Jon Mundorf

Dr. Jon Mundorf is an award-winning teacher and researcher at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. Dr. Mundorf is an internationally recognized expert in inclusive education and enjoys sharing his classroom-based experiences and research on Universal Design for Learning, information literacy, culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy, practitioner research, and technology integration with educators at conferences and workshops around the world. Dr. Mundorf is a co-founder of the All Y’all Social Justice Collective, and serves on the English Leadership Quarterly Editorial Board, CAST UDL Rising to Equity Advisory Board, and UF COE BAE Elementary Education Advisory Board. 

Practitioner Research Inquiry Topics

2022-23 * This Matters to Me: Lessons in Listening to Teenagers About Meaningful Learning Experiences 

2021-22 * Assessing Students’ Information Literacy Skills and Dispositions: A PKY/IALT/STL Partnership

2019-20 * Wisdom Begins in Wonder:  Implementing Identity-Based Information Literacy Instruction across the Content Areas

2018-19 * Passionate Readers: Independent Reading & Learner Agency in 8th Grade ELA

2017-18 * Why Are We Reading This?: Engaging Expert Information Seekers Through Inquiry

2016-17 * Technology Integration to Meet the Needs of All Learners

2015-16 * Multiple Interpretations: Creating Student-Centered Literature Instruction

Recent Publications 

Boehm, S., Mundorf, J., Miley, J., & Commeret, M. (2023). Rethinking teacher preparation: Three playful shifts for supporting new teachers. English Leadership Quarterly, 45(3), 13-18.

Hines, C.M., Mundorf, J., Miley, J., & Del Riego, J. (2022). Repositioning Recommended/Required Texts to Build Curricular Bridges: Incorporating Superhero Comics into Secondary ELA Classrooms. English Leadership Quarterly, 45(2), 16-22.

Mundorf, J., Miller, C., Hines, C., Worlds, M., & Del Riego, J. (2021). When the curriculum needs rescuing:  Superhero graphic novels as disruptive curricular forces. Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, 60(2), 25-30.

 Mertens, G., Mundorf, J., Bainter, T., Bourn, J. & Kohnen, A. (2021) Wisdom begins in wonder:  Implementing identity-based information literacy instruction across the content areas. Middle School Journal, 52:2, 38-47. 

Mundorf, J. , Beckett, B., Boehm, S., Flake, C., & Miller, C., (2019). From the voices of teachers: Envisioning social justice teacher leadership through portraits of practice. International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 11(1).

Recent Presentations 

Mundorf, J., Kohnen, A., Dawson, K., Lemstrom, E., & Bourn, J. (2023). Assessing Students’ Information Literacy Skills and Dispositions: A PKY/IALT/STL Partnership. Inquiries and Investigations Symposium. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. January 6.

Hines, C., Mundorf, J., Rodriguez-Astacio, R., Miley, J., Del Riego, J., & Miller, C. (2022) You Too Can Wear the Mask: Illuminating Superhero Narratives as Justice-Oriented Pedagogies in the ELA Classroom and Beyond. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA. November 17.

Boehm, S., Mundorf, J., Miley, J., Commeret, M., & Franklin, L. (2022) Supporting New ELA Teachers by Learning to Play. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention , Anaheim, CA. November 18.

Vetere, T., Chapman, S., Coleman-King, C., Mundorf, J., Dana, N., & Weisberg, L. (2022) Designing An Equity-Centered Teacher Education Program: Promise and Possibility.  Association of Teacher Educators’ Annual Meeting. February 14.

Mundorf, J., Hines, C., Miller, C., Del Riego, J., & Worlds, M. (2021). Fighting for Justice-oriented ELA Curriculum: Superhero Graphic Novels and Multimodalities in Our Socio-Political Landscape. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention. November 18.

Mundorf, J. (2021) Inclusive Education. USAID Virtual Exchange on Inclusive Education. Minsk, Belarus. June 1.

