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We Do This Everyday!Tools and Technologies for Online InstructionGreetings!I got to be with all of my grandkids this weekend to welcome Fall! We are well into the school year now, and seeing so much good in the classrooms we are ‘visiting’. Students are engaged in their LIVE Zoom sessions, our VLF’s provide meaningful feedback in our asynchronous courses, and we see so much collaboration happening - using chat tools and shared files. It is fun to see authentic assessments and relevant learning as we navigate through the unique and varied subject areas in our program.Listen in to our...2024-09-2437 min
We Do This Everyday!AI - Keep the Humans in the Loop!Hi WOL Friends,We had to take a hiatus last week - between traveling to the awesome Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC) and coming home to a sick dog - I just couldn’t muster the needed energy to accomplish everything on my list. I am sure you all have been there!As you are listening in this week - I wanted to acknowledge that our sweet Babe has crossed that bridge. She gave us a lot of beautiful memories. (And she was rarely without Tootsie - many of you have seen them in the ba...2024-03-1218 min
We Do This Everyday!No Glitz or GlamourGreetings WOL Friends,Our podcast is now on Spotify! You can follow us there! We are grateful that you continue to read and listen to our podcast and newsletter . Just as the World of Learning has grown and expanded, so has our following and engagement. It’s always fun to get a comment or have someone in passing say how much they related to one of our conversations. If you can’t tell, we like working together!Today we talked about our journey with of Erin Siverd and Lindsay Ally. In this episode we d...2023-11-2129 min
We Do This Everyday!How to You Recharge?Hi, World of Learning Friends,I am a bit behind today as I prepare to send this out! We are in a flurry of activity - the kind that happens at the end of the school year. And, we are excited to be hosting the WOL Japanese Honor Society, one of those awesome things that happens in this flurry. This is the second year of being able to lift up our distinguished students who study Japanese. Hats off to our Japanese Virtual Learning Facilitators, Ellen, Michiyo, Fumiko, and Pana, who through their own passion see the love...2023-05-0107 min
We Do This Everyday!Synchronous and Asynchronous #37Transcript Podcast #37Greetings WOL Friends,Spring is almost here. By now many of you are probably considering schedules, course offerings, and what you will be doing for your summer professional learning. Our WOL Course Catalog is updated and we will continue to work to provide you with high quality offerings in World Languages, Calculus and Chemistry. This summer, through our own professional learning we will be adding courses like Biology, Middle School Science, and other courses you are asking about. Let us know if there are other offerings you hope to see in the comments!2023-03-2018 min
We Do This Everyday!Staying Relevant #24Hi WDTE Friends,Thanks for joining us for Episode 3! As we head toward the end of Quarter 1, I wonder where the time goes. I recently listened to Krista Tippet’s Podcast called OnBeing as she revisited and interview with the late John O’Donohue, his take on time and presence reminds us that being and being present is so important. The podcast is very relevant for all of you leaders! Ann Meyers was our guest this week. She and I both had adult children who recently were married! Talk about time flying! We invited Ann to t...2022-10-1027 min
We Do This Everyday!We Do This Everyday #20Hi WOL Friends, We hope you will join us in a warm welcome to Erin Siverd! We are so glad to have her join our team as a Virtual Learning Specialist. She comes to us with a rich background in Chemistry, and science. Her enthusiasm and curiosity have added a spark to our way of looking at things in the few short weeks she has been with us. We all know that teacher shortages are on the rise. Every day I talk to an administrator who can’t find a teacher. It can make things do...2022-08-0119 min