Professional Development
From the creators of Wit & Wisdom®and Geodes®
Created by the team of teacher–writers behind Wit & Wisdom and Geodes, our in-person and virtual professional development (PD) sessions include options for teachers and leaders. These sessions ensure strong initial implementation as well as sustained success.
Private Professional Development
Come together with educators from your school or district for an in-person or virtual PD session. All virtual sessions with Great Minds facilitators can accommodate up to 35 educators; in-person sessions can accommodate up to 50 educators.
Virtual Open Enrollment
Join educators from around the country for an open enrollment virtual PD session. Designed for 20–35 participants, sessions are led by two Great Minds facilitators.
GET STARTED WITH VIRTUAL OPEN ENROLLMENT
Wit & Wisdom Leaders Program
The Wit & Wisdom Leaders Program provides strategic and collaborative support across key school and district stakeholders, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets needed to successfully implement Great Minds humanities curricula and resources.
Have you already completed the Foundational PD series? Then Personalized Coaching for Wit & Wisdom and Geodes might be a good option for you.
PD to support new implementers and seasoned users of Wit & Wisdom and Geodes.
BUILDING A FOUNDATION
Educators develop a foundational understanding of Wit & Wisdom’s design and learn best practices for preparing to teach the curriculum. These sessions are appropriate for educators starting year 1 with Wit & Wisdom or Geodes or who have not yet engaged in professional learning around Wit & Wisdom and Geodes. All virtual sessions can accommodate up to 35 educators; in-person sessions can accommodate up to 50 educators.
Launch Wit & Wisdom
This session introduces the what and why of the curriculum so that educators have the understanding they need to implement successfully. The session introduces the research foundation, learning design, approach to knowledge building and complex texts, and module and lesson components.
DOWNLOAD LAUNCH WIT & WISDOM AGENDA (PDF, 161kb)
WATCH LAUNCH WIT & WISDOM SESSION PREVIEW
Lead Wit & Wisdom
This session builds leaders’ understanding of the what and why of Wit & Wisdom and guides leaders to plan and prepare for successful implementation.
DOWNLOAD LEAD WIT & WISDOM AGENDA (PDF, 128kb)
WATCH LEAD WIT & WISDOM SESSION PREVIEW
Module and Lesson Study
This session offers practical planning tools and strategies so educators know how best to prepare for Wit & Wisdom lessons and modules.
DOWNLOAD MODULE AND LESSON STUDY AGENDA (PDF, 95.7kb)
WATCH MODULE AND LESSON STUDY SESSION PREVIEW
Getting Started with Geodes
This session is an introduction to Geodes’ accessible, knowledge-building approach to early literacy. To support successful implementation, it provides educators with helpful resources and a flexible framework for planning Geodes instruction.
DOWNLOAD GETTING STARTED WITH GEODES AGENDA (PDF, 278kb)
WATCH GETTING STARTED WITH GEODES SESSION PREVIEW
SUSTAINING GROWTH
Educators deepen their knowledge of Wit & Wisdom’s learning design and learn best practices for supporting student growth. These sessions are appropriate for educators who have built a strong foundation with Launch Wit & Wisdom and Module and Lesson Study. All virtual sessions can accommodate up to 35 educators; in-person sessions can accommodate up to 50 educators.
Writing in Wit & Wisdom
This session dives into Wit & Wisdom’s text-based approach to teaching informative, opinion/argument, and narrative writing. The virtual version split into two parts for scheduling flexibility.
DOWNLOAD WRITING IN WIT & WISDOM AGENDA (PDF, 107kb)
WATCH WRITING IN WIT & WISDOM SESSION PREVIEW
Focus on Fluency
DOWNLOAD FOCUS ON FLUENCY AGENDA (PDF, 47.1kb)
WATCH FOCUS ON FLUENCY SESSION PREVIEW
Testing and Wit & Wisdom
DOWNLOAD TESTING AND WIT & WISDOM AGENDA (PDF, 48.8kb)
WATCH TESTING AND WIT & WISDOM SESSION PREVIEW