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Albert Lea educators say Wit & Wisdom rollout has energized students but faces pacing and differentiation challenges
Summary
District staff and Halverson Elementary teachers told the school board the first-year K–5 Wit & Wisdom English language arts curriculum has increased student engagement and discussion but is taking longer to teach than planned and requires new supports for differentiation and teacher planning.
Albert Lea Public School District staff and Halverson Elementary teachers presented a midyear review of the district’s first-year rollout of the Wit & Wisdom K–5 English language arts curriculum, saying the program has raised student engagement but created pacing and differentiation challenges that the district is addressing with coaching and targeted supports.
District staff said the knowledge‑building curriculum pairs grade‑level texts with cross‑content units—linking ELA to Minnesota social studies and science standards—and that the district remains on track to complete modules 1–3 in year one, which the curriculum publisher counts as covering state standards for K–5.
Kim, district staff member, told the board the curriculum is “immersing students in rich content” and that foundational skills instruction continues through the district’s Really Great Reading…
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