Ren Bryan
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education
Department: Education and Wellness
Email: bryanr@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-2908
Professional Expertise
Brief Biography
Ren Bryan is the former Associate Director of the North Carolina Teacher Academy, a professional development organization for North Carolina Teachers. She was a classroom teacher in North Carolina public schools in the areas of secondary social studies, special education, gifted education, and instructional technology, earning National Board certification in adolescent-young adult social studies in 2000. She was recognized as the North Carolina Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 1994 by the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies.
Education
EdD 2008 Curriculum and Instruction University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
MEd Special Education 1997 Elon University
BA Sociology 1973 North Carolina State University
Employment History
North Carolina Teacher Academy 1999-2011, Technology Fellow, Associate Director, 2009-2011
Alamance Burlington Schools 1973-1976, 1986-1999,
Elon University 1997-present
Courses Taught
Technology in Teaching and Learning CIS 220
Instructional Technology in the Classroom MED 523
Foundations of Gifted Education MED 562
Advanced Seminar III, Teacher Leadership MED 561
Teaching Diverse Learners
Educational Assessment
Why Were These Books Banned, GST 415
Research
Impact of Instructional Technology Professional Development on Teaching Practice and Student Performance, 2008
Publications
Presentations
Using Technology to Meet Individual Learning Styles Learning Styles Institute
Teaching in the 21st Century Classroom NCDPI
Lighting Up Young Faces: Making Success a Priority for English Language Learners NSCI
Teachers Teaching Teachers: A Model for Staff Development NSDC
Integrating Technology into Middle School Social Studies NCETC
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum NCETC
NAEP Assessment Process NCCSS
Personal Information
Professionally I have been a life-long educator. Personally I have been a life-long wife and mother of four children ( and now six grandchildren) who anchor my life. I take great pleasure in working in my garden and enjoy watching things grow.
Professional Development
Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in the Regular Classroom
Integration of Technology into the Curriculum (North Carolina Teacher Academy)
LearnNC, Carolina Online Teaching
SAS InSchool, Curriculum Pathways
Reading 3D Diagnostic Assessment (Wireless Generation)
SmartBoard Certification
Blackboard Online Course Management Certification
Adult Learning and Coaching (Paideia Institute)
Assessing the Impact: Evaluating Staff Development (JoEllen Killion)
Data Analysis and School Portfolio Development (Victoria Bernhardt)
Frameworks for Working with Children of Poverty (Ruby Payne)
Motivating Students to Succeed (PEAK Learn, Spence Rogers)
Meeting the needs of English Language Learners in the Regular Classroom (Kathleen Kenfield)
COLT Online Course Development
WebQuest Design and Development (Bernie Dodge)
Portfolio Assessment (print and electronic)
Integrated Unit Development (Roger Taylor model)
Learning Styles (Dunn and Dunn model)
Cooperative Learning (Johnson and Johnson model)
Awards
North Carolina Social Studies Teacher of the Year 1997 NCCSS