The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast
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Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Eric Haines starts off this episode by reflecting on an influential educator whose genuine self-made her stand out as a teacher to all the learners throughout her career. Amy Cordes continues to share how an administrator she has worked with inspired her by embodying a positive vibe and kept educators student-centered. Both Cordes and Haines share the advice they would give their first-year teacher selves! Hear how Cordes and Haines answer these questions in this episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire:
Who is a teacher that has inspired you and why?
Who is an administrator that has inspired you and why?
What advice would you give your first-year teacher-self?
Links:
Amy Cordes Twitter - https://twitter.com/amyfcpsachieve
Eric Haines Twitter - https://twitter.com/ehainesfcps
FCPS Vanguard Website - https://vanguard.fcps.org/
Marc and Angel Quote - https://twitter.com/marcandangel/status/1352604217710686208?lang=en
Quotes:
"Reaching out to your colleagues is really important..leaning on that professional learning network, I have seen so much success in teachers, really leaning on each other and not trying to go it alone." - Eric Haines
"The keyword throughout your career is flexibility." - Amy Cordes
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
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George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
In Season 2, Episode 7 of #MindsetMonday, George Couros thinks through what is next for him as he shares that he has reached his goal weight! This episode begins with a reflection on a TikTok video and a blog post that reminds us to look at the next step that will lead us to our bigger goal. Couros shares that by creating a larger goal and taking steps each day to reach that goal, we are more likely to meet the end goal! This episode shares Couros thinking aloud about what his next goal is - be sure to comment below to help Couros as he thinks aloud about his next steps!
Quotes (PIP):
Do you have a goal that you are working towards? What is that goal? What steps are you taking each day?
Do you have a big goal and are you doing the things that you need to do each day to get to that goal?
Links:
Goal.Cast on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@goal.cast?lang=en
The Road Right in Front of You (Blog Post) - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8044
James Clear, Atomic Habits - https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
George Couros Progression Pictures - https://www.instagram.com/p/CYO6p9hOvOR/
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Adam Torrisi talks about the work he does as a vice principal and the services he provides through his program, The Intentional Athlete. Torrisi provides a presentation for athletics teams and clubs where he presents a mental framework for the athlete using a three-part framework: willingness, rationalization, and fulfillment. This framework works to help teams and athletes “get out of their own way.” Torrisi and Couros reflect on this program, mental health, fitness, finding our own solutions, and more in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast!
Links:
Adam Torrisi Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theintentionalathlete/
Adam Torrisi Website - https://www.theintentionalathlete.com/
MindSet Monday - The Power of Boring Episode #9 - LINK TBD
Dean Shareski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-Nk2sB-vA
Quotes:
"Stop thinking in destinations, start thinking in journeys." - Adam Torrisi
"The length of the school day is the same, but the demands go up every single year." - George Couros
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Kim Miller and Shelley Groves who work in a career technical planning district, come to this episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with an amazing perspective on how to help learners create opportunities and find success in ways that are meaningful to them. Miller and Groves reflect on these questions during this conversation:
Who is a teacher that has inspired you and why?
Who is an administrator that has inspired you and why?
What advice would you give your first-year teacher-self?
Links:
Kim Miller Twitter - https://twitter.com/KimMiller_Learn
Shelley Groves Twitter - https://twitter.com/shelleygroves74
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools Twitter - https://twitter.com/EFCTS
Quotes:
"She focused on developing people, developing teachers, meeting adults where they were, and developing them." - Kim Miller
"Hold on...it is going to be great!" - Shelley Groves
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
What might seem insignificant to you might be important to others. George Couros starts this episode with a story about a peculiarity in Van Halen’s contract. Couros shares how using a person’s name shows that you are here in this space with them and that they are being honored. This episode focuses on how the seemingly small details can make a huge impact!
Quotes (PIP):
What really matters, how do you utilize your time, and how do you connect with others?
Links:
Van Halen Article from Entrepreneur - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232420
Clip Description:
Paying attention to details - or sweating the small stuff - can actually lead to achieving long-term goals. In this clip from #MindsetMonday, George Couros reflects on what can happen when we actually pay attention to the details!
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Helping our kids find opportunities that are meaningful to them is one of the objectives of Kim Miller and Shelley Groves who work in a career technical planning district. Miller, Groves, and Couros talk about the ability to learn, the bravery that it takes to explore a different opportunity, solving the problems of today through hands-on experiences, and bringing out the genius in our learners. This episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast reflects on ways that we can personalize learning without standardizing our kids.
Links:
Kim Miller Twitter - https://twitter.com/KimMiller_Learn
Shelley Groves Twitter - https://twitter.com/shelleygroves74
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools Twitter - https://twitter.com/EFCTS
The 4 E’s in Education - https://www.peoplefluent.com/blog/learning/fast-lane-to-continuous-learning/
Quotes:
"How do we make the learning environment more focused on how the students learn?" - Kim Miller
"We learn more through failure than we do through success. It is our struggles that help us learn." - Kim Miller
"That is a brave student that can say 'I want to make this jump, make this change, for my
future.' " - Shelley Groves
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Jan Iwase, the author of Educating with Aloha, reflects on her time in academics and shares more about her kindergarten teacher, an inspiring administrator, and the advice that she would have appreciated earlier in her career. Iwase and Couros talk about the following questions in this episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Jan Iwase:
Who is a teacher that has inspired you and why?
