Dennis Rowen
Title: Adjunct Instructor
Department: Instructional Technology
Campus: Long Island, Online
Area(s) of Expertise: Literacy Education, Integrating Literacy, Mentoring Student Teachers
Education Credentials: Professional Diploma in Reading (ABD), M.S.
Industry Credentials: Committee Member, International Literacy Association
Joined New York Tech: 2002
In addition to teaching at New York Tech, Dennis Rowen supervises student teachers for St. Pete College. He has also worked in the field of professional development, integrating literacy/technology for many large school districts throughout the United States. He has also worked as a consultant for many large publishers including Pearson Education and Houghton Mifflin, and has designed programs, units, and lessons for these publishers. Previously, he was Director of the Literacy Program at the Sullivan West Central School District and worked as a consultant for NYSED and Florida State Education.
Recent Projects/Research
- Recently published study: Integrating Reader's Theatre in a Content Based Unit
- Webinar for Reading Horizons on developing fluency in content subjects
Publications
- Reading Series for Steck Vaughn: Images.
- "The Write Motivation," ISTE, Learning and Leading with Technology, February 2008.
- "Reading First Principles As Applied to Non-Reading First Schools: Pros and Cons" The Journal of Reading, Writing and Literacy, February 2008.
Honors and Awards
- Literacy Educator of the Year, Sullivan County
- Coordinator of NYS Reading Conference
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- Literacy and Technology
- Social Studies and Technology
- Student Teaching Seminar
- Human Growth, and Development and Learning for Early Childhood, Childhood And Adolescence Education
- Research Project in Education