Ganelle Sutton
Elizabeth City,NC
Summary
Creative and passionate writer and writing instructor with 18 years of teaching experience in the area of English/Language Arts, and 20 years of writing instruction experience. Successful at writing appropriately to any audience. Master of the storytelling writing style and comfortable working with editing and proofreading a wide range of content. Dedicated to evoking specific emotional responses in audience by bringing subjects to life with style and skill. Inventive, hardworking and gifted in both oral and written communication.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
University Writer
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
05.2024 - Current
- Write factually correct, concise, and engaging news stories within tight deadlines.
- Develop content for multiple news outlets
- Research and write stories on a variety of topics, such as education, entertainment, and health.
- Conduct interviews with sources to obtain information for stories.
- Edit copy written by other journalists to ensure accuracy and clarity.
- Attend press conferences and other events to gather newsworthy information.
- Collaborate with editors to create headlines that accurately reflect the story content.
- Submit assignments ahead of deadlines while adhering to editorial guidelines.
- Proofread articles prior to submission for errors in grammar or syntax.
- Generate ideas for feature stories that would be compelling to readership audiences.
Author
Ganelle Gaddy Sutton Books
Elizabeth City, NC
08.2015 - Current
- Develop and publish written material in the category of urban fiction.
- Proofread and review all print and electronic content for correct grammar and adherence to house style.
- Develop creative ideas and concepts in partnership with the art director. Develop copy and concepts for packaging, in-store collateral, video scripts, digital storytelling, print advertising, seasonal collections, shows, events and promotions.
Founder and Instructor
Young Authors' Club
Elizabeth City, NC
07.2008 - Current
- Create classroom lesson plans and instructional techniques for students, parents and faculty.
- Facilitate creative writing courses to a diverse class of 30 students.
- Manage a team of volunteers and vendors for summer camps.
- Maintain a budget to ensure a highly profitable summer camp.
- Implement child-based hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
Teacher of Middle Grades English/Language Arts Teacher
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Elizabeth City, NC
08.2004 - Current
- Developed rigorous and relevant course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students.
- Grew student reading and writing scores by 10% each benchmark/quarter.
- Facilitated growth measures of local middle school from Level F to Level C by North Carolina State Test Standards.
- Assessed student classroom performance to report on progress.
- Applied progressive teaching principles to large classes, improving standardized tests scores by 17% in a six-month period.
- Exceeded "expected growth" for the exceptional children's subgroup for the state end-of-grade tests.
- Combined discipline plan with effective measures and various lesson plans to increase concentration, participation, and progress student accountability.
Praxis Core Reading and Writing Trainer
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
04.2023 - 05.2024
- Organize and facilitate online workshops and one-on-one coaching sessions.
- Develop assessments to evaluate trainees' knowledge of course material.
- Facilitate group discussions between participants to promote active engagement in learning activities.
- Adapt teaching methods according to the needs of individual learners or groups.
Curriculum Editor
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, NC
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Edited manuscripts for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
- Reviewed copyedited texts to ensure accuracy and consistency of style.
- Coordinated with authors and other editors throughout the editing process.
- Provided feedback on content structure and organization of documents.
- Identified inconsistencies in text or formatting issues within documents.
- Maintained records of all changes made to manuscripts during editing.
- Recommended enhancements to articles for optimum readership.
Education
Teaching Licensure - Middle Grades Language Arts
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
2005
Bachelor of Arts - Communications/Journalism
East Carolina University
2003
Skills
- Writer and Editor
- Certified middle grades language arts teacher
- Strong creative vision
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proofreading
- Print media
- Creative Writing
- Audience Engagement
- Copyediting
- Learning-focused lesson plan designer
- Innovative teaching methods
- Inspiring lecturer
- Creative learning strategies
- Curriculum Planning
- Online Instruction
- Instructional theories knowledge
- Classroom management
- Literacy outreach
- Dedicated team player
Accomplishments
Middle Grades Literature Author
- Authored, edited and published, Cool Breeze and Double Dutch, both urban fiction tales. Cool Breeze and Double Dutch are self-published and have sold over 1,000 copies during their first month. Both works have increased reading engagement among all students, especially minorities. Cool Breeze and Double Dutch are distributed and sold in major book outlets such as Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, and Amazon.com.
Traveling Instructional Coach
- Conducted training for schools in Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina with teachers on engaging and empowering young writers. Moved the Young Authors' Club into its 17th year.
2024 NCDPI Curriculum Launch
- Assisted in the launch of the 2024 North Carolina NC CTE Curriculum. Edited the final stage of the curriculum writing process in the summer of 2023 to meet the 2024 deadline.
Timeline
University Writer
Elizabeth City State University
05.2024 - Current
Praxis Core Reading and Writing Trainer
Elizabeth City State University
04.2023 - 05.2024
Curriculum Editor
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
01.2023 - 07.2023
Author
Ganelle Gaddy Sutton Books
08.2015 - Current
Founder and Instructor
Young Authors' Club
07.2008 - Current
Teacher of Middle Grades English/Language Arts Teacher
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
08.2004 - Current
Teaching Licensure - Middle Grades Language Arts
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Bachelor of Arts - Communications/Journalism
East Carolina University