Notable Presentations
van Garderen, D., Smith, C., Rodrigues, J., & Abdenalby, H. (March 2025). Teaching for Quantitative Reasoning in Written Argumentation. [Poster Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children 2025 Convention & Expo. Baltimore, Maryland.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C., & Abdenalby, H. (February 2025). Students with Disabilities Written Argumentation: Successes and Challenges. [Poster Presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference. San Diego, California.
Folk, W. & van Garderen, D. (May, 2024). Partnering with Teachers of Middle School Science, Mathematics, English Language Arts and Special Education to Support Their Diverse Learners by Use of a STEM Multimodal Text Set Targeting NGSS Engineering Standards. [Workshop]. NIH SciED 2024: Annual Conference for NIH Science Education Projects. Salt Lake City, UT.
van Garderen, D. & Folk, W. (May, 2024). Strengths and Challenges in Scientific Argumentation Students with Disabilities Experience. [Poster]. NIH SciED 2024: Annual Conference for NIH Science Education Projects. Salt Lake City, UT.
Folk, W. & van Garderen, D. (May, 2024). Multimodal STEM Text Sets to Help Learners with Differing Abilities and Disabilities Improve Understanding of Scinece, Math and Engineering, and Reading and Argumentation Skills. [Curriculum and Multimedia Showcase]. NIH SciED 2024: Annual Conference for NIH Science Education Projects. Salt Lake City, UT.
Atchison-Green, T., Smith, C., van Garderen, D., Shahale, F. & Abdelnaby, H. (April 2024). Analyzing Growth in Written Scientific Argumentation of Students with Disabilities. [Poster Presentation]. College of Education and Human Development Student Symposium, University of Missouri-Columbia.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C., & Rodrigues, J. (March 2024). Analyzing Growth in Written Scientific Argumentation of Students with Disabilities. [Concurrent Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children 2024 Convention & Expo. San Antonio, Texas.
Lannin, A. & Folk, W. (October 2023). Engaging Middle School Students in Blackout Poetry. [STEM Share-A-Thon]. NSTA National Conference on Science Education 2023. Kansas City, Missouri.
van Garderen, D., Folk, W., Lannin, A., Smith, C. (contributor), & Atchison-Green, T. (October 2023). Scaffolding Learning to Engage Diverse Learners in Informational Science Text. [Hands-On Workshop]. NSTA National Conference on Science Education 2023. Kansas City, Missouri.
De La Paz, S., van Garderen, D,. & Hunt, J. (October, 2023). Disciplinary Understandings in STEM Education for Students with LD. [Panel Presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities 44th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Denver, Colorado.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C., & Atchison-Green, T. (October 2023). Analyzing Growth in Scientific Argumentation of Students with Learning Disabilities. [Roundtable Presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities 44th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Denver, Colorado.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C., Abdelnaby, H. (contributor), & Atchison-Green, T. (October 2023). Online Professional Development: What do Teachers Value?. [Panel Presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities 44th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Denver, Colorado.
Abdelnaby, H., Romine, W., van Garderen, D., Milarsky, T., Agarwal, A., Lei, Q., Smith, C., Lannin, A. and Folk, W. (April, 2023). Linking Science and Literacy Through Multimodal Text Sets: Student Perspectives. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C., Abdelnaby, H., & Atchison-Green, T. (March 2023). Scaffolding Learning to Engage Diverse Learners in Complex Text. [Concurrent Presentation] Council for Exceptional Children 2023 Convention & Expo . Louisville, Kentucky.
Greene, M., Pinkston, L., and Lannin, A. (November 2022). Linking Literacies Across the Curriculum through Multimodal Text Sets. Presentation for the National Council of Teachers of English Conference, Anaheim, CA.
Rodrigues, J., van Garderen, D., Smith, C. M., Romine, W., Folk, W., & Juergensen, R. (October 2022). Using Multimodal STEM Sets to Improve Science Argumentation for Students. [Panel Presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities 43rd International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Richmond, Virginia.
