Dianne H. Thomas
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
Phone: (H) 662-627-2609 (C) 662-902-8476
(W) 662-846-4370
EDUCATION
Doctor of Education – Elementary Education – Delta State University, December 2007. Dissertation: Differences in Technology Access, Use, and Skills Among Third Grade Students in the Mississippi Delta Region Served by the Delta Area Association for Improvement of Schools
Educational Specialist – Elementary Education – Delta State University, May 2002.
Master of Education – Elementary Education – Delta State University, May 1998.
Bachelor of Science – Elementary Education, Delta State University, May 1988
TEACHING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 – Present Clarksdale Municipal School District
Literacy Coordinator Clarksdale, MS
2007 to May 2014 Delta State University Cleveland, MS
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
2009 Delta State University Cleveland, MS
Coordinator of Elementary Education
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
2002 – 2007 Delta State University Cleveland, MS
Adjunct Instructor
2001 2007National Board Certification –
Early Childhood Generalist
1988 – 2007 Coahoma County School District Clarksdale, MS
Teacher
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Publications
Thomas, D. (2012). The subtlety of bullying. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 78,
51-57.
Thomas, D. (2011). Review of: Sweet dreams, little bunny! What’s New in Children’s
Books. 52 – 53. Southern Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, Arkansas.
Thomas, D. (2010). Review of: You go away. What’s New in Children’s Books, 70 –
72. Southern Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, Arkansas.
Thomas, D. (2009). Review of: Frogs. What’s New in Children’s Books, 46. Southern
Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, Arkansas.
Thomas, D. (2009). Review of: Henry the Impatient Heron. What’s New in Children’s
Books, 52. Southern Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, Arkansas.
Thomas, D. (2008). The digital divide: What schools in low socioeconomic areas must
teach. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 74, 12-17.
Thomas, D. (2007). Technology education in low socioeconomic areas. The
Technology Teacher, 67, 4-8.
Thomas, D. (2007). Differences in Technology Access, Use, and Skills Among Third
Grade Students in the Mississippi Delta Region Served by the Delta Area Association for Improvement of Schools. (Dissertation)
Presentations
Thomas, D. (2014). Writing Workshop. Presentations to teachers at St. Elizabeth
Elementary School. Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Thomas, D. (2013-14). Reading Workshop. Presentations to teachers at Kirkpatrick
Elementary School. Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Thomas, D. & Powers, A. (2012). Foldables, post-its, & other 3-D reading activities.
Presentation at the annual Mississippi Reading Association Conference.
Biloxi, Mississippi.
Thomas, D., Dickerson, A., Calvert, N., Greer, K., Scruggs, B., & Wilbanks, O. (2012).
Touchdown with technology! Presentation at the Mississippi Association
For Middle Level Education. Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Cummins, C., Garrison, J., & Thomas, D. (2011). Teacher tenure: For or against?
Paper presented at the Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual
Conference. Oxford, Mississippi. Submitted for publication to Education Review.
Thomas, D. (2011). Three key ingredients to successful reading and writing with young
children. Presentation at the Southern Early Childhood Association Conference.
Savannah, Georgia.
Pedersen, S, Powers, A., & Thomas, D. (2010). Sensory sensations: Using the five
senses to teach young children. Presentation at the Southern Early Childhood
Association Conference. Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pedersen, S, Powers, A., & Thomas, D. (2009). Sensory sensations: Using the five
senses to teach young children. Presentation at the A to Z Conference.
Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi.
Thomas, D. (2009) Smart snacks to stir up with your little sprouts. Presentation at the
Mississippi Early Childhood Conference. Biloxi, Mississippi.
Cummins, C, Pedersen, S., & Thomas, D. (2008). Comparison between informal graded
word list instructional levels and classroom teachers’ perceived instructional
reading levels of second and third graders. Poster presentation at the Delta
Research and Scholarship Symposium. Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi.
Manning, T, Thomas, D., & McFall, D. (2008) Math blaster effect on student
achievement in the Delta. Poster presentation at the Faculty Development
Conference on Teaching in Higher Education. Delta State University, Cleveland,
Mississippi.
Thomas, D. (2008). Authentic reading and writing activities for young children through
scrapbooking. Presentation at the Blue Mountain Summer Reading Conference
for Teachers, Blue Mountain, Mississippi.
Thomas, D. (2008). Inclusion in a rural Mississippi setting: What worked for a general
education teacher, what future general education teachers must know. Presentation at the 28th Annual American Council on Rural Special Education Charleston, West Virginia.
Thomas, D. (2008). Differences in technology access, use, and skills among third
grade students in the Mississippi delta region served by the Delta Area
Association for Improvement of Schools. Poster presentation at the Delta
Research and Scholarship Symposium. Delta State University, Cleveland,
Mississippi.