Southwest Journal — A Washburn High School teacher has been awarded a $15,000 to promote co-teaching at the school.
English-language teacher Ashley Karlsson was awarded the grant this summer from ASCD, a Virginia-based organization that provides professional development, capacity building and leadership training to educators.
Karlsson was one of 17 awardees out of 580 applications. The grant helped Washburn teachers attend the Minnesota English Learner Education Conference in October and has allowed the school to purchase books on co-teaching and collaboration.
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“It’s just amazing when it’s done well,” said Teresa Washut Heck, co-director of St. Cloud State University’s Academy for Co-Teaching & Collaboration. “It brings out the strengths of both teachers, and it creates an environment (that) I think meets students needs.”
