Welcome to Teaching & Learning

Supporting educators. Strengthening instruction. Impacting every classroom.

Great teaching doesn’t happen in isolation ... neither should professional learning.

Educators are navigating evolving standards, diverse student needs, and increasing expectations.

SWWC partners with districts to provide relevant, high-quality professional learning and instructional support, helping educators grow their practice and improve student outcomes.

How We Support Your District

Our Teaching & Learning team provides support that is practical, flexible, and aligned to your goals.

Literacy Solutions

Shared Services/Curriculum Coordination

Shared Services - Curriculum & Instruction Coordination Services serves a collaborative group of six school districts that contract for on-site and virtual support including:

Alignment of Academic Standards: Support staff in Standards Alignment, provide extensive support and training for instructors in study and implementation of state standards.
State and Local Data: Collection and organization of MCA, MTAS, and ACCESS assessment results, support of staff and administration in analysis of data.
Staff Development: Facilitation of specific trainings during teacher in-service time, assist administration in meeting the needs of instructors, provide opportunities for teachers to network across districts.
Curriculum Review and Purchase: Support teacher team through the review and evaluation of current and possible future resources/materials, coordinate the ordering and delivery of curriculum resource/material samples (including any necessary professional development).

Shared Services Team

Eric Schwankl

Title: Education Consultant

Is your district interested in participating?

Contact Liz Deen

Curriculum & Instruction Coordination

Would you like part of a 1.0 FTE Curriculum & Instruction Coordination Support?

This service provides one or more days a week of on-site and virtual curriculum and instruction coordination services. We have Educational Consultants available to support your district with teaching and learning supports such as:

READ Act Implementation
Professional Learning
Support for your A&I plan, Local Literacy Plan and World’s Best Workforce plan
Curriculum Selection, Adoption and Implementation Support
Standards Alignment

If you are interested in 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1.0 FTE C&I Coordination Support, please contact Liz.

C&I Team

Liz Deen

Title: Senior Director of Teaching & Learning Services
Jennifer Schwankl

Title: Education Consultant

SpEd Teacher Pathway Program

The Special Education Teacher Pathway Program Grant is funded by the Minnesota Department of Education under Minnesota Statutes 2023, section 122A.77. This grant is designed to address the critical shortage of licensed Special Education teachers by building a sustainable pipeline of trained, licensed Tier 3 or Tier 4 Special Education professionals.

learn more about the Pathway program

SpEd Pathway Team

Title: Program Success Coach
Title: Senior Director of Teaching & Learning Services
Title: Administrative Assistant

Instructional Coaching

learn more about Instructional Coaching - New Teacher Center at SWWC

NTC Team

Lisa Gregoire

Title: Director of the New Teacher Center
Morgan Guza

Title: Instructional Coach
Allyson Pesek

Title: Regional COMPASS Supervisor
Jessica Robinson

Title: Instructional Coach

Multilingual Learner Consortium - Title III

Customized Services

Do you want a Curriculum and Instruction expert to support your team for less than 0.25 FTE (45 days)?

We have Customized Teaching & Learning Services available to support your needs in your district. We have experts for multiple teaching and learning support, such as:

Curriculum Selection
Intervention Support
MLL Teacher Support
Standards-Based Learning
School Climate
Standards Alignment

Do you have other ideas? We would love to support your goals! Call us today for more information.

Customized Services Team

Tricia Christopher

Title: Education Consultant
Eric Schwankl

Title: Education Consultant
Jennifer Schwankl

Title: Education Consultant

COMPASS Regional Network

Career & Technical Education - Carl Perkins

learn more about Perkins Consortium visit the LYFT Career Pathways website

CTE Team

Title: Career & Technical Project Coordinator
Title: Career Development Coordinator
Title: Career Coordinator
Title: Administrative Assistant

Student Enrichment

We help students find their passion in life by providing high-quality enrichment opportunities for K-12 students in our region. These events are an extension of the classroom and give students the opportunity to further explore areas of interest in a hands-on fashion.

learn more about student enrichment

Enrichment Team

Title: Student Activities Coordinator
Title: Administrative Assistant

Paraprofessional Training

ParaEducator is an online platform for paraprofessionals with over 100 courses and assessments that can be completed to be considered "highly qualified." Paraprofessionals complete the courses online and then take the assessment in person at SWWC on the designated date and time, as the assessment must be proctored.

learn more about Para Assessments

Assessment Team

Title: Administrative Assistant

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T&L Administration

Liz Deen

Title: Senior Director of Teaching & Learning Services

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Upcoming PD Opportunities

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