Take Time to Build a Relationship with Every Student

I received my B.S. Degree in secondary English education from Mississippi State University. and later took graduate courses, encompassing a myriad of classes from digital media and videography to courses on the major Southern Writers.  

Little did I know, this was the beginning, not the end of my education.  After 28 years in the classroom, I can say, without a doubt, that I learned more from my students than I ever learned from formal education.  

I began teaching high school English at the age of twenty-two, and I have never lost my passion to teach.  

My love of teaching is contagious. I love sharing ideas and resources with co-workers, which has led to a new journey in education as an independent consultant, specializing in helping motivate and encourage teachers, by sharing “tried and true” methods I have used over a span of twenty-eight years as a classroom teacher,  over my 28 year career teaching high-school English, journalism, video production, drama, public speaking, as well as teaching middle school language arts for seven years.  

My main focus as a consultant is to help teachers integrate technology into their lessons, as well as a myriad of creative methods I have successfully used year after year to motivate all students, even reluctant learners.  

Also, I specialize in helping teachers develop classroom management strategies that work. 

Seeing the light come back into the eyes of discouraged and overwhelmed educators makes my job as an educational consultant rewarding. 

I believe all teachers need encouragement, no matter how long they have been teaching, and sometimes that is enough to help teachers gain confidence in themselves, which ultimately makes them better teachers.  

When I'm not working, I love spending time with my three boys, my two daughters by marriage, my husband, extended family and friends and three little girls, who call me G.G. I am so blessed.  

I am also a published song-writer and singer and love singing on stage and connect with the audience through testimony and song.  I  also love to paint, crochet, sew, and a myriad of other crafts.   

Reading is something I do, every day.  As time has gone by and my life has gotten busier, I especially love the convenience of reading audio books.  

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