Dr. Diana L. Piccolo
Department
School-Teaching Learn and Develop Sci
Role:
Faculty
Campus:
Springfield
Postal mail
Missouri State University
School-Teaching Learn and Develop Sci
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield,
MO
65897
Details
Education
- PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, 2008, Texas A&M University
- MS, Educational Psychology, 1993, Texas A&M University
- BS, Curriculum and Instruction, 1989, Texas A&M University
Teaching
- ELE 429 Methods of Teaching of Mathematics in Elementary Schools
- ELE 410 Teaching and Learning in the Elementary Classroom
- ELE 495 Supervised Teaching (Elementary)
- ELE 496 Supervised Teaching (Elementary)
- ELE 500 Current Issues and Applications in Elementary Education
- ELE 510 The Reflective Practitioner
- ELE 711 Contemporary Issues in Elementary Curriculum
- ELE 721 Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum, Learning, and Teaching
- ELE 725 The Emerging Master Teacher
- ELE 772 Research Seminar in Elementary Education
- SFR 780 Educational Research Methodology
Professional experience
Selected publications
- Piccolo, D. & Barnett, J. (2019). The importance of becoming a mathematics specialist teacher leader: Impact stories from early childhood teachers. Dr. Cunningham (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Leadership in Early Childhood Education. IGI Global, Hershey, Penn.
Research and professional interests
- Mathematics Education Professional development to middle and high school math teachers in SW Missouri
- Mathematics Education Teacher Preparation for Elementary Education Pre-Service Teachers, 2008-present
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist Leaders within SW Missouri Schools, 2012-present
Service focus
- Working with area schools to provide internship and professional development support
- Public affairs mission at MSU
- Assessment and Accreditation in the College of Education
- Mentoring and Leadership in the College of Education
Awards and honors
- Educator Preparation Provider Council (EPPC) Chair, 2015
- Teacher Education Alliance (TEA) representative for the College of Education, 2011-2014
- Dissertation of the Year nomination, department of Teaching, Learning and Culture at Texas A&M University, 2009
- Above and Beyond award, Childhood Education and Family Studies, 2009
Grants
- MDHE Instructional Teacher Quality Grant, Building and Connecting mathematical concepts through in-depth and technology-rich explorations, $604,764.00, 2008-2012
- MDHE Instructional Teacher Quality Grant, Transforming Mathematics Instruction Using Inquiry and One-to-One Environments (TRIM I +121), $609,890, 2012-2015
- MDHE Instructional Teacher Quality Grant, Getting it W.R.I.T.E. (Writing, Reading, Inquiry, Teaching and Inquiry) in Mathematics, $430,113.41, 2015-2018