Deanna Keith earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Special Education and Masters of Education in Special Education from Lynchburg College. She then continued her education at the University of Virginia where she earned her Education Specialist and Education Doctorate in Administration and Supervision. She teaches courses in special education and school leadership. She enjoys serving as the Coordinator for Special Education and as Faculty Advisor for Liberty University’s Council for Exceptional Children. Before coming to Liberty University, she spent ten years in the public school system as a special education teacher and administrator in the elementary, middle, high and alternative school settings. Most recently she served as Director for Preschool and Kindergarten in a private school setting.
Articles
Differentiation and Faith: Improve the Learning Process by Finding Every Student’s God-Given Talents (with Andrea Beam), Christian School Education (2011)
Principal Desirability for Professional Development (AELJ), Academy of Educational Leadership Journal (2011)
Principals are often required to operate educational programs under a growing number of federal and...
Principal Desirability for Professional Development, Faculty Dissertations (2008)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Virginia public school principals...
Presentations
Applying Maslow's Hierarchy to the Parent/Teacher Relationship (with Lucinda S. Spaulding), Virginia Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children (2011)
We examine the parent/teacher relationship through Maslow’s (1943) Hierarchy of Needs, which theorizes that physiological...
Collaboration: Best Practices for Today’s Teachers (with Miranda Arnold), Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation (2011)
Evaluating Classroom assignments: Planning for Grading, Liberty University Center for University Excellence (2011)
The History of Special Education: Lessons from the Past, Implications for the Future (with Lucinda S. Spaulding), Annual National Conference of the Teacher Education Division (TED) (2010)
We identify three eras in the history of special education: Early Reform (1800 – 1870),...