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!
As the Distance Learning Coordinator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Peg Koetsch creates and coordinates live, interactive learning resources for students and teachers that integrate SAAM’s collection with the curriculum of Department of Defense Education Activity schools in the U.S.A., Europe and the Pacific region. Additionally, Peg trains volunteers who present Artful Connections’ videoconferences to students across the country. Peg is also a National Teaching Artist at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and is the creator of the program, Museum-in-Progress, which trains students in museum strategies to construct and tour curriculum-related, interactive school museums. She has held education positions at art and natural history museums across the country. At WISSIT 2016, Peg will co-lead an interactive course.
