Let's Get Personal : the Learning Lab Podcast
Through our work at Learning Lab Wichita, we get a front-row seat to innovation in personalized, kindergarten-through-12th-grade learning. On this podcast, we share stories of how educators and parents are helping kids discover their passions—so you can do the same for a child you love.
Podcasting since 2025 • 12 episodes
Let's Get Personal : the Learning Lab Podcast
Latest Episodes
How Simulation is Changing the Way Students Learn CTE Skills
This week we’re joined by Niti Singh from Skillveri to talk about how simulators are changing the way students learn skilled trades. From welding to painting, these tools help students build confidence and competence before they ever use real e...
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Episode 12
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39:12
Innovation, Implemented: A 2025 Learning Lab Recap
Lydia and Kristin reflect on Learning Lab Wichita's biggest wins of 2025 – and get honest about what it really took to create a first-of-its-kind education innovation center. They reflect on what worked in their push for personalized learning a...
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Episode 11
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55:46
An Effort to Support All Students in the Largest School District in Kansas
Wichita Public Schools Director of Partnerships and Belonging Corinthian Kelly started his new role in October 2025, and he has big goals. Kelly shares how he plans to help every student succeed by building community partnerships and communicat...
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Episode 10
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53:40
Taking Action: How One Woman is Impacting the Microschool Movement
Dalena Wallace is a woman on a mission. Over the last five years, she founded Wichita Innovative Schools & Educators, a network of microschools and education businesses; started a consulting business, Autonomous, Innovative and Missional Ed...
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Episode 9
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47:39
Arts Organization Helps Kids Through Arts Integration and Exposure
Ellamonique Baccus, executive director of non-profit Arts Partners, has spent her life exposing young people to the arts. The organization she runs today in Wichita, Kansas, brings professional artists to teach groups of children. Baccus shares...
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Episode 8
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50:24