Biography and education
Terri Cearley-Key is a senior lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University. She teaches reading in the Elementary Education Undergraduate Program. Additionally, May 2018 Terri became Field Experience Coordinator for The Field Block Program in EPP. She served as an Exchange Teacher in The Teacher Fellows Program 2005-2010 and as Mentor of Mentors 2010-2012.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Key, T., Davis, B. H., & Peterson, K. E. (n.d.). Summer Literacy: A Public School/University Partnership That Benefits Young Learners and Beginning Teachers. Literacy Practice & Research, 41. Retrieved from 2514 Coatbridge Drive
- Cearley-Key, T., & Davis, B. (n.d.). Teacher Fellows: A School/University Partnership for Beginning Teachers. In Handbook of Research on Professional Development for Quality Teaching and Learning.
- Davis, B., Gilles, C., McGlamery, S., Shillingstad, S., Cearley-Key, T., Wang, Y., … Stegall, J. (n.d.). Teachers of leaders: School/university induction programs foster leadership through mentoring. In N. Bond (Ed.), Perspectives on Teacher Leadership. Indianapolis, IN: Kappa Delta Pi Publications.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Proficiency Certification, Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. July 1, 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient: Significant Faculty Contributor, Graduating Student Recognition of Campus Support Program. May 1, 2014
- Award / Honor Recipient: Significant Faculty Contributor, Graduating Student Recognition of Campus Support Program. December 1, 2013
- Award / Honor Nominee: Association of Teacher Educators. September 1, 2013
- Award / Honor Nominee: Association of Teacher Educators. September 1, 2013

Featured service activities
Bowie Elementary Storyville Day
- Member
Elementary Education Scope & Sequence Committee
- Board of Directors
CLEAR Public Charter School
- University Mentor
- Volunteer
Stephen Ministry
- Other
Teacher Fellows
