CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
McNeill, K. L. & Knight, A. M. (2011, April). The effect of professional development on teachers' beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge for scientific argumentation.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.

Knight, A. M. & McNeill, K. L. (2011, April). The relationship between teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and beliefs of scientific argumentation on classroom practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.

DeLisi, J., McNeill, K. L., & Minner, D. (2011, April). Illuminating the relationship between inquiry science instruction and student learning: Results from three case studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.

Price, J. F. & McNeill, K. L. (2011, April). Negotiating meaning across communities in the science curriculum.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

McNeill, K. L. (2010, March). Explanation, argument and evidence in science, science class and the everyday lives of fifth grade students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Pimentel, D. S. & McNeill, K. L. (2010, March). Discourse in science classrooms: The relationship between teacher perceptions and their practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Houle, M. E.,  Nolasco, M., & McNeill, K. L. (2010, March). Investigating the influence of teachers' orientations toward curriculum materials on enactment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Berland, L. K. & McNeill, K. L. (2009, June). Learning progression to inform scientific argumentation in talk and writing. Paper presented at the Learning Progression in Science conference, Iowa City, IA.

Price, J. F. & McNeill, K. L. (2009, June). Web 2.0 supporting dialogic and hermeneutic activities in science curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Educational Computing Conference, Washington, DC.

Pimentel, D. S. & McNeill, K. L. (2009, May). Teacher discourse and science talk.  Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

Price, J. F. & McNeill, K. L. (2009, May). Reflecting on the urban ecology curriculum: Engaging students and teachers in dialogue and hermeneutics with technology. Paper presented at the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

McNeill, K.L. & Pimentel, D. S. (2009, April). Scientific discourse in urban classrooms: The role of the teacher in engaging students in argumentation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Piazza, P., McNeill, K. L., & Hittinger, J. (2009, April). Developing a voluntary teacher community: The role of professional development, collaborative learning and conflict. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Krajcik, J. & McNeill, K. L. (2009, April). Designing instructional materials to support students in writing scientific explanations: Using evidence and reasoning across the middle school years. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Garden Grove, CA.

McNeill, K. L. (2009, March). A learning progression to support students in justifying their claims with evidence and reasoning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, New Orleans, LA.

McNeill, K. L. & Pimentel, D. S. (2008, April). High school students’ use of evidence in argumentation talk in an urban ecology unit. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.

Gatling, A., McNeill, K. L., Martin, D. & Barnett, M. (2008, April). Comparison of field and university based science methods courses impact on preservice teachers’ views of how students learn science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.

McNeill, K. L. (2007, April). The role of the teacher in supporting students in writing scientific explanations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA.

McNeill, K.L. & Krajcik, J. (2007, April). Relationship between teacher instructional practices and curricular scaffolds in supporting students in writing scientific explanations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Il.

McNeill, K. L. & Kuhn, L. (2006, April). Sequencing and supporting complex scientific inquiry practices in instructional materials for middle school students: Explanation and argumentation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.

Krajcik, J. & McNeill, K. L. (2006, April). Designing middle school science curriculum materials to foster students’ developing deep understanding of key learning goals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.

McNeill, K. L. & Krajcik, J. (2006, April). Supporting students’ construction of scientific explanation through generic versus context-specific written scaffolds. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Krajcik, J., McNeill, K. L. & Reiser, B. (2006, April). A learning goals driven design model for developing science curriculum.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Parkinson, J., Spybrook, J. & McNeill, K. L. (2006, April).  Investigating the context of small classes in kindergarten and its effects on teachers and students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Krajcik, J. & McNeill, K. L. (2006, February). Supporting secondary students in scientific practices: Using evidence, creating models and constructing explanations. Paper presented at To Think and Act Like A Scientist: The Roles of Inquiry, Research, and Technology, Lubbock, TX.

McNeill, K. L., Lizotte, D. J., & Krajcik, J. (2005, April). Identifying teacher practices that support students’ explanations in science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Fogleman, J. & McNeill, K. L. (2005, April). Comparing teachers’ adaptations of an inquiry-oriented chemistry unit. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Hug, B. & McNeill, K. L. (2005, April). Students’ discussions of data: Affordances and constraints of first and second hand experiences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX.

McNeill, K. L. & Krajcik, J. (2004, June). Middle school students' use of evidence and reasoning in writing scientific explanations. Paper presented at the 33rd Carnegie Symposium on Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA.

McNeill, K. L., Lizotte, D. J, Krajcik, J., & Marx, R. W. (2004, April). Supporting students’ construction of scientific explanations using scaffolded curriculum materials and assessments.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

McNeill, K. L., Lizotte, D. J, Harris, C. J., Scott, L. A., Krajcik, J., & Marx, R. W. (2003, March). Using backward design to create standards-based middle-school inquiry-oriented chemistry curriculum and assessment materials.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.

Lizotte, D. J, Harris, C. J., McNeill, K. L., Marx, R. W.,  & Krajcik, J. (2003, April). Usable assessments aligned with curriculum materials: Measuring explanation as a scientific way of knowing.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS
McNeill, K. L. (December, 2010). Supporting meaning making in science: The role of scientific inquiry, argumentation and the use of evidence in science learning. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.

McNeill, K. L. (October, 2010). Promoting scientific practices: Developing learning environments to support students in constructing arguments to explain phenomena. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

McNeill, K. L., (February, 2010). Explanation and argumentation: Supporting claims with evidence and reasoning. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.

McNeill, K. L. (August, 2009). Performance expectations: What counts as student "understanding" in science? The Massachusetts Board of Education Science and Technology/Engineering Review Panel Meeting. Marlboro, MA.

McNeill, K. L. (June, 2009). Science writing: Supporting students in justifying claims with evidence and reasoning. Boston Public Schools Leadership Conference: Building Schools of Excellence. University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA.

McNeill, K. L. (May, 2009). Supporting students in using evidence and reasoning in scientific explanations and arguments. STEM Education Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA.

McNeill, K. L & Martin, D. (May, 2009). Supporting students in science thinking and writing: Justifying claims with evidence and reasoning. Boston Public Schools Science Instructional Team Retreat. Babson College, Wellesley, MA.

McNeill, K. L. (April, 2008). Designing middle school science learning environments. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

McNeill, K. L. (March, 2008). Supporting students in scientific explanation and argumentation. International Conference of Professional Development and Student Learning for Innovative Science Curricula. National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.

McNeill, K. L. (June, 2007). Scientific explanations: Supporting middle school students’ use of evidence and reasoning in writing explanations in science. TERC, Cambridge, MA.

McNeill, K. L., Kuhn, L., Krajcik, J., & Reiser, B. (February, 2006). Learning progressions for scaffolding student participation in scientific explanation and argumentation. National Science Foundation, K-12 Math, Science, and Technology Curriculum Developers Conference, Arlington, VA.