Mundorf, J., Miller, C., Hines, C., Worlds, M., & Del Riego, J. (2020) When the Canon Needs Rescuing: Superheroes as a Disruptive Force. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention. November 21.

Mundorf, J. (2020) Designing Learning Environments to Support the Mental Health Needs of Students. Florida Gulf Coast University Children & Youth Mental Health Conference. November 14.

Minor, C., Dingle, M., Miller, C., Minor, K., Fortin, E., & Mundorf, J. (2020) UDL Rising: Naming, Disrupting, and Dismantling Barriers to Equity (panel). CAST UDL Symposium. August 5.

Mundorf, J. (2020) Universal Design for Learning: Theory to Practice. Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus. Keaau, Hawai’i. February 18

Beckett, B., Flake, C., Mundorf, J., Miller, C., & Boehm, S. (2019). English Teacher Inquiry as Pedagogy, Research, and Leadership. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention. Baltimore, Maryland. November 22

Mundorf, J. (2019). Passionate Readers: Independent Reading & Learner Agency in 8th Grade ELA. Inquiries and Investigations Symposium. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. September 20.

Mundorf, J. (2019). Universal Design for Learning: Theory to Practice. New Zealand Ministry of Education. Wellington, New Zealand. July 26.

Mundorf, J. (2019) Expert Learning. TechFest 2019. Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. April 5.

Fu, D., Kohnen, A., Mundorf, J., Mertens, G., & Wang, B. (2018) Helping Students Become “Expert Information Seekers”: Results from a Pilot Study. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention. Houston, Texas. November 25.

Mundorf, J. (2018). Why Are We Reading This?: Engaging Expert Information Seekers Through Inquiry. Inquiries and Investigations Symposium. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. September 21.

Mundorf, J. (2018) Leading with Universal Design for Learning. Opening Doors, Closing Gaps Summer Institute for Special Education Directors, Principals and School Leadership Teams. Spokane, Washington. August 6-7.

Hartmann, E. & Mundorf, J. (2018) Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Programs in Professional Education. Harvard Principals’ Center Program, Leadership: An Evolving Vision, Cambridge, Massachusetts. July 12.

Mundorf, J. & Gabbard, C. (2018) Inquire, Investigate, Innovate: UDL at the Intersection of School Improvement Goals. Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN). UDL-IRN International Summit, Orlando, Florida. April 25-27.

Good, J., Marino, M., Mundorf, J., & Vasquez, E.(2018) Universal Design for Learning: Town Hall Discussion. Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA). ATIA Conference, Orlando, Florida. February 2.

Davis, D., Zabala, J., Basham, J., & Mundorf, J. (2017) Universal Design for Learning. RtI Innovations in Education Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 12-13.

Dana, N., MacDonald, M., & Mundorf, J. (2017) Leadership, Inquiry, and the Developmental Research School Teacher. Inquiries and Investigations Symposium. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. September 20.

Mundorf, J. (2017) Universal Design for Learning. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Programs in Professional Education. Harvard Principals’ Center Program, Leadership: An Evolving Vision, Cambridge, Massachusetts. July 13.

More about Dr. Mundorf

• All Along: How a little idea called Universal Design for Learning has grown to become a big idea — elastic enough to fit every kid (Harvard Ed. Magazine, 2014)
• P.K. Yonge teacher uses various methods to help students learn (Gainesville Sun, 2016) 
• How Outstanding Young Alum Saved His Teaching Career (UF College of Education, 2016)
• Design Considerations from the Universal Design for Learning Perspective (Kennedy Krieger Institute, 2016)
• Classroom of the Month (Six Word Memoirs, 2017)
• UDL for the Wizarding World (UDL-IRN, 2018)
• Faculty Advocacy in D.C. (P.K. Yonge, 2019)
• Recognising Diversity Empowers Teachers (New Zealand Education Gazette, 2019)