Peter McDermott

 
Professor
 
Peter McDermott, Ph.D.
e-mail: pmcdermott@pace.edu
Office phone: 212-346-1908
 
Education
1981                            Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany
1973                            M.S., Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
1972                            M.A.T., Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
1969                            B.A. History, Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.Y
 
Courses Taught
ED 627 Literacy and the Humanities
ED 634 Early Childhood Literacy
ED 690 Teacher as Researcher
 
Research, Professional Development, Workshops & Presentations:
 
  • Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. (2011). Screencasting for educators and students. Invited
  • Presentation at Games in Education Symposium, Co-Sponsored by WMHT & Schenectady Community College, Schenectady, N.Y.
  • Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. (2011). Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and
  • Engagement in Teaching the Hudson Valley. Presentation at The Teaching the Hudson Valley, Summer Conference – Hyde Park, July 26-28.
  • McDermott, P. (2011). Critical thinking in middle school classrooms. Presentation for teachers at Hackett and Harriet Gibbons middle schools, Albany, N.Y., Sponsored by Capital District BOCES.

Publications

  • McDermott, P. & Lanahan, B. (In-press). Democracy and social justice in Sarajevo’s schools.The Qualitative Report (Spring 2012, publication date).
  • Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. (In-press). Do You Jing? How Screen-casting can enrich classroom teaching and learning. The Language and Literacy Spectrum. Fall 2011 publication.
  • Dermady, D., Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. (2011). Connections beyond the classroom.
  • The promise of web authoring tools. Educator’s Voice, IV(Spring), 34-41.
  • Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. (2010). Diagnostic traditions in reading. In D. Allington and A. McGill-Franzen (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Disability (pp. 612-172). NY: Taylor & Francis.
  • Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. (2010). How Social Bookmarking Helps the 21st Century Teacher. The Language and Literacy Spectrum, 20, 5-15.
  • McDermott, P. (2010). Implementation of a teacher education project in the Mwanza region of Tanzania. The Language and Literacy Spectrum, 20, 69-84.