About me
Laura Bryant is a dual-language elementary educator with 18 years of experience across general education and bilingual settings. A National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) since 2018, she is recognized for her commitment to professional excellence and her expertise in serving multilingual populations.
Currently a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership, Laura Bryant focuses her research on the lived experiences and leadership pathways of Latinas in PK–12 district-level roles. Her academic work explores critical themes of equity, representation, and systemic access within school district hierarchies. Professionally, she specializes in equity-driven lesson design and culturally responsive literacy practices. She is a strong advocate for using structured academic discourse and translanguaging to increase instructional rigor while honoring the linguistic assets students bring to the classroom.
Laura is a frequent presenter at major conferences such as La Cosecha and the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education (NMABE), where she shares strategies on interactive processing structures. Her primary mission is to bridge the gap between structured literacy research and culturally responsive pedagogy, ensuring that evidence-based instruction is both effective and affirming for every learner.
