Instructional Playbook

WISR Walkthrough

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Teacher___________________________________________ Class/Period___________ # of Students__________ Part of Lesson (Beg, Middle, End)________________

Date__________________

Grade_______________

Observer_________________________________________ Subject ___________________________________________ Instructional Goal________________________________ Class Activity______________________________________________Start Time_______________ End Time______________

Place an x next to items observed

WISR Essentials

Student Response Type

X

Notes

Summarizing Student-directed Note Taking Quick Writes, Timed Writes, On demand Writing Sentence stems/sentence frames Reflection writing Evidence of writing process (pre-write, draft, revise, etc.) Formulate questions Analyze information with guiding questions Form a hypothesis or inference based on evidence Formulate higher-order thinking questions Apply learning to authentic tasks

Writing to Learn

Inquiry

Structured partner sharing Working in small groups Socratic seminar Philosophical Chairs Structured classroom discussion

Speaking & Listening