Keith David Reeves has taught every grade K through 12, was a successful middle and high school band director, and now serves as Coordinator of Instructional Technology at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia. From 2006 until 2011 he served as the Instructional Technologist at Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia, overseeing significant expansion and enhancement of teaching with technology. He has led by example in public schools and collaborated with other professional teachers to implement reflective, data-supported, progressive instructional practices within technology-integrative, student-centered classrooms designed for skill mastery, comprehension, and relevance.

He holds diplomas from Ithaca College, George Mason University, and the University of Mary Washington, with additional postgraduate studies at University of Phoenix and Troy University, and is now an adjunct professor at George Washington University. He is a Discovery Education STAR Educator, a SMART Exemplary Educator, is a member of the Pi Lambda Theta and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Societies in Education and of the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, holds certifications in music education and administration in both Virginia and Maryland, and as of late 2010 is one of a handful of individuals worldwide to have earned the prestigious Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer credential. (View listing.)

A frequent adjudicator, guest speaker, and professional development instructor, Mr. Reeves has deployed innovative programs in every content area, and has subsequently been featured in print and broadcast media and delivered addresses at the local, regional, and national levels, including as guest commentator on National Public Radio, and has been recognized in Who’s Who in both American and North American Education.

Involved in leadership and service at the school and district levels and beyond, he has been instrumental in crafting policies and programs to conserve resources, improve benefits, and eliminate waste, saving taxpayers money and maximizing the public’s return on one of its most critical investments. With a strong vision for effective instruction designed and delivered for skill mastery, authentic standards-based assessment practices and PLCs, school culture and student wellness, and an integrated school-and-home community that bridges classroom and living room, Mr. Reeves believes passionately in the power of the public school and its trust to effectively and equitably prepare every child for a meaningful, contributing, and successful 21st century future.

An active composer, arranger, and adjudicator for bands, he is active in the music education community in Virginia and has been a director, visual caption head, marching and maneuvering instructor, and staff arranger with marching bands and drum corps throughout the East Coast. His partner Katherine is a band director and drill designer, and an active marching arts adjudicator with regional and national organizations. They reside in Arlington, Virginia.