Teachers have arguably some of the busiest schedules around, and when the going gets tough, little things may fall through the cracks.
It is Brianna Curry’s job to alleviate some of the weight on their schedules.
Curry is the new instructional coach for kindergarten through second grade in USD 257 schools. Curry took over for Angie Linn, now curriculum director.
Curry assists teachers with technology training, six-trait writing, modeling lessons and team teaching.
“I am a resource that helps teachers,” Curry said. “Every day is different. Teachers don’t always have the time to find a resource to use with their curriculum so I find it for them.”
Prior to her new role, Curry taught first grade for about five years.
“I miss the kids but this way I get to see a lot of the kids I had and more,” she said.
Someone she gets to see often is her daughter Reese who is a kindergartener. Curry and her husband, Brett, have two other children, Jenna, a third-grader, and Kashyn, 18 months.
Today, she is teaching students how to use iPads. Her own children — even Kashyn — already use technology and love it, she said.
“When we were kids we didn’t have the technology they have,” Curry said. “It is a great wealth of information.”
Curry’s office is in Iola High School, but her time is spent hopping around the elementary schools.
“I like that I get to move around and that I am not tied down to one classroom,” she said. “I am up for the challenges. I just don’t know what they are yet.”
CURRY SPENT most of her childhood in Iola, where she met her husband, Brett, a fellow Iola native.
She attended Kansas Statue University, where she got her bachelor’s degree in science and a master’s degree in leadership.
“After K-State we moved to Gardner and then moved back home to be with our family,” Curry said. “We have been here now seven years.”
