Steve Ryan

Background

About Steve Ryan

Equity-focused, collegial, team-oriented professional offering a depth and breadth of expertise in multiple domains including professional development and empowerment, education stakeholder engagement, curriculum design, teacher learning and collaboration, equity-focused school improvement, and urban teacher preparation, induction, and coaching. Integrates experience as teacher educator and researcher into curriculum- and professional development leadership, supporting school leaders to analyze achievement and intervention data to strengthen system-wide teaching and learning. Strong track record of success designing innovative, anti-racist, community-based alternative route teacher certification programs in partnership with school districts. Co-authored Becoming Good American schools: The Struggle for Civic Virtue in Education Reform (AERA Outstanding Book Award winner) with mentor/detracking expert Jeannie Oakes. 17 years of experience as a faculty member across three universities spanning the US, building partnerships with a variety of school districts in support of professional development, culturally responsive practice, urban teacher development, and school reform. Currently leading coaching efforts at a 4,500 student, multi-site, brick-and-mortar charter system supervising all aspects of design, delivery of learning and developing solutions, needs assessments, professional learning, and metrics for success. Prepared more than teachers, provided professional learning and partnered with over 100 school leaders, impacting more than students.