Diane E. Newby, Ed. D.
Professor Emeritus
College of Education and Human Services
Graduate & Undergraduate Faculty
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Email: newby1de@cmich.edu
Web Site: The WebConnection
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Education
Ed.D. Western Michigan University
1974 
Educational Leadership
Ed.S. Western Michigan University
1973 
Educational Leadership
M.A. Howard University
1971
Teacher Education
B.S. Virginia Union University
1968
Elementary Education
Employment
1991 - 2008
Central Michigan University, Professor  of Teacher Education and  Professional Development
1991 - 1992
Mt. Pleasant Public Schools, Mt. Pleasant, MI Elementary School Principal  (Mary McGuire Elementary  School)
1987 - 1991
Waverly Community Schools, Lansing, MI Elementary School Principal (Elmwood Elementary)
1983 - 1985
Western Michigan University, Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational 
Leadership
1982 - 1987
Pontiac Schools, Middle Level Teacher
1982 - 1987
Marygrove College, Adjunct Professor
1981 - 1982
Pontiac Schools, Director Community Relations
1974 - 1980
Oakland University, Assistant Professor, School of Human and Educational 
Services
1971 - 1972
Carman School District, Flint, MI, Elementary School Teacher, Grade 5
1968 - 1970
Washington, D. C. Public Schools, Elementary School Teacher, Grade 4
University Teaching/Administrative Experience
2007
University Coordinator  Ghana, Africa International Student Teaching Program - SOS Children's Village, Tema Ghana
2007 to 2008
Director, Central Michigan University/Lansing Community College Venture Program
2002 - 2004
Director of Michigan Department of Education Research Grant:   Inquiry-Based Science Instruction for Teachers:  Connecting Learners to Science

2002-2003 Director,  Michigan Department of Education Research Grant:  Connecting with the Learner:  An Equity Toolkit Grant Project
1999-2001 Director,  U.S. Deprartment of Education Research Grant:   Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology
1998
Associate Department Chair - Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development
1991 -2000
Director, CMU  Summer College Programs  - Teaching As A Career Summer Workshop 2000 and 1999
1993-1997
Co- Director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation  Grant:   Michigan Schools in the Middle: Restructuring Schools 

Publications
  • Mark, D. H. L.,  Adewui, A., Mckisick, S. & Newby, D. E. (2006). Parent participation in K-12 schools:  Capturing the talents of underrepresented parent groups International Journal of  Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 4, 773-797.
  • Newby, D. E. & Higgs, P. (2005).Using inquiry to teach social studies. The Charter Schools Resource Journal, 1, 20-31.
  • Newby, D. E.  Using inquiry to connect young learners to science. (2004).   National Charter  Schools Institute Learning Resources. Online article. 
  • Newby, D. E., Mark, D., Adewui, A., Wood, K.  (2003)Using the equity toolkit in pk-16 to address equity in the classroom International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations: Cultural Diversity in a Globalasing World 3rd International Annual Conference Proceedings.  Sydney, Australia:  Common Ground, 3, 491-450.
  • Newby, D. E. (2003).  Fighting the brain drain: Back to school tipsNational Charter Schools  Institute Learning Resources.
  • Newby, D. E. (2003).  The benefits of curriculum mapping.   National Charter Schools  Institute Learning Resources.
  • Newby, D. E., et al.  (2002).  Partnering with families and the community.  In Michigan Department of Education and North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (Eds.) Connecting with the Learner: An Equity Toolkit, CD ROM. 
  • Newby, D. E. Merrill, W. & Jacobson, K.  (2002).  Linking teaching with learning.  In Michigan Department of Education and North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (Eds.) Connecting with the Learner: An Equity Toolkit, CD ROM. 
  • Newby, D. E.,  Swift, K. L. & Newby R. G.  (2000). Encouraging and recruiting students of color to teach.  Multicultural Education.
  • Newby, D. E., Newby, R. G., & Swift, K. L. (1996).  Multicultural education: Beyond the rhetoric. Michigan Sociological Review, No. 10, 51-67. 
  • Newby, D. E., (Smith R. G. Newby, R. G. & Miller, D.  (1995).  The relationship between high school students' perceptions of teaching as a career and selected background characteristics: Implications for attracting students of color to teaching. The Urban Review: Issues and Ideas In Public Education, 27, 235-249. 
  • Newby, R. G. & Newby D. E. (1995).  The bell curve: Another chapter in the continuing political economy of racism. American Behavioral Scientist, 39, 12-24. 
  • Newby, D. E. & Dorrah, H. (1993).  The school administrator as multicultural education leader. In J. R. Hoyle & D. M. Estes (Eds.), The first yearbook of the national council of professors of education administration. Lancaster, PA: Technomics Publishing Company.
  • (1978).  Students' perceptions of teachers related to racial classroom composition. The Negro Education Review, 21, 47-51.
  • (1978).  Leadership skills for teachers: Implications for continuing education, (with John Atlas). Educational Technology, 17, 54-56.
  • (1978).  Decision-making skills, (with John Atlas). The Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 6, 78-86.
  • (1978).  Supervision: A higher education training monograph. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, (ED166 565).

  • Editor: The Charter Schools Resource Journal
    , (2004-2007).

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