Our Faculty
Peter McDermott
Professor
School of Education
School of Education New York
Location
- @New York City
One Pace Plaza W607
- Biography
- Publications & Presentations
- Research & Creative Works
- Professional Contributions & Service
Education
PhD , State University of New York at Albany , 1981
MS , Montclair State University , Montclair, New Jersey , 1973
MA , Montclair State University , Montclair, New Jersey , 1972
BA , Seton Hall University , South Orange, N.Y. , 1969
History
Awards and Honors
- international Literacy Association, July 2015 - Global Volunteer Award
- Pace Univeristy, 2014 - Excellence in Research and Scholarship
- New York State Reading Association, 2012 - President
- Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, September 2008 - Fulbright Scholar
Publications
McDermott, P. & Gormley, K. Teachers' Use of Technology in Elementary Reading Lessons. Academic Journal.
Gormley, K. & McDermott, P. Visualizing the evidence: Strategies for teaching students to read closely.
McDermott, P. & Gormley, K. (2015). From resistance to engagement - the importance of digital literacies for struggling readers and writiers. , pages 206-236.
McDermott, P. & Allen, N. (2015). Successes and Challenges of Implementing a Teacher Education Project in Rural Sierra Leone. (Issue 71) , pages 16-25.
Falk-Ross, F., McDermott, P. & Medow, S. Using the visual and performing arts to complement young adolescents' “close reading” of texts. Middle School Journal. Vol 43 (Issue 1) , pages 27-33.
PRESENTATIONS
McDermott, P.
Falk-Ross, F. C., McDermott, P. & Medow, S. (2015, November). New York State Reading Association Annual Conference. Using Visualization to Support Diverse Learners' Comprehension of Information. Saratoga Springs, NY
Falk-Ross, F. C. & McDermott, P. (2015, July). 19th European Conference on Literacy Annual Conference. Literacy in the 21st century: Integrating conventional and digital literacies in classroom learning activities. Klagenfurt, Austria
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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American Educational Research Association
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Capital District Reading Association
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International Reading Association
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National Council of Teachers of English
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New England Educational Research Association
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New York State Reading Association
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Northeastern Educational Research Association