Diane Sweeney, MEd

The author of Learning Along The Way: Professional Development by and for Teachers (Stenhouse, 2003), Diane Sweeney holds a longstanding interest in how adult learning translates to learning in the classroom. A national consultant since 1999, Diane’s work focuses on the methods, practices, and structures for building rigorous learning communities in schools. She currently serves as Lead Consultant for Spark Innovation, an organization that provides consulting support to school districts across the US.

In the past, Diane has been a classroom teacher, a literacy coach, a trainer for literacy coaches, and an instructor at the university level. Diane has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Denver and a Master’s in Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder.