EWISE

The EWISE Model

According to district Instructional Technologist Kristy Meyrick, “eWISE is an inquiry learning process, where students choose the direction of their learning based on interests, questioning, natural curiosity and exploration. The cyclical process includes developing strong questions based on wonder. Students want to know more, want to learn, read, research, discover, think. They investigate independently, collaboratively and with teacher support. Synthesis is where the thinking comes in. Students decide what information is important enough to express, to share, to solve problems; and throughout the process learners evaluate. They evaluate their own thinking; they evaluate the information they discover. Peers and teachers provide evaluative feedback, ask questions and display genuine interest in the information the students are sharing and applying. To learn more about the eWISE model, visit the ITLMS website.