Abdelnaby, H., van Garderen, D., Milarsky, T., Lei, Q., Romine, W. (contributor), Agarwal, A. (contributor), Lannin, A. (contributor), & Folk, W. R. (contributor). (October 2022). Linking Science and Literacy through Multimodal Text Sets: Student Perspectives. [Poster presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities 43rd International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Richmond, Virginia.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C. M., & Abdelnaby, H. (February 2022). Effects of Multimodal STEM Text Sets on Students With Disabilities’ Scientific Argumentation. [Poster Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children 2022 Convention & Expo Virtual Conference, online.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C. M., & Abdelnaby, H. (January 2022). Effects of Multimodal STEM Text Sets on Students With Disabilities’ Scientific Argumentation. [Poster Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children 2022 Convention & Expo. Orlando, Florida.
Juergensen, R.L., Smith, C. M., & van Garderen, D. (October 2021). Instructional Support for Students with Disabilities in Virtual Settings: A Content Analysis. [Interactive Poster Presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities 43rd International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Smith, C.M., & Juergensen, R.L. (March 2021). Middle School Teachers’ Planned Instructional Support for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Content Analysis. [Poster Presentation]. 2021 Division for Learning Disabilities Student Poster Session, online.
van Garderen, D., Smith, C. M., & Juergensen, R. (October 2020). Linking Science & Literacy for All Learners: Professional Development Program. [Roundtable presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities, online.
van Garderen, D., Folk, W., Lannin, A., Juergensen, R.L., Smith, C.M., Abdelnaby, H. (March 2020). Multimodal STEM Text Sets and Related Activities for Diverse Middle School Learners. Presentation at the 4th Annual Collaborative Conference and Spring Law Conference. Columbia, MO.
Folk, W., Van Garderen, D., Miller, Z., & Lannin, A. (April 2019). The Flight of the Bumblebee: A New Multimodal STEM Text Set and Related Activities for Diverse Middle School Learners. [Workshop presentation]. National Science Teaching Association annual national conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
Folk, W.R., van Garderen, D., Lannin, A., Palmer, T., Miller, Z. & Decker, M. (May 2018). Linking Science & Literacy for All Learners. [Poster presentation] National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award annual conference, Washington, D.C.
Abdelnaby, H., Atchison-Green, T., Smith, C., & van Garderen, D. (January 2024). Engaging Middle School Students in Blackout Poetry. [Presentation]. Student Council for Exceptional Children Research to Practice Conference 2024. University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Folk, W.R., van Garderen, D., Lannin, A., Romine, W., Palmer, T., Juergensen, R.L., Smith, C.M., & Abdelnaby, H. (May 2021). Impact of Multimodal STEM Text Sets on Middle School Learners’ Use of NGSS Practices. [Poster Presentation]. National Institutes of Health SciEd 2021. Virtual Conference, online.
Folk, W.R., van Garderen, D., Lannin, A., Romine, W., Palmer, T., Juergensen, R.L., Smith, C.M., & Abdelnaby, H. (September 2021). Impact of Multimodal STEM Text Sets on Middle School Learners’ Use of NGSS Practices. [Poster Presentation]. University of Missouri College of Education and Human Development’s Research Day. Columbia, Missouri.
Smith, C.M., & Juergensen, R.L. (April 2021). Middle School Teachers’ Planned Instructional Support for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Content Analysis. [Poster Presentation]. University of Missouri Special Education Department’s Mini Research Conference, online.
Greene, M., Pinkston, L., & Lannin, A. (November 2020). Multimodal Text Sets and Literacy Across the Curriculum. Presentation accepted for the National Council of Teachers of English Conference. [Session canceled due to COVID-19].
Lannin, A. (November 2020). Responding to the Climate Crisis in English Language Art: “Linking Science and Literacy for All Learners: Using Multimodal Text Sets to Address Climate Change Impacts.” [Roundtable presentation]. National Council of Teachers of English Conference, online.
Greene, M. & Pinkston, L. (February 2020). Multimodal Text Sets and Literacy Across the Curriculum. Write to Learn Conference, Osage Beach, MO.
