Use the following checklist to plan and document progress: CLASSROOM DISPLAYS Prepare your classroom (or virtual space).Ĭonsult the Wit & Wisdom Implementation Guide, pages 43–44 for guidance on setting up your classroom and preparing materials. In subsequent years you can refer to year 1 completed protocols, updating and supplementing them as needed. Completing the protocols helps you understand how students develop knowledge and skills over the course of the module, arcs of lessons, and individual lessons this understanding of how learning unfolds and what comes next help you guide student learning effectively and maintain appropriate pacing. Our preparation protocols at the module, Focusing Question Arc, and lesson level deepen this internalization, building understanding of the what and why of each module. The Implementation Guide and Moving Forward with Wit & Wisdom deepen your understanding of the curriculum. You must internalize the curriculum to teach it effectively. After you provide direct instruction, students practice the skill and receive feedback from you and their peers. As they read (and reread) complex texts, you pose important questions for them to ponder, write about, and discuss. Students learn and retain more when they productively struggle with the curriculum, doing the heavy lifting themselves. Student-centered discussion and inquiry, andĪs a Wit & Wisdom teacher, you will facilitate students’ learning through their collaboration with classmates and independent work. Many of our new teachers have reported that Wit & Wisdom required shifts toĬomplex texts (in place of leveled texts) for all students, Recognize the shifts in teaching that Wit & Wisdom may require. Deep understanding of each module and the Wit & Wisdom approach will empower you to fully leverage the curriculum to foster students’ knowledge and skill building.Īs you begin to teach with Wit & Wisdom, you will want to do the following:ġ.
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