Curriculum
How long is a Wit & Wisdom lesson and what are the components?
90 Minutes, Welcome, Launch, Learn, Land, Wrap, Deep Dive
How are Geodes aligned to Wit & Wisdom?
Module Topics
Knowledge Building
What are the sustaining PD Sessions for WW?
Writing
Testing
Fluency
Which foundational skill programs can we sell WITH WW?
Fundations
Really Great Reading
What is the easiest way to quote core texts for a whole year?
Bundles! (20, 24, 25, 30)
What are the content stages?
What assessments are available digitally in Wit & Wisdom Affirm?
Everything but Socratic Seminar and CFUs
What are 2 helpful resources for teachers in early implementation?
Implementation Guide
Moving Forward with WW
Humanities Video Library
What are the two strands in Scarborough's rope?
Language Comprehension and Word Recognition
Why don't we have foundational skills?
Companies out there (Fundations, Really Great Reading, etc.) already have great systematic, explicit phonics programs that people invest time and money in so we wanted to be able to provide something that pairs with that and we developed Geodes to bridge the two together
What are the craft stages and what parts of the curriculum utilize them?
Examine, Experiment, Execute, Excel
Writing, Speaking & Listening, Style and Conventions
A customer says they want to meet discuss Text Concerns. What steps do you take?
Start by asking questions and listening.
Based on their specific concerns...
ATS? ATM?
Include a SL when necessary
What are the foundational PD sessions for WW?
Lead
Launch
MLS
Does Wit & Wisdom teach spelling?
Not explicitly however, teachers can incorporate it into vocabulary studies.
Deep Dives
Vocabulary & Morphology
What are 3 ways that customers can access WW assessments?
Affirm, Assessment Packs, Print from DTE
What are the different assessments within Wit & Wisdom?
CFU, FQT, New Read, SS, EOM, Vocabulary, Question Sets
How would you sell WW in Sync to a new customer who does not do completely virtual learning?
Benefits:
Affirm, Digital Resources, SE, Vocab Videos, Projected ,Absences, PD, Lesson Videos
How do you respond to the objection that a school does not have 90 minutes for ELA instruction?
What does the rest of your day look like?
Deep Dives can be moved (15 mins)
First 3 modules cover all necessary standards
What is the equation for the simple view of reading?
Language Comprehension X Word Recognition = Reading Comprehension
(C X D =R)
Name 3 ways that we support all learners.
Content/Craft Stages
Teacher Notes (Scaffold/Extension)
UDL Design
Gradual release of complex texts
Why is knowledge important and how do we build knowledge in Wit & Wisdom?
Baseball study, comprehension, science of reading
Core and supplemental texts sets form a knowledge puzzle about different topics and bootstrap students to unlock increasingly complex texts about this or similar topics
Name 3 modules that have Alternate Text Modules.
G1M2- Creature Features
G2M3- Civil Rights Heroes
G4M3- The Redcoats are Coming
G4M4- Myth Making
Explain how teachers can use the MLL/Prologue resources to support multilingual learners in their classrooms.
MLL- Menu of options with additional components
Prologue- Pre-Teach Mini LessonsWhat is the Science of Reading?
Body of Knowledge
Research
NOT a curriculum or one way of teaching
Wit & Wisdom is integrated, and we cover what standards and skills?
Reading and Fluency, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Style and Conventions, Vocabulary, (bonus) Inquiry