Ph.D., Science Education, University of Georgia

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Utah

M.S., Organic Chemistry, University of Utah

B.S., Chemistry, Trinity University

Research Interests

Dr. Veal's research interests focus on reform-based science education and its impact on preservice science teacher accreditation, student learning, rural areas, and teacher implementation. A second strand of research involves the cross-cultural learning of indigenous students and the teachers who teach them. All of this research is based upon belief systems that teachers have about science teaching and learning.

Courses Taught

EDEE 323: The Development of Mathematical Thinking

EDFS 326 Integrating Technology Into Teaching

EDEE 327: Semester 1 Practicum

EDEE 384: Middle School Practicum

EDEE 468: Science Methods Grades 2-8

EDEE 515 Middle School Organization and Curriculum

EDEE 568: Elementary Science Methods

EDEE 580/706: Special Topics in Education

EDEE 384: Application of Curriculum & Instruction

EDEE 417: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Grades 5-8

EDEE 641: Science for the Elementary School Teacher

EDEE 685 Independent Study in Education

EDEE 695: Field Experience III in Elementary Education

EDFS 460: Clinical Practice

EDFS 470 Independent Study

EVSS 595: Special Topics

EVSS 691 Thesis

EVSS 693 Independent Study

SMFT 670: Advance Methods in Science and Mathematics

SMFT 690: Capstone Project Development

SMFT 697 Special Topics

SMFT 698 - Independent Study

CHEM 101/L: General Chemistry

CHEM 183: Science Outreach

International Program courses in Education, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and SMFT programs. (Chile, Ecuador, Cameroon, Germany, and Costa Rica)

Honors and Awards

2013- AEP Distinguished Achievement Award from The Association of Educational Publishers. Periodicals – Featured Article Adult. “Sweetgrass Science” in Science & Children. June, 2013.

2011- ExCEL Award. Outstanding Graduate School Faculty of the Year and Outstanding Under-Graduate School Faculty of the Year. College of Charleston. April, 2011.

2009-Present- Global Scholar. College of Charleston.

2005-2006- President of the American Association of Teaching & Curriculum.

Publications

Mashoko, D. & Veal, W.R. (In Press). Implementing STEM policy in African Nations’ Teacher Education Programs: A Generalizable Case Study from Zimbabwe. In Al-Balushi, S.M. (Eds.), Reforming Science Teacher Education Programs in the STEM Era: International Practices.

Veal, W.R., Morrell, T., Park Rogers, M., Roehrig, G., & Pyle, E.J. (In Press). A perspective on drivers impacting science teacher preparation in developing countries. In Thomas, G.P. & Boon, H.J. (Eds.), Challenges in Science Education: Global Perspectives for the Future. Springer Nature: Switzerland.

Burner, C. & Veal, W.R. (2022). Growing seeds, minds, and community: A case study evaluation of the Green Thumb Project’s Youth Internship Program. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 18(4), e2300. https://doi.org/10.21601/ijese/12379.

Veal, W.R., Morrell, P., Park Rogers, M., Roehrig, G., & Pyle, E. (2022). Preparing Science Teachers Across the World. Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 11(1), 137-157.

Veal, W.R., Buma, A., & Sibanda, D. (2022). Creativity in African Science Education. Long Paper accepted for the Proceedings of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education 2022 conference.

Morrell, P., Park Rogers, M., Pyle, E., Roehrig, G.H., & Veal. W.R. (2020). Preparing Teachers of Science for 2020 and Beyond: Highlighting Changes to the NSTA/ASTE Standards for Science Teacher Preparation. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 31(1). 1-7. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2019.1705536.

Morrell, P., D., Park Rogers, M., Pyle, E. J., Roehrig, G., & Veal, W. (September 26, 2019). Preparing our next generation of science teachers: What should a science teacher know and be able to do? AAAS: Advancing Research & Innovation in the STEM Education of Preservice Teacher in High-Need School Districts (ARISE) program. Available online: https://aaas-arise.org/2019/09/25/preparing-our-next-generation-of-science-teachers-what-should-a-science-teacher-know-and-be-able-to-do/

Veal, W.R., Malone, K.L., Wenner, J., Odell, M., & Hines, S.M. (January, 2019). Increasing Science Teacher Candidates’ Ability to become Lifelong Learners through a Professional Online Learning Community. Innovations in Science Teacher Education, 4(1). Retrieved from https://innovations.theaste.org/increasing-science-teacher-candidates-ability-to-become-lifelong-learners-through-a-professional-online-learning-community/

