Speaking Topics
- AI in the Classroom: Rethinking What's Possible
- Centering the Writing Process in the Era of AI: Using AI as a Thought, Research, and Writing Partner in the Classroom
- The AI Assist: How Generative AI Tools Can Enhance Lesson Design & Day-to-Day Teacher Tasks
- Poetic Possibilities in Slam and Spoken Word Poetry
- Arts in Action: Amplifying Student Voice and Choice
- Empowering Voices on Every Shelf: The Journey of Arts in Action to Bookshelf Diversity
- Teaching in the Wild: Empowering Educators Through a Culture of Collaboration
Speaker Profile
Dr. Dennis Magliozzi is a veteran high school English educator, researcher, and nationally recognized consultant on the ethical and effective integration of generative AI in education. Dennis brings nearly two decades of classroom experience, along with a deep commitment to advancing equity, literacy, and innovation across diverse learning communities. With co-worker, Kristina Peterson, they've done pioneering work on the impact of AI on writing instruction is shaping the national conversation. Their book, AI in the Writing Workshop: Finding the Write Balance (April 2025), explores the nuanced role of AI as a thought partner, research companion, and writing tool—emphasizing both the opportunities and ethical implications AI presents in modern instruction. Dennis holds an MFA in Poetry from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of New Hampshire. He co-supervises teachers through UNH's LTT program and co-developed the Arts in Action program, which won the 2023 New Hampshire Governor's Arts Education Award. Whether working with educators, attorneys, or law enforcement agencies, Dennis brings research-based strategies, hands-on experience, and an engaging approach to help professionals understand, adapt to, and responsibly implement AI technologies in their work. He writes alongside fellow Heinemann author Kristina Peterson, and their work on poetry in the classroom, curriculum and pedagogy, and the impact of generative AI on writing instruction has been published in the English Journal, California English, and Heinemann's "Dedicated to Teachers" blog series. Magliozzi and Peterson have also presented nationally at NCTE and for their local NCTE chapter.
