Diane is passionate about transforming education within existing traditional schools, helping the students and teachers of today. She supports teachers in becoming facilitators of student-centered hands-on learning, and creating a school culture of experimentation, collaboration, self-direction, and joy in learning.

At MIT, Diane leads the K-12 Maker team which provides resources and PD for teachers integrating Maker/STEM into their regular curriculum, and using Makerspaces to engage and empower students. Her recent collaboration with the MIT Sea Grant lab has led to the creation of Coastal Climate Change Toolkit: A Scientific Framework with Hands-On Experiments.