Diane Kyle
Professor, Elementary Curriculum
Department of Teaching and Learning
Room 242 - College of Education and Human Development
502-852-0572
diane @ louisville.edu
Department of Teaching and Learning
Room 242 - College of Education and Human Development
502-852-0572
diane @ louisville.edu
Educational Background
- EdD Curriculum, University of Virginia
- MA Reading Specialist, Marshall University
- BA Language Arts, Marshall University
Teaching Areas
- Curriculum issues
- Teachers' action research
- EDAP 521 Teaching English Language Learners
- EDAP 606 Orientation and Readings in P-12 Education
- EDAP 624 Curriculum Theory
- EDAP 680 Capstone Cource
Research Interests
- Effective classroom instruction for at-risk students
- School-home connections for effective instruction
- Strategies for teaching English language learners in regular classrooms
Honors And Awards
- Kentucky Association of Teacher Educators (KATE) Distinguished Educator Award 2006
- University of Louisville Faculty Favorite nominee 2006, 2007
Professional Memberships
- American Education Research Association (AERA)
- AERA Division K on Teaching and Teacher Education
- AERA Special Interest Group on School, Family, Community Partnerships
- AERA Special Interest Group on Second Language Research
- AERA Special Interest Group on Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research
Professional Activities
- Co-author, Six principles for teaching English language learners in all classrooms
- Co-author, Bridging schools and homes through family nights and Reaching out: A K-8 resource for connecting families and schools
- Co-director of grant to assist teachers in working with English language learners, funded by the U.S. Department of Education
Selected Publications
- McIntyre, E., Kyle, D., Chen, C.-T., Kraemer, J., & Parr, J. (In press). Six principles for teaching English language learners in all classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.
- Chen, C.-T., Kyle, D., & McIntyre, E. (In press). Helping teachers work effectively with English learners and their families. The School Community Journal.
- Evans-Andris, M., Kyle, D., & Carini, R. (2006). Is mentoring enough? An examination of the mentoring relationship in the pilot two year Kentucky Teacher Internship Program. The New Educator, 2(4), 289-309.
- McIntyre, E., & Kyle, D. (2006). Success and failure of one mandated reform for young children. Teaching and Teacher Education, 22, 1130-1144.
- Kyle, D., McIntyre, E., Miller, K., & Moore, G. (2006). Bridging schools and homes through family nights. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.
- Kyle, D., McIntyre, E., & Miller, K., Moore, G. (2002). Reaching out: A K-8 resource for connecting families and schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

