Karla Ryan
Lead Teacher/Instructional Strategist/Coach
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Well-versed professional with a strong background in mentoring, leading, coaching and consulting adults and children to succeed with daily and long term goals while focusing on maximum achievement and fulfillment and building a strong relationships with peers.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Teacher/Instructional Strategist/Coach
Clark County School District
Las Vegas, Nevada
08.1999 - Current
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of materials using focused instructional strategies, hands on activities, social - emotional tools and guidance to achieve daily goals
- Mentored and lead staff, grade level and incoming teachers to a desired mutual outcome for staff and administration in a successful, positive and high achieving setting.
- Provided support services such as tutoring or counseling for at-risk students. Started ELL tutoring programs and state testing boot camps to improve performance and curriculum understanding.
- Conquered challenges of working with highly diverse student population to attain exceptional student achievement.
- Served as a mentor for new teachers during their onboarding process.
- Designed individualized curricula for academically underachieving students.
- Ensured compliance with state standards by incorporating them into lesson plans.
- Analyzed data from formative and summative assessments to inform instruction decisions.
- Monitored trends in education technology advancements and recommended appropriate uses within classrooms.
- Facilitated collaborative teams to develop and review lesson plans with a focus on standards-based instruction.
- Advised school leadership on educational policies, procedures, curricula revisions, budgeting decisions.
- Provided professional development to teachers and administrators on instructional strategies, best practices, and implementation of curriculum.
- Partnered with district administration to ensure alignment between state standards and local curricula.
- Addressed specific student needs through parent and teacher coordination.
- Mentored new or struggling teachers by offering constructive advice about pedagogical approaches.
- Provided guidance on how best practices can be applied within diverse cultural contexts.
Administrative Assistant
Southland Corporation
Las Vegas, Nevada
05.1997 - 08.1999
- Wrote and analyzed budgets for new 7-11 stores opening in Southern Nevada
- Ordered store equipment and facilitated with contractors for installation
- Worked with vendors to maintain relationships and facilitate new ones
- Traveled to main office in Dallas monthly for training, new store updates and to network to build fluidity throughout the company.
Collections Specialist
IBEW Plus Credit Union
Las Vegas, Nevada
03.1995 - 05.1997
- Worked with clients to problem solve and find products that worked with the family budget to repay or consolidate debt
- Marketed and developed new product ideas to the CFO based on our clientele and the needs presented daily
- Worked directly with the Marketing Director to develop advertising for our branch, train staff on new products and problem solve to lower our monthly collection efforts.
Legal Administrative Assistant
Kelly and Sullivan Law Offices
Las Vegas, Nevada
08.1993 - 03.1995
- Worked directly with the firms partners to coordinate daily schedules, type documents and deliver documents for signature to Judges, attorneys and clients
- Oversaw all new accounts and spoke directly with clients and professional community members in order to build and keep relationships valuable to the firm.
Education
Master of Arts Curriculum And Instruction -
Lesley University
05.2007
Bachelor of Science Education -
University of Nevada Las Vegas
05.1997
Skills
- Background in Instructional Planning
- Academic Performance Improvement
- Differentiated Instruction
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Age-Appropriate Curriculum
- Workshop Facilitation
- Academic Advice and Counseling
- Performance Coaching
- Process Improvement
- Budget Management
- Schedule Management
- Project Planning
- Administration and Reporting
- Staff Development
- Performance Evaluations
- Analytical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
Continuing Education
- Emotional Intelligence Basics
- Leading Together
- Co-Leading a Team, Project or Organization
- VPBS Engagement and Impact in any setting
- VPBS Leadership Course
- Humble Leadership
- Communicating in the Language of Leadership
- LETRS Training
- HMH Curriculum
- WIDA Training
- State Testing Coordinator Training
- Consult & Training with Readsters founders Linda Farrell & Michael Hunter
- Strategist Workshops & Training
- GYTO Conference
- ASCD Conference
Leadership Experience
- 2002-2004, Grade Level Chair
- 2004-2006, School Climate Committee Chair
- 2006-2010, Response to Intervention Chair & Staff Trainer
- 2010-Present, Grade Level Chair & Co-Chair
- 2010-Present, Plan and Lead SEACAMP out of state trips
- 2015-Present, Grade level & Staff support and training for RTI
- 2019-Present, Freckle Support and Training for staff
- 2019-Present, Sunshine Committee
- 2021-Present, ELL school based tutor all grade levels, Training for staff
- 2019, New Teacher Mentor and Trainer
- 2007-2014, Drama Club Adviser & Director - Produced and wrote 14 plays
- 2018-Present, Writing Club Adviser
- 2021-Present, Garden Club Co-Adviser
- 2021 - Present, Coaching & Instructional Strategist
- 2022-Present, Leadership Team
Activities
- Sherry Vincent Teacher of the Year 2010
- Heart of Education Nominee 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
- Disney Teacher of the Year Nominee 2002
- Guest Speaker for Recruit Look National Scout Director - Mentoring Parents and Student Athletes with the College Athlete experience- Present
- National Blue Ribbon School Award - 2022
Timeline
Lead Teacher/Instructional Strategist/Coach
Clark County School District
08.1999 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Southland Corporation
05.1997 - 08.1999
Collections Specialist
IBEW Plus Credit Union
03.1995 - 05.1997
Legal Administrative Assistant
Kelly and Sullivan Law Offices
08.1993 - 03.1995
Master of Arts Curriculum And Instruction -
Lesley University
Bachelor of Science Education -
University of Nevada Las Vegas