To activate intellectual curiosity by engaging learners in high quality, hands-on STEAM learning experiences that will promote and develop their skills with critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and individual creativity.
LEGEND SPRINGS MISSION
¨We work as a team to encourage personal integrity, intellectual curiosity, and human kindness¨
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Masters in Educational Leadership, Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, Early Childhood
Certified: Middle School Social Studies & Math Endorsement, SEI Endorsement
Mrs. Debbie Ryan
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year. This will be my 32nd year of teaching in the Deer Valley School District and the past 12 years at Legend Springs. During this time I have taught Kindergarten, 3rd and 6th grade. I am delighted to be teaching STEM this year. I received my Bachelor's in Elementary Education from ASU and a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from NAU.
I am married to my high school sweetheart, this February we will celebrate 31 years of marriage. We have a son (Chase 27) a daughter (Alyssa 25).
We like to go camping. I enjoy reading and paddle boarding. My favorite pastime is baking. It is a great way to share the love with friends and family. My favorites are Starbucks, Amazon and ALL food!
I love teaching and can't wait to share all the cool STEM activities planned for this year. STEM is a place to EXPLORE and ask the question WHY and WHAT IF! We learn perseverance and problem solving. I believe learning is an ongoing process and we learn more from making mistakes. All I ever ask from my students is to TRY!
Our Legend Springs STEM room is a learning environment that is embraces the development of a students skills in collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity. Students will apply their skills through collaborative, hands on projects that teach them to solve real-world problems and discover new ways to solve others.
Students will have equitable access to various types of computer science hardware and digital tools to support their learning and skill development, as well as an array of materials to engineer what they imagine!
