Innovation in Language Learning

Diane Boothe is Professor of Literacy, Language and Culture at Boise State University, and served as Dean of the College of Education from 2005-2014. Prior to coming to Boise State University, she was the Department Chair of Curriculum and Instruction and Professor at the University of West Georgia. She served as a bilingual teacher, and elementary and middle school principal. Diane has worked consistently with multilingual populations to bring about change and support the development of innovative educational programs and policies. She creates collaborative partnerships and fosters positive relationships with the community, schools, and agencies that she serves. She received her Doctor of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California. Her primary research efforts have been in the areas of English Language Learning, Multilingual Education, Diversity and Comparative Education Systems. She coauthored a book titled In the Eyes of the Beholder: Critical Issues for Diversity in Gifted Education, focusing a chapter on gender and gifted females when identifying the multidimensional perspectives of giftedness. Diane has served in leadership positions as the President of Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), the TESOL International Higher Education Chair, the TESOL International Nominating Committee, and, for ten years, as the editor of the TESOL in Action Journal. She has been selected as the keynote or featured speaker and delivered the plenary session for international and national conferences.