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We do our best each day to be authentic, relevant and engaging in the virtual education space. This podcast will help you see that you, too, can survive and thrive in the new and evolving world of blended and hybrid platforms for learning. For many years the WOL Institute has provided the BEST in online virtual learning for K-12 schools. We hope our experience in the virtual world will help you navigate and succeed. patmulroy.substack.com

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11:42

How did you hear?

We Do This Everyday! ·

2024/01/30

Hi Friends! How did you learn about the World of Learning Institute? Today our podcast will take some of us down memory lane! The World of Learning Institute has been around in a variety of ways for the last 20 years or so - and we hope to keep our mission of providing high-quality, face-to-face virtual instruction to students who may not otherwise have access, moving forward for a long time. We want to hear from you, too! We have an Around the World of Learning Basket of goodies that we will be

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27:40

Building Resilient Communities

We Do This Everyday! ·

2024/01/23

Greetings WOL Friends,As we see the forecast change this week - I am sure we are all hopeful to get back into a rhythm as the second semester takes off like a rabbit. In this episode, we have the opportunity to talk with Michelle Hughes a colleague we met this summer as we explored Storyboarding and Streamlining with Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Allison Zmuda. You can find out more about Michelle HERE. Michelle introduces us to the concept of resilient teaching communities - an idea she is writing about -

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23:49

Relationships that Foster Learning

We Do This Everyday! ·

2024/01/16

Greetings WOL friends,Welcome Winter!While we have been reflecting on how the first half of this school year went, the second semester is creeping up, as is the snow. We are now in the second half of the 23 - 24 school year and planning for 24 - 25 is part of what we will do - as we support all of our second-semester activities. Check out our catalog as you get ready for the 24 - 25 school year.As we plan for the 24 - 25 school year, we look to provide support to both students and the adults who

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25:04

The JOY of Collaborating and Co-Teaching

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/12/19

Hi WOL Friends! We wish you the best as we head into the winter, holidays, and cold weather. Your heart will be warmed listening to our conversation with our TWO Latin facilitators! Ann and Chrissy are eager to share their experiences with collaborative teaching in a virtual setting in this episode.It is great fun to hear both Ann and Chrissy talk about the transition from traditional teaching roles to the virtual landscape at World of Learning. They highlight the significance of their collaboration

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15:06

Empowering Rural Education: The Role of Virtual...

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/12/12

Greetings WOL Friends,I had the best time talking to my friend and colleague Anita Young! Most of you will recognize the name. Anita worked with the WOL Institute for the last 10 years and came with us to IU8. She was the catalyst for much of the evolution of our work. She headed off to lead in her home school district of Huntingdon, PA - and we stay in close touch. Recently we had this conversation - We both see - in the realm of education, that the aspirations of students collide with the

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28:47

Greater Johnstown - Collaboration and Innovation

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/12/05

Greetings WOL Friends! We hope that as the holiday season approaches you, like us, have much to be grateful for. At the World of Learning, we have so many amazing partners and people who we have opportunities to work and collaborate with to enhance experiences for learners.We are especially excited for you to hear some of the great work that is happening at the Greater Johnstown School District. We invited Mike Dady, the Assistant Superintendent, to talk about our partnership in providing STEM

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28:30

Our Biggest Surprise

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/11/28

Greetings WOL friends and colleagues! It’s hard to believe that it is already almost December. As we record these episodes we are so grateful to have the opportunities to learn and grow at conferences, to meet new people and to see the amazing work that is happening in Pennsylvania, around the US, and beyond. At ACTFL Lauren and Olivia showcased our new French story of Identity in what used to be French 1. At PASCD we re-connected with friends from across PA who came to Altoona last summer to learn

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29:11

No Glitz or Glamour

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/11/21

Greetings 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

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29:48

I Can Learn Online

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/11/14

Greetings WOL Friends,We have been taking you on the journey - our story - of the World of Learning Institute this Fall. This podcast is full of goodness from Gwen and Melissa that gives authentic insight into how our folks plan and prepare to engage and enable learners’ to become agents of their own learning. In our story - part 3 is I Can Learn OnlineRecently John Watson. of the Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC), in a blog post stated that 70% of post-secondary learning is happening in the

