Wit & Wisdom® Professional Development

Private Professional Development

Come together with educators from your school or district for an on-site or virtual PD session. All virtual sessions with Great Minds facilitators can accommodate up to 35 educators; on-site sessions can accommodate up to 50 educators.

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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 an experienced Great Minds facilitator.

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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.

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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 who have not yet engaged in professional learning around Wit & Wisdom. All virtual sessions can accommodate up to 35 educators; on-site sessions can accommodate up to 50 educators.

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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.

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.

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.

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; on-site sessions can accommodate up to 50 educators.

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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.

Focus on Fluency

In this session, educators explore how fluency contributes to student literacy as well as best practices for teaching it.

Testing and Wit & Wisdom

In this session, educators learn more about the demands of statewide English language arts assessments, research on effective approaches to test preparation, and how Wit & Wisdom prepares students for statewide ELA assessments.

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