Instructional Strategies (WICOR)

WICOR - Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading

Writing

• Focused Notes - Video
• Learning logs
• Quickwrites
• Reflections
• Peer Evaluation

Inquiry

• Skilled questioning techniques
• Costa's Levels of Thinking
• Socratic Seminars
• Tutorials
• Investigations
• Guiding questions

Collaboration

• Philosophical Chairs
• Group activities and projects
• Service projects
• Peer editing

Organization

• eBinders and organizational tools
• Calendars, planners, agendas
• Graphic organizers
• Focused note-taking
• Study groups
• Project planning and SMART goals

Reading

• Deep reading strategies
• Note-taking
• Vocabulary building
• Summarizing
• Reciprocal teaching