Rate My Professor Autumn Dillaman

Autumn Dillaman serves as the Division Director for Elementary grades K-5 at Falk Laboratory School, a K-8 laboratory school affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. She earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh in May 2005 and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the same university in April 2004. Her professional career has been entirely at Falk Laboratory School since August 2004. She began as a student intern in grades 4-5 until June 2005, followed by After School Assistant Director for K-8 from July 2005 to June 2006, After School Director for K-8 from July 2006 to June 2009, Intermediate Resource Teacher for grades 3-5 from July 2009 to June 2010, and Intermediate Level Teacher for grades 4-5 from July 2010 to the present. In these roles, she has facilitated students' exploration of a wide range of academic content, including multiplication, magnetism, author inspiration, and geography of ancient civilizations, using real-life situations to develop critical and creative thinking, collaboration, communication, community involvement, risk-taking, interest-driven pursuits, resilience, and persistence. Dillaman emphasizes authentic relationships, personalized lesson plans, routines, open discussions about challenges, goal-setting, and student agency within developmental bounds, creating a secure environment grounded in love and structure.