WISIT Summer Institute 2026: Full Schedule

WISIT Summer Institute 2026

August 3 to 7, 2026
Washington International School, Tregaron Campus

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9:00am EDT

Learning Groups

Friday August 7, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EDT

Various Rooms Across Campus - See Description for Room #s

WISIT Learning Groups are a dedicated time each day to connect with a consistent small group of colleagues, reflect on your learning, and make meaning of the week together. In these sessions, participants process ideas, generate new questions, and begin to translate insights into practical next steps and action plans for their own contexts. Learning Groups meet in the same room each day, creating continuity and a sense of community. Your assigned group (indicated by a letter) will be listed on your name badge, which you’ll receive on the first day of WISIT.

Learning Group A - Middle School Bldg Room 110
Learning Group B - Middle School Bldg Room 111
Learning Group C - Middle School Bldg Room 214
Learning Group D - Middle School Bldg Room 210
Learning Group E - Middle School Bldg Room 211
Learning Group F - Middle School Bldg Room 212
Learning Group G - Middle School Bldg Room 112
Learning Group H - Middle School Bldg Room 215
Learning Group I - Middle School Bldg Room 216
Learning Group J - Carriage House Room 103
Learning Group K - Carriage House Room 105
Learning Group L - Carriage House Room 106
Learning Group M - Carriage House Room 107
Learning Group N - Le Centre Brown - Gallery Space

Friday August 7, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Various Rooms Across Campus - See Description for Room #s

Learning Groups

11:15am EDT

Closing Plenary Session: Co-Creating the Future Together: AI, Agency, and Cultures of Thinking

Friday August 7, 2026 11:15am - 12:45pm EDT

Black Box Theater - Middle School Building

Featuring Aaryn Drapiza, Jaime Chao Migano, and Georgina Ardalan.

This session highlights three classroom stories from across the DMV, offering a vivid and grounded look at how educators are integrating AI into their practice, not as a replacement for thinking, but as a tool to deepen it. From kindergarten through high school, teachers share how they are using AI to support cultures of thinking, making, creativity, and student agency in ways that feel authentic and responsive to their learners. These are not polished case studies, but real moments of practice, filled with experimentation, reflection, and discovery. Together, they paint a hopeful and honest picture of what it looks like to teach and learn alongside AI in real time, inviting participants to consider how these emerging tools can amplify, rather than diminish, the richness of classroom thinking.

Speakers

Jaime Chao Mignano

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Jaime Chao Mignano is the Director of Technology and Innovation at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, MD. She has been a technology and maker educator in Washington, DC for over a decade, serving schools and nonprofit organizations in developing and delivering curriculum... Read More →

Georgina Ardalan

Janney Elementary School

Georgina Ardalan is an early childhood educator in DC Public Schools. She draws on her first career in architecture to create a nurturing, collaborative environment that encourages a culture of thinking, where both teachers and children question, reflect, and listen. Georgina serves... Read More →

Aaryn Drapiza

The Village School

Aaryn Drapiza (she/her) is devoted to learner-centered and community-oriented education. Her education journey began with elementary learners, and the insights she gained from those foundational years inspire and inform her approach to middle school, a stage she's deeply passionate... Read More →

Friday August 7, 2026 11:15am - 12:45pm EDT
Black Box Theater - Middle School Building 3100 Macomb St NW

Plenary Session

12:45pm EDT

Lunch

Friday August 7, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm EDT

Huffard Hall - Le Centre Brown, WIS Campus

Menu
Salad Bar
Sandwiches: Curried Chicken Salad Wrap, Turkey Club on Baguette, Mushroom Caesar Wrap
Sides: Mediterranean Pasta Salad, Marinated Cucumbers, Variety Kettle Chips
Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Beverages: Infused Water, Assorted Soft Drinks

Boxes will be provided for the option to have a grab and go lunch.

Friday August 7, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm EDT
Huffard Hall - Le Centre Brown, WIS Campus 3100 Macomb St NW

WISIT Summer Institute 2026

From $500.00

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