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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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Terry Thomas

Seaton Elementary School
Art Teacher
Terry Thomas is a District of Columbia Public School art teacher at Seaton Elementary School in the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, DC. She earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, a Master of Music degree at Howard University, and in 2012, a Master of Art Education degree from the Corcoran School of Art and Design. In 2013, she was a featured alum in the Corcoran’s “Viewbook” publication as a “Portrait of Success” in the field of Art Education. In 2014, she was awarded the "Lois Hetland Project Zero Classroom Scholarship," awarded annually to a public school teacher to attend Project Zero's annual summer institute at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In 2014, she won a Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching, recognizing the success of DCPS teachers. This year, she participated in the Children Are Citizens project, a collaboration of children and teachers from five schools across Washington, DC, to explore ways in which young children can become important contributing citizens in their communities. Work resulting from this project was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. At WISSIT, Terry will be co-leading a learning group.