Beverly Benfield

Beverly Benfield has twenty-three years of successful classroom, athletic, and school-wide leadership within three metro area and rural school systems. A high learning threshold is evidenced by Doctorate level work and additional field experience; An ability to work independently as well as within a group allows for a variety of opportunities and experiences as a speaker, educator and lifelong learner. Bev has various skills, including classroom instruction, athletics, leadership, assessment, analysis, communication, problem solving, public speaking, and management/coaching at all levels. The following provides a summary of professional experiences:

Experiences:
Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Achievement, Motivation and Education; Athletic banquets, Church youth groups, Summer Camps: Athletic and Christian, Professional Development; Big South Conference Student Athlete Leadership Conferences (2010, 2011); South Atlantic Conference Student Athlete Leadership Conference (2011); Conference Carolinas Student Advisory Council Fall Conference (2011)

Twenty-three years of educational experience at elementary and high school levels

Teacher of Gifted and Talented students for 10 years; 4 years as High School AP

Participated in SACS committee preparations, and multiple leadership teams as grade level chair

Gifted Psychology Instructor, Assistant Principal

Implemented program for New Teacher Orientation using Robert Marzano’s Classroom Practices that Work and Effective Classroom Management; Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits…”; Professional Learning Communities of Dufour & Eaker; teacher collaboration, creation of common assessments, and researching best practices in order to improve student achievement; workshops involving Class Keys and Georgia Performance Standards

Former Girl’s Basketball, Volleyball and Softball Coach; Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach at Harrison High

Former high school and college athlete, that channels the passion for excellence into being the best educator & leader possible

Believes that the reason I am an educator is because I believe in people, in what they can do, and in doing whatever it takes to help individuals be successful

Understands and believes in the mantra: Excellence, Whatever it takes!!!!!

"Winning and success is our best problem solver, yet losing and failure are our greatest teachers!" ~Bev Benfield~