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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!

DJ

Donna Jonte

The Phillips Collection
School Programs Educator
Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
I have worked at The Phillips Collection since 2001 as an educator for Art Links to Learning as well as a school-programs educator. After receiving my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from Mills College, I completed my Master’s in Teaching at George Mason University, where I researched strategies for creating effective learning environments. I apply these strategies in my museum work and at Friends Community School, where I have taught K-8 art for ten years. I am always looking for new ways to create a collaborative, peaceful classroom through arts integration.