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What We Do
The Washington International School Institute for Teachers (WISIT) brings together educators to foster critical and creative thinking through the purposeful use of current educational research.
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What We Do
WISIT Works to strengthen educators’ capacity to inspire deep thinking in learners, to educate for global competence, and to share best practices with the community at large. In building upon WIS’s role as a leader in international education, the Collaborative’s ultimate goal is to make the nation’s capital a model city for creative thinking and innovation in education, worthy of replication across the country. Our role is three-fold:
Transformative Learning Events
Organize high-quality professional development events
Bringing Educators Together
Convene educators from all sectors of the educational landscape
Building Lasting Networks
Build and sustain a network of committed educators beyond any single professional learning experience
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Our Story
For over a decade, Washington International School has been recognized for fostering groundbreaking collaborations across the region and for being a school that excels at implementing Project Zero ideas and practices. As a logical extension of these efforts, WIS launched its annual summer institute, WISIT, in August 2016.
The landscape changed, of course, when the pandemic hit in spring 2020. As schools closed and shifted teaching to online platforms, the WISIT swiftly moved to offering its professional learning events virtually. With that move, we have significantly broadened our reach beyond the DC region, attracting educators from around the U.S. and the world. Now, we are able to offer both in-person and virtual options for many of our events.
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WIS Institute Of Teachers recognizes that, while education begins with learning valuable skills and knowledge, in today’s world schools have a responsibility to do much, much more. Educators must strive to build students’ character and to teach for understanding—of meaningful content, of connections across subject areas and to the world outside the classroom, and of complex global issues. Putting skills and knowledge to use in attempting to solve pressing problems is the hallmark of a learner who demonstrates global competence.
And now, significantly, in a world that has been turned upside down by the pandemic and is polarized politically, we as educators must help students develop resilience, an ability to think critically and creatively, and the inclination to consider different perspectives on various topics. Our work with Project Zero researchers and other renowned education organizations, and our talent for building networks of educators, has positioned us well as leaders in the field of teacher development as we navigate an uncertain future.
UNITING EDUCATORS. INSPIRING MINDS.
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Who We Are
From two full-time staff to the over 2,300 educators in our DCPZ network, we are grateful to work with a remarkable set of leaders who deliver high-quality professional development in various formats.
