World of Learning Institute

I am very lucky! I work with 15 teachers who have helped to create a World of Learning that offers opportunities for Small and Rural School Districts to provide World Language offerings that would otherwise not be possible. It gives me hope. We have branched out to offer other courses so learners whose districts can’t offer two sections of courses like Calculus or Chemistry for Career and Tech Center kids - CAN. It is good and worthy work. Sometimes I wish all schools were able to be as flexible and offer learners what they need and are interested in. Check out what we offer  HERE . It makes me sad, but schools have scaled, like businesses. We have mega-elementary schools and district complexes. It is efficient. We have boxes to check - attendance, test scores, career readiness!  The PA Future Ready Index  has made some of those boxes a little more meaningful, yet they still don’t address a whole child. We know it and we just keep going. Hoping the one little chan...

I hope you all enjoyed watching the Super Bowl! No matter who you were rooting for - it was a great game! And the story of resilience - a second string QB - to Super Bowl MVP!!  I was fortunate enough to be in Philadelphia and see all the excitement in the community! People were all united by the common goal of being Champions. If there is anything I know about resilience I learned it growing up here, in Philly, always being an underdog. It makes me realize that the work I do - supporting teachers as they engage learners, is a lot like helping the learner take the risk when they are a bit afraid to jump in! Who knows - they might be afraid of failing, or being made fun of, or not being cool, pretty or strong enough. As teachers and facilitators, we are here to level that playing ground. I love that in the online World of Learning (WOL at IU08) that connection seems to be even more evident. I love the energy of our facilitators for learning and helping our learners ...