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We Do This Everyday!Can You Really Learn Effectively Online?Greetings WOL Friends!Do any of us doubt the effectiveness of online learning when we are trying to replace the battery in our keyfob? Or figure out how to re-string the cord of our weedwhacker? Two things I had to check in on recently! YouTube, online support, blogs, and podcasts are among the plethora of places we go to learn new things, cement what we know, or explore new ideas and topics. It was great to welcome two experts in effective online/virtual learning - Anita Young and Lauren McMinn to our podcast. Anita is...2024-09-1737 min
We Do This Everyday!Personalizing Learning: Meeting Students Where They AreGreetings!We hope that you are off to a great start. The WOL Institute has been happy to have met and welcomed 780 students from 36 districts in 8 Modern and World Languages from Elementary to Level 5 and AP. We have also re-welcomed and met our Extended Campus Students from 11 IU8 districts - to date, 39 returning learners and 31 new learners have joined us and are taking 97 different classes! It is so much fun to see that we have 131 different courses expanding students' options with our 39 talented Virtual Learning Facilitators (9 Full-time and 30 part-time). We are glad you are ALL w...2024-09-1038 min
DADHOODMatt Griner: Conquering Parenthood & The Unified GrindSend us a textWelcome to another enlightening episode of the DADHOOD podcast! On today's episode, get ready to dive deep into fatherhood's truths and tribulations with our exceptional guest - Matt Griner.Matt Griner isn't just an acclaimed life coach, he's also the co-host of the prominent 'Grind Together' podcast, where him and his wife Lauren share how grinding isn't just about work, but also about nurturing personal growth and relationships.In this immersive discourse, Matt shares his unique insights into balancing the 'grind' of fatherhood and professional life. Being a dedicated...2023-10-2758 min
We Do This Everyday!It Takes EveryoneHi WOL Friends,In our last few episodes we spoke with Courtney, Ashley, Zach, and Don Vogt, about how our learners find home in a virtual environment. From what Don calls our hands on approach to the live sessions we offer that increase engagement in the virtual setting. Courtney, Ashley and Zach each focused on the collaboration and support they get from our awesome team. Erin, Melissa, Lauren, and Olivia are laser focused on making sure our teachers are supported and have the resources they need so students can be successful. Today I also want t...2023-10-0306 min
We Do This Everyday!WOL is Home at Ridgedale High SchoolHi World of Learning Friends,These are exciting times for the World of Learning, diving into who we are and how we want you, our partners, and our team to experience learning. In our last episode we talked with two of our virtual learning specialists, Courtney and Ashley, to hear about their experience in making the virtual classroom feel like HOME. We hope they feel home at the World of Learning, too. Talking with Don Vogt in this episode sure makes me feel at home. Don is a principal at Ridgedale HS in Ohio. His co...2023-09-1923 min
GRIND TOGETHEREp. 51 Lets Talk About Parenting: feat. Thomas Mcminn from The Dadhood PodcastIt was a joy to sit down with Thomas Mcminn from THE DADHOOD PODCAST and Dadhood co. He is truly someone that has found purpose in his life. From growing up in a home without a dad to being the best version of a dad for his own kids, his story is amazing.
If you find yourself lacking purpose in life, needing to ground and analyze your own story and learn how to take the right steps towards becoming who you want to be then this episode is for you.
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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!You Can Do More Than You Think #36Transcript of PodcastHi WOL Friends,We are thrilled to share with you our latest podcast featuring Beth Van Oss, one of our Spanish Facilitators. Beth brings a wealth of experience to the World of Learning, and we had a great time discussing her first year working in the virtual world. We also delved into how her experiences, such as leading Outward Bound, have influenced her teaching approach in both virtual and brick-and-mortar classrooms.Our podcast co-host, Lauren McMinn, offered some valuable insights and even provided a FULL TRANSCRIPT of the episode. 2023-03-1332 min
We Do This Everyday!We Do This Everyday #18Brandon Langer from IU23 joined us! Lauren McMinn and I love to talk with Brandon and his colleagues Christy and Anne whenever we can. They do great work at MCIU and our partnership these past three years has really been one, that I think, makes us all better. It is fun to be part of Intermediate Units that empower us to provide opportunities for learners that they might otherwise not have. Brandon oversees instructional technology from the Curriculum and Professional Development side, he understands the back end of technology and is a great bridge between the user e...2022-07-1837 min
We Do This Everyday!We Do This Everyday #17I enjoyed talking with Christina Jackson and Lauren McMinn to talk about our partnership with CCA to provide content that students might otherwise not get to take. Christina has been at CCA for 12 years - as a math teacher, instructional coach, course designer, and now as the Manager of Special and Elective Programs. She understands the student perspective as she is a student, too, pursuing her Educational Specialist Degree at the America College of Education. Lauren has had the opportunity to work with students at CCA as a French instructor. It was great to talk to Lauren a...2022-06-2732 min
We Do This Everyday!We Do This Everyday #16Hi everyone,Lauren McMinn and Olivia Grugan here! We are Virtual Learning Specialists with the World of Learning Institute. We did a podcast takeover this week while Pat was away. We have had some ideas brewing about what we dream of in designing a learning experience and just had to share.First, we talked about experiences that we’ve had in the past that stood out for us as particularly wonderful:* Lauren shared about her experience creating a new scope and sequence for level 1 French alongside a Spanish colleague. The Real Wo...2022-06-2017 min
We Do This Everyday!We Do This Everyday #4Shownotes and more…. What a pleasure to talk with Michiyo Buckwalter and Lauren McMinn in episode number 4 of We Do This Everyday about what really connects learners to attend virtual live sessions. Listen in to learn more about our teachers and how they engage learners virtually!!Lauren and Michiyo have learned over time that the content they teach is important, AND, more importantly, that teaching the person is the real avenue to engaged learning. As we talked this week Michiyo told us just how important her relationship with Wilson College was in moving her from a te...2022-03-2100 min