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We look forward to learning with you at WISSIT in August!

We know a school can be only as good as its teachers. The best schools are those where teachers continuously improve their practice through collaboration and guided self-reflection.

Three questions guide our vision of WISSIT: What if we were to bring together motivated teachers from a wide variety of schools in order to engage in deep discussion about effective teaching and learning? What if we provided support when they returned to their schools, where they put into place what they have learned? What if these teachers were able to build a school-wide culture of reflection and collaboration with their colleagues?

At WISSIT, you’ll be joining educators from all over the Washington, DC, area, as well as researchers from Project Zero at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.  We will engage in an intensive week-long exploration of two themes, Building a Culture of Thinking and Educating for Global Competence.

See you on Monday morning, August 3!

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Abby Davey

Washington International School
Middle School English
Hi!
The WISSIT will be the first thing I do in Washington DC as I am arriving from Australia only 1 week before it starts! I am an international school teacher who is coming from a boarding school in the Austrian Alps and a Middle and Senior school background in Australia. I have been teaching for nearly 10 years and have been working with the IB curriculum and as an IB and Australian examiner. I am changing tracks for a while to teach Middle School to re-energize my teaching and engage in some exciting educational ideas at WIS.

I love to travel and have seen many wonderful things whilst traversing the lane ways and backstreets of curious cities , but my heart lies in the mountains and forests of the world. I love hiking and I especially love trail running. I am looking forward to exploring the trails in Rock Creek Park, which I hear is close to the school. I also love endurance running and have run 10 half marathons and just ran my first 30km race in Austria. I'm currently training for my first full marathon.... we'll see how that goes!
I'd love to talk to you about all things wonderful to do in DC, and any traveling suggestions you might have for my first year in America.