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 student stands at the front of a classroom beside a screen with a bar chart, teaching while classmates at their desks raise a hand and take notes.

How to Incorporate Student-Led Learning Into Your Classroom

June 24, 2025 7 min read
Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom
Intrinsic motivation comes from the inside, such as fun or pride in getting it done. Extrinsic motivation comes from the outside, such as peer pressure or a paycheck.

Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom

June 19, 2025 7 min read
9 Best Collaborative Learning Tools for Classrooms (2026)
Students collaborating together in a classroom activity.

9 Best Collaborative Learning Tools for Classrooms (2026)

June 17, 2025 8 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
A girl climbing a yellow ladder with rungs labeled Recall, Apply, Understand, Evaluate, and Create, showing levels of thinking from bottom to top.

Teaching Critical Thinking That Lasts

June 5, 2025 7 min read
Close Reading That Sticks
A teacher stands behind a student who is reading an open book at a desk, with colorful science charts and diagrams glowing on the wall behind them.

Close Reading That Sticks

May 29, 2025 7 min read