Gwen Van Asselt | Enrichment teacher and project coach

Gwen teaches Literary Activated Citizenship Enhancing our School (LACES) and provides project support at AFIA. She earned her bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri-Columbia, her Master of Science in curriculum and instruction from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, and a Master of Education-Consulting Teacher of Reading from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over the last 20 years, Gwen has worked as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, university instructor, and instructional coach on a variety of projects designed to improve student learning. She is deeply committed to helping students effectively use reading, writing, listening, and speaking to become excellent problem solvers. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, running, and spending time with her husband and three children.