Morrell, P., Pyle, E. J., Park Rogers, M. P., Roehrig, G., & Veal, W. R. (2018). 2020 Standards for Science Teacher Preparation: A joint project of the Association for Science Teacher Education and the National Science Teachers Association. Approved by ASTE Board of Directors (June 2018) and NSTA Board of Directors (July 2018). https://static.nsta.org/pdfs/2020NSTAStandards.pdf

Morrell, P., Pyle, E. J., Park Rogers, M. P., Roehrig, G., & Veal, W. R. (2018). Science Content Analysis Forms for Elementary, Middle School, and Secondary Preservice Teacher Preparation National Recognition: A joint project of the Association for Science Teacher Education and the National Science Teachers Association. Approved by ASTE Board of Directors (June 2018) and NSTA Board of Directors (July 2018). https://www.nsta.org/nsta-standards-science-teacher-preparation

Veal, W.R. (2012). Cofan Culture. YouTube video of Cofan culture from research project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGjcCpUhKNM&t=52s

Veal, W.R. (2017). Mark Catesby Art 3 & 5. YouTube video for the Implementation of book about Mark Catesby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt5UI_JlCYs&t=16s

Veal, W.R. (2017). Mark Catesby LP Art Implementation. YouTube video for the Implementation of book about Mark Catesby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCLSWR0foGQ

Veal, W.R., Lloyd, M.E.R., Howell, M.R., & Peters, J. (2015). Normative beliefs, discursive claims, and implementation of reform-based science standards. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tea.21265/epdf.

Lloyd, M.E., Veal, W.R., & Howell, M. (2015). The use of teachers’ baseline normative beliefs to guide professional development in teaching mathematics. Professional Development in Education, 41(3), .

Veal, W. R., & Allan, E. (2014). Understanding the 2012 NSTA Science Standards for Teacher Preparation. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 25(5), 567-580.

Veal, W.R. & Cohen, R.A. (2011). Project Earth science: Meteorology, Revised second edition. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press. ISBN 978-1-936959-03-7

Veal, W.R. & Wallace, A. (2011). Science and Math for Loggerheads: Creating Community in Rural Coastal Schools. In Uhrmacher, P.B. & Bunn, K.E. (Eds.), Beyond the One Room School, Boston, MA: Sense Publishers. (pp.65-72)

Hagevik, R., & Veal, W., Brownstein, E, Allan, E., Ezrailson, C.., & Shane, J., (2010). Pedagogical Content Knowledge and the 2003 Science Teacher Preparation Standards for NCATE Accreditation or State Approval. Journal for Science Teacher Education, 21(1), 7-12.

Allan, E., Shane, J., Brownstein, E.M., Ezrailson, C., Hagevik, R., & Veal, W. (2009) Using Performance-Based Assessments to Prepare Safe Science Teachers. Journal for Science Teacher Education 20(6), 495-500.

Brownstein, E, Allan, E., Ezrailson, C.., Hagevik, R., Shane, J., & Veal, W. (2009). Alignment of the 2003 NSTA Standards for Science Teacher Preparation with the NCATE Assessment System. Journal for Science Teacher Education, 20(5), 403-413.

Brownstein, E, Allan, E., Dykstra, D., Hagevik, R., and Veal, W. (2009). Understanding and using the 2003 NSTA Science Teacher Preparation Standards for NCATE Accreditation or State Approval: Introduction to Accreditation and its Relationship to the 2003 NSTA Standards. Journal for Science Teacher Education, 20(4), 307-312.

Veal, W. R., & Sneed, K. (2014). Putting new life in an old lesson: How we modified a lab activity to align with the Next Generation Science Standards. The Science Teacher.

Veal, W.R., & Sorensen, A. (2012). Mathematics and Science Observation Instrument for New Standards. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 47-61.

Veal, W.R., & Nagy, Steven (2012). Sweetgrass science. Science & Children, 49, 46-49.

Veal, W.R., & Chandler, A. (October, 2008). The Use of Stations to Develop Inquiry Skills and Content for Rock Hounds. Science Scope, 32(1), 54-57.

Grants Received

South Carolina Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program. (Funded). Partnering to Improve Science and Mathematics Instruction and Student Achievement. (Principal Investigator). 9/01/2013-8/30/2016. $653,738.