Who is an administrator that has inspired you and why?
What advice would you give your first-year teacher-self?
Links:
Teacher by Sylvia Ashton Warner - https://www.amazon.com/Teacher-Sylvia-Ashton-Warner/dp/0671617680
Jan Iwase Blog - https://hkesprincipal.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2021-07-07T14:21:00-07:00&max-results=7
Jan Iwase Twitter - https://twitter.com/jiwase1
Jan Iwase Website - https://janiwase.com/index.html
Jan Iwase Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jiwase1/
Leading with Aloha - https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Aloha-Pineapple-Fields-Principals/dp/1948011174
Educating with Aloha - https://bookshawaii.net/products/educating-with-aloha
Quotes:
"Be the first to tell the parent when something happens." - Jan Iwase's advice for educators
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Welcome to another monthly highlight video from The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast! This month, George Couros had the opportunity to host more inspiring educators on the podcast. Couros asks viewers and listeners to comment with the advice that they would give to their first-year-teacher-selves. Couros shares that relationships are central to everything, if kids know they are cared for, they will often overlook inexperience. Before launching into the highlight video, Couros shares a story about the importance of connections and relationships. Check out all this and the amazing educators shared below in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast - Monthly Highlights!
0:00 Intro
4:37 Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney
7:28 Jill Siler (3 Questions on Educators that Inspire)
12:05 Ewane Masango
15:58 Dr. Chris Jones
23:07 Stephanie Smith
Fast As We Can, As Slow as We Must - A Convo with Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdW7YKEUUQo
Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney and George Couros talk about an investment that educators can make which will save them hours in the future and prevent a lot of stressful conversations. Dr. Goffney shares what her district is doing to build relationships with both students and their families!
3 Questions on Educators that Inspire with Jill Siler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz4eQgj0fxk
Jill M. Siler, author of Thrive Through the Five, shares the advice that she would have appreciated during her first year of teaching. In this clip from the full episode, Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Jill Siler, Siler reflects on what she was invested in as a first year teacher and how a reminder about how education can include “and” - you can have fun and have high expectations, you can have rigorous lessons and build strong relationships.
Lessons on Going From Admin Back to the Classroom - A Convo with Stephanie Smith
Stephanie Smith reflects on her time as an administrator turned teacher and how she maintains a focus on relationships and communication. Her reflections on her time in both positions serve as a powerful reminder about being open to dialogue when there are questions and to communicate. Hear this and more in the full episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Lessons on Going From Admin Back to the Classroom - A Convo with Stephanie Smith!
Teacher-Centered Leadership - A Convo With Dr. Chris Jones
Dr. Chris Jones and George Couros talk about how to support educators as they take risks. Dr. Jones reflects on the strategies he uses to encourage risk taking and Geroge Couros talks about what risk taking means to him and how we relate to risk taking by asking the question about how we can move from pockets of innovation to a culture of innovation! All this and more in this clip from the full podcast, The Innovator’s Mindset: Teacher-Centered Leadership - A Convo With Dr. Chris Jones.
The Connection Between Health and Innovation - A Convo with Ewane Masango
George Couros and Ewane Masango talk about the art of storytelling and how we are trying to get people to see themselves in the story. Masango shares that, through his experiences, once we have placed ourselves in a story, we better understand the structure behind the art of storytelling. Masango reflects on how we get others to believe in their own stories and how we can better craft our storytelling abilities. In this clip Masango asks, how do we own our story?
Music from Bensound
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
George Couros starts this #MindsetMonday with a story from his time coaching basketball. Couros’ reflection on this story brings up the question about what type of lead we want others to follow. We all have struggles; when we interact with others, it is important to think about whether the conversations being had tear others down or lift others up.
Quotes (PIP):
What is the lead that you want others to follow?
How do your actions and interactions impact others?
Is this a space where we are tearing down or where we are elevating?
Clip Description:
George Couros shares a story about asking questions to understand, an idea inspired by Stephen Covey’s work: “seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Couros reflects on a referee who called him out on the way he was interacting with others during his time coaching basketball. From this interaction, Couros learned more about the way that we communicate as leaders and how this impacts others.
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
George Couros starts this episode with a reminder that innovation is not always connected to technology; instead, innovation is about doing new and better things. This conversation between Ewane Masango and Couros creates connections between mental health, innovation, and storytelling. Hear how Masango works to support learners through storytelling and innovative practices which help them move forward in positive ways - all this and more in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast!
Links:
Ewane Masango Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ewanemasango/?hl=en
Ewane Masango YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrvLuyrKlGD69f905k73Iw
Quotes:
"I look at basketball as poetry in motion." -Ewane Masango
"Storytelling layers in...everyday events." -Ewane Masango
"Stay present and present your story...get an understanding of who we are." -Ewane Masango
Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.
More at georgecouros.ca
George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros
George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros
George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/
George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519
For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
The Innovator's Mindset: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0986155497?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948334127?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/