What is WICOR you ask? You may want to sit down for this, because it is going to blow your mind. WICOR is everything, all around you. It is a compilation of best practices in Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading and more than likely, you already use WICOR strategies in your classroom.
I would like to challenge you - next time you sit down to plan or collaborate with your colleagues, ask yourself, "How can we WICOR-ize this lesson or unit of study?" If you can answer that and clearly outline how you have utilized WICOR within your classroom, not only will you be utilizing best practices, but you will be engaging your students, and reaching for that "Excellent" rating in the Charlotte Danielson-land of evaluation. So not only is this best for you as a teacher, it's what is best for our kids.
I would like to challenge you - next time you sit down to plan or collaborate with your colleagues, ask yourself, "How can we WICOR-ize this lesson or unit of study?" If you can answer that and clearly outline how you have utilized WICOR within your classroom, not only will you be utilizing best practices, but you will be engaging your students, and reaching for that "Excellent" rating in the Charlotte Danielson-land of evaluation. So not only is this best for you as a teacher, it's what is best for our kids.
What are students' favorite WICOR strategies?
See the video below to get some ideas on notes, philosophical chairs, 4 corners, think-pair-share, 10-2-2 method, and much more!