World of Learning Institute

Viable Learning Outcomes and Other Awesome Things We sat as a team as Bea McGarvey vibrantly spoke on Viable Learning Outcomes. We chatted and bantered at each breakout about how to put these lofty concepts into action - a daunting and necessary task. Tutorials, Seminars, Labs and Mentorships. Shifting the mindset with strategic direction and strategic alignment. The so-called ‘soft’ skills - Habits of Mind and Dimensions of Learning . (I wonder if they are the most important skills?) What matters? What is a viable learning outcome? Who is able to say what we ALL should know? Excitement permeated the room. Learners at the center! You could hear the buzz, wondering how these concepts of learner centered  would fit into each setting. The cool thing, I think, is that it may never look the same twice. We talked about Skill and Will . What separates the two? Why do I think one thing matters and someone else has another opinion? Why are grades important? How can we rea

Words matter! How we use words matters. The Leaders of the Hopi Nation in 2000, proclaimed “the time of the lone wolf is over”.   I watched a special on PBS that gave me hope. “American Creed - Ideals that Unite Us” - former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Stanford colleague, historian David Kennedy lift the many amazing stories and different voices that make up the unique fabric of the United States of America - check it out HERE . We are all in this together. So when I opened my email and saw Dr. Michelle Saylor front and center of Education Week’s Leaders to Learn From - I was excited! She talks about language uniting people - expanding possibility. I love the positive impact of teaching World Languages to all learners. Language matters. Dr. Saylor’s mission to provide opportunities for everyone to experience another culture through the language rings sweet for us in the World of Learning at IU8 . Michelle’s story is well worth the read. Learning