Faculty

Kimberley Kearney

Assistant Professor of Education, Director of Teacher Licensure Program

Kimberley Kearney

“I believe that students learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process in an engaging classroom which facilitates a diversity of teaching methods. As future educators, it is critical that students acquire knowledge in the classroom and in the field. In my courses, students participate in practicum placements where they apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate topics covered in class while also working in the field as leader-servants in our local communities.”

Education

  • M.Ed. in Special Education, specialization in Specific Learning Disabilities, James Madison University, 1989
  • B.S. magna cum laude in Elementary Education (K-6), Concord University, 1984

Courses

Teacher Licensure Program: Elementary Language Arts & Social Studies Methods and Practicum, Elementary Science & Math Methods and Practicum, Art for Elementary Education, Music & Movement for Elementary Education, Foundations of Education & Practicum, Directed Teaching Seminar

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Joined the Southern Virginia University faculty in 1994
  • Taught in several public schools in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, 1984–94

Awards, Leadership & Service

  • Team Leader, Virginia Department of Education Reapproval Process, 2019–20
  • Co-Director of Teacher Education, Southern Virginia University, 2017–19
  • BEST Program with Enderly Heights Elementary, 2015–18
  • Accreditation Coordinator, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, Southern Virginia University, 2015–16
  • United Way, Rockbridge Reads, Day in K, 2014–present
  • Ed and Chieko Okazaki Distinguished Service Award, Southern Virginia University, 2013–14
  • Accreditation Coordinator, Teacher Education Accreditation Council, 2008–09, 2011–12
  • Steering Committee Member, Rockbridge Teacher Education Consortium, 2007–present
  • Director of Teacher Education, Southern Virginia University, 2006–17, 2019–present
  • Teacher of the Year, Southern Virginia University, 2006–07
  • Team Leader, Virginia Department of Education Approval Process 2006–07
  • Chair, Academic Exceptions Committee, Southern Virginia University, 2002–04
  • Institutional Effectiveness Committee, Southern Virginia University, 2000–02
  • Coordinator, Education Internships, Southern Virginia University, 1998–present
  • Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Education, Southern Virginia University, 1998–2012
  • Chair, Curriculum Committee, Southern Virginia University, 1998–99
  • Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, Southern Virginia University, 1997–98
  • Program Coordinator of Early Childhood Education, Southern Virginia University, 1994–2006
  • Director of Southern Virginia University Preschool, 1994–98
  • Co-creator of Teacher Education Licensure Program, Southern Virginia University and Washington & Lee University

Memberships

  • Virginia Associations of Colleges of Teacher Education
  • Association of Teacher Educators in Virginia
  • Alpha Delta Kappa