Since 2014, our annual summer institute has offered a week of intense, inspiring, and fun professional learning with outstanding educators from across the region.
WISSIT ’25 Registration is now OPEN!
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, collaborate and grow!
August 4-8, 2025
At WISSIT, educators explore the research coming out of Project Zero (PZ)–an innovative leader in the domains of teaching and learning for over 50 years, located in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. Each year, we learn with and from PZ researchers and a diverse faculty of outstanding educators from the Washington, DC, region.
WISSIT introduces PZ ideas and pedagogical tools and strategies and encourages ways to adapt them to participants’ own context.
The Institute explores four key themes:
Building a Culture of Thinking
How do we develop dispositions that lead to thoughtful learning across school subjects, and beyond? How do we effectively create a culture of thinking, in classrooms and schools, that supports all learners?
Learning Deeply with Museum Resources
What can we–educators and students–learn from objects, artworks and archival materials to deepen our understanding of, and engagement with, the curriculum?How can we leverage the unique museum resources that exist in our community?
Encouraging Playful Learning, Creativity
& a “Maker” Mindset
In response to the challenging times we are living in, how can play, creativity and making re-ignite joy in learning? How do they help us to be attuned to nuance?
Fostering Civic Agency in Young People
How do we guide students to develop the capacity and desire to act in positive ways to improve the world around them? How do we lift up young people’s voices and ideas?
Registration for WISSIT opens in January. Spots fill quickly, so register early. Registration does not guarantee a spot; you’ll be notified of your status within two weeks. Once approved, you have 30 days to pay the fee by check or credit card.
Scholarships are available for WISSIT. The Mara E. Wilson Scholarship covers the full fee for a local visual arts teacher, with priority for Title I (or equivalent) educators. In addition discounts are available for educators in Title I schools, teacher licensure programs, or teams of 3+.
The Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education (CASIE) handles registration, payments, course schedules, and logistics for WISSIT.