Queathem, E., van Garderen, D., Lannin A., and Folk, W. (September 2019) Inclusion of a Multimodal Text Set on Earth Systems and Human Body Systems in Middle School Curricula Can Improve Understanding of the Risk of Heat Stress. [Poster presentation]. School of Medicine, Annual Education Day, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Queathem, E. & Folk, W. (April 2019); Heat Waves in Missouri (Is it getting hotter, or is it just me?). Undergraduate Research Forum; University of Missouri-Columbia
Juergensen, R.L., & Hwang, J. (February 2019). Linking science and literacy for all learners through the use of multimodal text sets [Poster presentation]. Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education 3rd Annual Collaborative Conference on Evidence Based and High Leverage Practices. Columbia, MO.
van Garderen, D., Folk, W., Lannin, A., Murphy, B., Juergensen, R., & Hwang, J. (October 2018). Using multimodal text sets to integrate science and literacy for diverse learners: A professional development experience. [Poster presentation]. College of Education Research Day, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Queathem, E. & Folk, W. (April 2018) Strengthening Missouri Middle School Students’ Understanding of the Impacts of Global Warming; Undergraduate Research Forum, University of Missouri-Columbia
Folk, W., & van Garderen, D. (October 2017) Science classrooms that support diverse students’ STEM and ELA abilities. [Workshop presentation]. Science Teachers of Missouri (STOM) Fall Conference, Columbia, Missouri.
Folk, W., & van Garderen, D. (October 2016) Strengthening STEM Education,
especially of Diverse Learners, by Linking Grade Level Inquiry and Reading of Complex Texts. [Workshop presentation]. Science Teachers of Missouri (STOM) Fall Conference, Columbia, Missouri.
Publications
Romine, W., van Garderen, D., Folk, W., Lannin, A., Juergensen, R., Smith, C., Abdelnaby, H., & Milarsky, T. (2024). Science literacy: Using multimodal STEM text sets to help students with learning disabilities engage in argumentation. Learning Disability Quarterly, 47(2), 84-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/07319487231209505
Lannin, A., van Garderen, D., Abdelnaby, H. Z., Smith, C. M., Juergensen, R. L., Folk, W., Palmer, T., & Romine, W. (2024). Scaffolding learning via multimodal STEM text sets for students with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 47(2), 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/07319487231187637
Smith, C. M., & Juergensen, R. L. (2023). Virtual Scaffolded Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology, 38(1), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/01626434211054433
Abdelnaby, H., Romine, W., van Garderen, D., Milarsky, T., Ankita, A.., Lei, Q., Smith, C., Lannin, A., Folk, W., & Juergensen, R. (2023). Linking Science and Literacy Through Multimodal Text Sets: Student Perspectives. https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/biology/901
Romine, W., Lannin, A., Palmer, T., van Garderen, D., Juergensen, R., Smith, C., & Folk, W. (2022). Complex multimodal text sets to support science literacy. In P. C. Short, H. Hensen, & J. R. McConnell (Ed.), Age of Inference: Cultivating a Scientific Mindset (pp. 157-182). Information Age Publishing.
van Garderen, D., Juergensen, R., Smith, C., Abdelnaby, H., Lannin, A., & Folk, W. (2021). Instructional scaffolding to engage all learners in complex science text. Science Scope, 44(3), 37-43.
Lannin, A., Juergensen, R., Smith, C., Abdelnaby, H., van Garderen, D., Folk, W., Pinkston, L., & Palmer, T. (2020). Multimodal Text Sets to Use Literature and Engage All Learners in the Science Classroom. Science Scope, 44(2), 20-28. http://digital.nsta.org/publication/?i=679067&article_id=3801283&view=articleBrowser
Folk, W., Miller, Z. J., van Garderen, D., Lannin, A., & Palmer, T. (2020). “Flight of the Bumblebee”: A middle school STEM text set to support development of disciplinary literacy skills. Science Scope, 43(9), 40-51. http://digital.nsta.org/publication/?i=663544&p=50&pp=1&view=issueViewer
Juergensen, R., Romine, W., van Garderen, D., & Folk, W. F. (2020). Linking Science and Literacy with Multimodal Text Sets to Support Diverse Learners. Conference Proceeding at NARST 2020 Annual International Conference. Portland, Oregon.
Romine, W., Tsai, C. L., Miller, M., Tang, N. E., & Folk, W. (2019). Evaluation of a Process by which Individual Interest Supports Learning Within a Formal Middle School Classroom Context. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 1-21.
Evaluations
2018-’19 Pilot Year report
2019-’20 Report
2020-’21 Report
In the News
Gilles, G. (2024, November 5). South Callaway teacher creates innovative lesson plans for students. KRCG. https://krcgtv.com/news/local/south-callaway-teacher
Sparks, S. D. (2024, October 28). Reading and writing like a scientist. Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/reading-and-writing-like-a-scientist/2024/10