Ryann Garland

Ryann Garland

Ryann is a junior at Brigham Young University, studying professional writing and communication. She is also pursuing a minor in global and community impact. Ryann is passionate about finding long-lasting and creative solutions to social problems. She recently wrote a BYU Ballard Brief about antisemitism in Europe, but she’s now excited to work with and write for Mission.io. She will graduate in April 2026 and hopes to find a job that allows her to write and help others. When not working or at school, Ryann loves to watch a good movie or play Minecraft with her husband.

Posts by Ryann Garland

20 Social Emotional Learning Activities That Actually Work (and Students Love)
3 kids putting magnets on a mood check in board to represent how they feel

20 Social Emotional Learning Activities That Actually Work (and Students Love)

July 10, 2025 8 min read
Close Reading and Comprehension Strategies
A boy holding a highlighter sitting at a desk with a book in front of him

Close Reading and Comprehension Strategies

July 1, 2025 6 min read
Making Learning Stick: How to Bring Project-Based Learning Into Your Classroom
Group of kids together at a table on their ipads. there is a screen at the front of the classroom with a rocket ship being displayed

Making Learning Stick: How to Bring Project-Based Learning Into Your Classroom

June 26, 2025 4 min read
How to Incorporate Student-Led Learning Into Your Classroom
A male teacher in an orange shirt standing in front of a classroom of students what are speaking and engaging with the teacher

How to Incorporate Student-Led Learning Into Your Classroom

June 24, 2025 7 min read
Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom
A boy is seen running on attack field towards three flags that are labeled, confidence, persistence, and learning

Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom

June 19, 2025 8 min read
8 Best Collaborative Learning Tools for Classrooms in 2025
Two colorful animated students collaborating and talking about a project over laptops

8 Best Collaborative Learning Tools for Classrooms in 2025

June 17, 2025 6 min read
Barriers to Critical Thinking—and How to Break Them
Students discussing and working actively through a problem in a way that is engaged and respectful in a classroom setting.

Barriers to Critical Thinking—and How to Break Them

June 12, 2025 10 min read
Teaching Critical Thinking That Lasts
Middle school students engaged in group discussion and problem-solving to build critical thinking skills in the classroom.

Teaching Critical Thinking That Lasts

June 5, 2025 7 min read
Close Reading That Sticks
Students annotating a printed text with the help of a teacher in a futuristic classroom, using digital highlighters and margin notes to build close reading and comprehension skills.

Close Reading That Sticks

May 29, 2025 7 min read