After retiring from teaching "" years in K-"" public schools in Virginia, I am really enjoying being a teacher-educator, helping to train future special education teachers.


Education

B.S. in Elementary Education (GMU, 1974) Master of Education (U. Md, 1978) Ph.D. in Special Education Technology (GMU, 1994)


Fields of Expertise

Assistant Professor of Education- Special Education


Professional Highlights

I was given a Graduate School Teaching Excellence Award in 2006 by Hood College when I was director of the M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction Program. I was the lead author of an article entitled Using Technology to Create Effective Co-Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms, published Spring 2008 in Focus on Inclusive Education, a quarterly publication of the Association for Childhood Education International.

Personal Highlights

I am married with two grown daughters and two grand-daughters. I live in Round Hill, VA. I am active in the United Methodist Church, and once trained as a Christian Clown and led a children's clown troupe at Arcola United Methodist Church for eight years.



Diane Painter




120 S. Cameron St. Rm 214C
540-678-4304
dpainter@su.edu

Faculty Member since 2008