Strathmore's Roundtable Biography for
Mary Helen Diegel

	Mary Helen Diegel
Industry	Education
Title	Educator
Expertise	Textbook and state assessment development, professional development
Current Organization	Livonia Public Schools
Type of Organization	School district
Major Product	Education
Area of Distribution	Michigan
University/Degree	B.A., Political Science, Kalamazoo College; M.Ed., summa cum laude, Cambridge College; L'Universite de Caen, France
Honors & Awards	Numerous including Veterans of Foreign Wars Southeastern Michigan Teacher of the Year; Livonia Public Schools Teacher of the Year; National Endowment for the Humanities Grant; Library of Congress US History Project; Livonia Chamber of Commerce Awards and Leadership Celebration Honoree; Livonia Public Schools Founder's day Honoree; Livonia Educational Association Spotlight Award
Published Works	Selected invited lectures and seminars-Presenter, Edmodo (Using Technological Social Networks in the Social Studies Classroom), Michigan Joint Social Studies Conference, Monroe MI and Livonia Public Schools Professional Development, Livonia MI; Researcher and Presenter, Underground Railroad, Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources, a Michigan Council for History Education, Wayne RESA, and the Wright Museum of African American History Joint Collaboration
Affiliations	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Michigan Institute for Educational Management; Michigan Council for History Education; Michigan Council for Social Studies; Parent Teacher Student Association; Kalamazoo College Alumni Association; Kalamazoo College Guild
Hobbies & Sports	Travel, sports, arts, literature
Career Accomplishments	As an educator, has developed expertise in identifying primary source materials that classroom teachers will find useful and providing hands-on training for teachers and students in the recognition and use of primary sources. She has provided professional development internationally, including South Africa, and at the state level including the Michigan Council for the Social Studies and Michigan Council for History Education annual conferences; She has implemented statewide initiatives and curriculum development for both social studies and English.
Work History	Adjunct Faculty, Madonna University, Livonia MI; Educator, American International School, Johannesburg, South Africa
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