After twenty-years as a secondary English teacher and then high school principal, Diane Wood earned her doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her scholarship and teaching have been rooted in democratic ideals and practices and an abiding commitment to create inclusive, hospitable, and equitable learning environments for students. She is particularly passionate about leadership that bridges the too-frequent divide between practice and theory, between good intentions and effective action, and standards and equity. She has published articles in a variety of journals, including Anthropology and Education, Educational Leadership, Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, and Teachers College Record. Presently an Associate Professor at George Mason University, Diane teaches practicing teachers in the Masters for New Professional Studies at the Initiatives in Educational Transformation program in the College of Education and Human Development. She has given numerous presentations at conferences and educational institutions. In 2000 she was awarded a joint residency at the Rockefeller Center in Bellagio, Italy. Her books include Transforming Teacher Education (Bergin & Garvey, 2001), a co-edited volume, and Inside the National Writing Project (Teachers College Press, 2002), which she co-authored with Ann Lieberman. Her new book, co-edited with Betty Lou Whitford and entitled Teachers Learning in Community, was published in April, 2010 by SUNY Press and has received a nomination for the Grawemeyer Award in Education.