Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor is a nationally recognized speaker, educator, and podcast host. Through her workshops, she helps leaders connect playful learning to support a creative culture dedicated to collaborative problem-solving. Dr. Diane offers 25+ years of practical knowledge from her work in the classroom, as founder of an award-winning preschool, as a museum educator, and as a professor at the University of Virginia and Shenandoah University. She has helped create curriculum with such partners as Steve Spangler Science, Kesler Science, Sanguine Consulting, and Staatsburg State Historic Site. A Certified Big Talk Academy® Speaker, Dr. Diane has presented at many national, and regional conferences, including NAEYC, SECA, VAAEYC, CAST, Association of Children’s Museums, the Play Coalition, and Science in the Rockies.