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23:03

[Updated] Putting Learning to Action

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/11/03

Greetings friends!As the first quarter comes to a close - we are turning the corner to helping students become active in their own learning!Thanks for reading World of Learning Institute Podcast and Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.As we pick up on the story of the WOL - from The Classes They Wouldn’t Have Taken to Welcome Home, our journey brings us to I Can Learn Online. Because we work together with schools to provide support, you can count on a

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25:25

Simple, Complicated, Complex

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/10/24

Greetings friends!I took the last week off to visit my new grandbaby Olive! In retrospect it was a pretty simple decision to put my grandchild and family in the forefront and the podcast and newsletter to the side. What a joy, and a reminder about what is important. What a wonder a little baby can be. I am in awe of how curious she is at 2 months old, how when she hears her parents voice that she seeks it out. I have to say, having grandchildren is one of the great joys of parenthood. And in our

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18:36

Teamwork and Creativity - Our Fairy Dust

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/10/10

Tom’s Newsletter Greetings Friends! Let’s bring the FUN! As we hit October it seems like there are more opportunities to take a breath and have a conversation. Even look out at the changing color of the leaves.In our last few episodes I lifted up the teamwork and collaboration that helps the World of Learning Institute to thrive. There are so many euphemisms that talk about teamwork - one I particularly like is ‘Many hands make light work’.In this episode I talked with Sonya, Lauren, and Olivia who

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6:12

It Takes Everyone

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/10/03

Hi 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

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21:31

Learner Focused and Flexible

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/09/26

Hi WOL Friends,I have loved talking with so many of our friends and partners. In our last episode we spoke with one of our newer district principals, Don Vogt, from Ridgedale SD in Ohio. Don highlighted his focus on providing the best experience for his students who live in rural Ohio. His hands-on approach has let him see the value of authentic , relevant and engaging instruction. In this episode we talked with Zach Marsic, our new Social Studies Virtual Learning Facilitator (VLF). His smooth

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23:46

WOL is Home at Ridgedale High School

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/09/19

Hi 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

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20:14

Welcome Home - We Are Glad You are Here

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/09/12

Greetings WOL Friends,Last week we talked about the story of the World of Learning Institute (WOL) and what to expect when you can’t find a teacher for a course your students may ‘want’ or ‘need’. We followed Dorothy down the WOL road. Each chapter outlined the basic operation of the World of Learning Institute. We all know that it matters who is in that room with the students - it’s no different in the virtual world. Chapter 2 - Welcome HomeIn this episode we will talk with two of our virtual

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13:10

A Learning Journey - follow the WOL road!

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/09/05

Hi WOL Friends,As we kick off our 8th year at IU8 and our 3rd podcast season, this is a good time to remind or help people to know who we are at the WOL Institute.First, we started out at IU8 with 10 World Language teachers and a lot of soul. The teachers who joined us at IU8 have built our World of Learning Institute into a place where learners interact with each other and the world around them. We are a learner-centered community, committed to continuing to improving our craft of teaching and

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9:53

Best First Day, Ever!

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/08/29

There can be times in your life, or work, or career that go down as really special. Last week was one of those weeks for me in my career that really stood out. (Three weeks ago it would have been my new granddaughter, Olive, but not this week). We had a faculty meeting with so many new folks that we revisited Who the World of Learning Institute IS, and how we want to be when we get into our classrooms with students. We have some Virtual Learning Facilitators (VLFs)who have been teaching for some

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3:44

WOL - Back for Fall

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/08/22

Hi Folks, We started back with our first-ever full-time Virtual Learning Facilitators this week. As we welcomed these new, and new to full-time folks, we revisited a bit of who we are and what we do! Stretching your wings and trying new things - like supporting our schools and districts when they need a full-time virtual option for their learners has really helped us to revisit our mission and vision. If you know someone who doesn’t know who we are we would appreciate you sharing this short post to

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3:01

Nothing Without Good Work

We Do This Everyday! ·

2023/07/25

Greetings WOL friends!As I passed a beautiful garden on my early morning walk I commented to the gardener that her flowers were beautiful. As she was weeding she replied, ‘It can be such a pain’. I can relate. The weeds can have a way of taking over and obscuring some of the beauty. I paused a moment and said to her, ‘Nothing without good work’, she nodded in agreement. As we take time to pause this summer I hope you have had some moments to enjoy the beauty around you. To acknowledge the hard work

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