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Locate Resources in Wit & Wisdom InSync

This article outlines how to navigate and locate the curriculum materials and resources available with the Wit & Wisdom InSync license. 

📣 We recently refined Wit & Wisdom InSync based on user feedback. This update includes:

  • InSync resources have been consolidated into a single tab at the module level.
  • Assessments are now located within the applicable lesson for regular and InSync modules and within the module overview. PDF versions of major assessments can now be found in the Major Assessments dropdown at the module level.
  • Prologue resources are now located at point of use (prior to the lesson they support).
  • Spanish Student Editions, Content Updates for Print Users, and the Art of Wit & Wisdom have been moved to the Teacher Resource Pack.

All updates are labeled below (NEW!). Review the full article for a comprehensive list of updates to Wit & Wisdom InSync.


Grade Level Resources

Select your grade level at the top left to access the curriculum and related resources for your grade.

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At the grade level, you can access the following resources:

  • Wit & Wisdom in Sync User Guide
  • Getting Started Video
  • NEW! Wit & Wisdom Preparation Protocols

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Module Resources and Organization

Module Organization

Wit & Wisdom In Sync modules tabs are organized as follows:

  1. Module 0 is a 1 week module that contains resources designed to introduce students to Wit & Wisdom instructional routines.
  2. The Module tabs contain all materials for standard Wit & Wisdom instruction, including lesson PDFs, appendices, module resources, and multilingual learner resources.
  3. NEW! The InSync Resources tab contains resources specific to distance learning broken down by module, including student videos, Learn Anywhere Plans, Projected Slides, and In Sync student handouts.
  4. The Teacher Resource Pack contains additional resources for teachers and administrators to support the planning and implementation of the curriculum, as well as family engagement resources.

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Module Tab

The Module tab contains all materials for standard Wit & Wisdom instruction, including:

  1. Module Overview
    1. Full Module Overview PDF
    2. NEW! Split PDFs for each section of the Module Overview
  2. NEW! Lessons organized by Focusing Question Arc
    1. Within each arc, expand the lesson dropdown to access all relevant lesson materials (Teacher Edition PDF, Lesson Slides, Handouts, and Assessments, if applicable)
    2. NEW! Prologue lessons and student handouts (for Grades 6-8) now appear before the lesson they are designed to support.
  3. Module Appendices
  4. Module Resources, including:
    1. Rubrics
    2. Projected Slides
    3. Volume of Reading Reflection Questions
    4. Scope and Sequence
  5. Multilingual Learner Resources (K-5)
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NEW! InSync Resources Tab

The InSync Resources tab contains In Sync resources specific to distance learning, broken down by module. Within each module, you can access:

  1. Module Welcome Video
  2. Learn Anywhere Plan

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In each InSync module, lessons are broken down by day. For each Day, you can access the following materials:

  1. Learn Anywhere Plan
  2. Student Video
  3. Projected Slides
  4. Student Handouts
  5. Assessments (Digital and PDF versions)
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Teacher Resource Pack

The Teacher Resource Pack includes:

  • Planning Resources for Wit & Wisdom
  • Planning Resources for Multilingual Learners
  • Family Engagement Resources
  • NEW! Spanish Resources
  • NEW! Content Updates for Print Users
  • NEW! The Art of Wit & Wisdom

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NEW! Spanish Student Editions for each module are now accessible within the Teacher Resource Pack.

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Assessments

NEW! At the module level, teachers can access PDFs for all major assessments in the Major Assessments dropdown.

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NEW! Teachers can access both PDF and Digital versions of an assessment at point of use within each lesson. 

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Teachers can also access assessments from the Great Minds Library in Assessments. From here, teachers can print a paper copy of the assessment or assign it digitally to their students. 

End of Module Assessments and Focusing Question Tasks cannot be completed digitally. Students will complete these assessments on paper, and teachers will score them in the platform for reporting purposes only. See Score Offline Assessments for more information on this scoring flow.

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To print an assessment from the library, click the kebab icon and select Print from the drop-down menu.

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Scoring Rubrics

⚠️ When scoring assessments, teachers should use the rubric criteria to evaluate Focusing Question Tasks and End-of-Module assessments. Success checklists are a student-facing resource meant to support students as they generate responses to writing prompts.

On the Resources page, scoring rubrics for assessments can be accessed from Appendix C at the module level.

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To access rubrics from the Assessments page:

  1. Navigate to the Great Minds Library and select an assessment from the library.
  2. From the assessment preview, you can select View Rubric to preview the scoring rubric associated with an assessment item.

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