The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast
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Episodes
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Morgane Michael shares some sentimental memories and stories as she answers these three questions in this episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Morgane Michael:
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:
Morgane Michael Twitter - https://twitter.com/sabi21days?lang=en
Morgane Michael Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/smallactbigimpact/
Morgane Michael Website - https://www.instagram.com/smallactbigimpact/
Quotes:
"Are you willing to release the responsibility to the people who work with you and see what they are capable of and then allow them that space to do what they do?"
"The role of an administrator is to elevate." GC
"Don't worry about what the rest of the world is doing; hone in on what you know to be true about your practice."
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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Debbie Tannenbaum shares her journey about starting a blog, getting into tech, and then writing a book titled TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky! Tannenbaum and Couros talk about how we elevate others and ourselves when we take the opportunity to share the knowledge that we have. Tannenbaum shares her journey and more about the learning that inspired her new book! Tannenbaum and Couros continue the episode and have some important conversations about sharing your voice, the purpose of one-to-one technology, and ways to empower all learners.
Links:
Debbie Tannenbaum Twitter - https://twitter.com/tannenbaumtech?lang=en
Debbie Tannenbaum Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tannenbaumtech/
TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky - https://www.amazon.com/TRANSFORM-Techy-Notes-Learning-Sticky/dp/177753495X
Tannenbaum Tech Blog - https://www.tannenbaumtech.com/
Quotes:
"Blogging set me up for writing a book."
"The teaching comes first and the technology amplifies the teaching."
"Teachers were not using (PearDeck) because it was a technology tool, they were using it because that is how they teach now."
"Are we putting kids on computers so they can play a computer game or are they on computers so they can create a blog or a video..."
"When people are afraid, sometimes they just have to get started."
"I got to where I am because of other people encouraging me and helping me..."
"Be humble or be humbled." -GC
Debbie Tannenbaum shares her journey about starting a blog, getting into tech, and then writing a book titled TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky! Tannenbaum and Couros talk about how we elevate others and ourselves when we take the opportunity to share the knowledge that we have. Tannenbaum shares her journey and more about the learning that inspired her new book! Tannenbaum and Couros continue the episode and have some important conversations about sharing your voice, the purpose of one-to-one technology, and ways to empower all learners.
Links:
Debbie Tannenbaum Twitter - https://twitter.com/tannenbaumtech?lang=en
Debbie Tannenbaum Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tannenbaumtech/
TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky - https://www.amazon.com/TRANSFORM-Techy-Notes-Learning-Sticky/dp/177753495X
Tannenbaum Tech Blog - https://www.tannenbaumtech.com/
Quotes:
"Blogging set me up for writing a book."
"The teaching comes first and the technology amplifies the teaching."
"Teachers were not using (PearDeck) because it was a technology tool, they were using it because that is how they teach now."
"Are we putting kids on computers so they can play a computer game or are they on computers so they can create a blog or a video..."
"When people are afraid, sometimes they just have to get started."
"I got to where I am because of other people encouraging me and helping me..."
"Be humble or be humbled." -GC
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Marita Diffenbaugh starts off this podcast with a great story of a teacher who really worked to know her and to give her the courtesy of choice. Diffenbaugh shares some powerful insights as she answers the following questions:
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:
Marita Diffenbaugh Twitter https://twitter.com/mdiffenbaugh?lang=en
Marita Diffenbaugh Website - https://elevate2c.org/north
LEARNER (the book) on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/L-R-N-R-Beautiful-Education/dp/173489086X
Quotes:
“Sit down...just talk and relate in an authentic way.”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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
How do we connect with people? How do we make them feel better? When the kids and staff enter our classrooms, do they leave better than when they started? These questions are reflected on and answered in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Making the Room Better - A Convo with John Cabral! Cabral, the superintendent for Taunton Public Schools, shares more about how he builds relationships and elevates others by making connections and helping them “leave better than when they started.” Cabral reflects on his year both professionally and personally and the two share stories about their families and their work in education.
Links:
Taunton Public Schools - https://www.tauntonschools.org/
Taunton Twitter - https://twitter.com/Taunton_Schools
Taunton Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tauntonpublicschools/
Quotes:
"...it is one thing to be listening, but are you actually hearing?" - JC
"Change can happen..." - JC
"Your job is to ensure that things are better for your own kids..." - GC
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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
A high energy and short episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire where Phil Januszewski and Matt Matkovich share their responses to these questions:
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:
Phil Januszewski - https://twitter.com/mrjaysandburg?lang=en
Matt Matkovich Twitter - https://twitter.com/mr_matkovich
M & P Presentations - https://www.instagram.com/mppresentations/
Matt Matkovich Website - https://www.mppresentations.com/
M & P Presentation on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/MandPpresentations
Quotes:
"Don't take yourself too seriously."
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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
“Sometimes our biggest obstacle is our own way of thinking.”
This opening quote starts off this solo episode with George Couros! In education, we face various barriers, we will always have constraints - it is not that we shouldn’t continuously refocus and improve, but sometimes it is that we hold ourselves back with our own thoughts. Couros reflects on how we change our practice and how we constantly improve. When we look at practices in education, there are instances where others believe that we cannot do things in education until someone proves that we can; then those same practices that were believed to be impossible become common practices. Hear the stories that Couros shares as examples of these once impossible practices being proven possible in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast!
Links:
The Balance: Innovating Inside the Box with George Couros (Catlin Tucker Podcast) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovating-inside-the-box-with-george-couros/id1485751335?i=1000523909568
Beverly Pham Tweet - https://twitter.com/gcouros/status/751473995229241344
Roger Bannister - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/first-sub-four-minute-mile
Digital Portfolio Teachable Course - https://george-couros-school.teachable.com/p/how-to-create-and-use-digital-portfolios
Quotes:
"I am not waiting for other people to change their practice before I can change mine - before I can. do something different."
"Grades do not tell the story of a child."
"Once it is done, people believe they can now do it..."
"Are we sometimes holding ourselves back?"
"I always want to be the reason (my kids) try something..."
"We achieve greatness...when we set our goals and we don't let those constraints hold us back..."
"What do we model to one another?"
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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
What are some ways that we can support all learners and ensure that we maintain focus? This conversation between Debbie Tannenbaum and George Couros centers on these three questions:
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:
Debbie Tannenbaum Twitter - https://twitter.com/tannenbaumtech?lang=en
Debbie Tannenbaum Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tannenbaumtech/
TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky - https://www.amazon.com/TRANSFORM-Techy-Notes-Learning-Sticky/dp/177753495X
Quotes:
"The more that I have connected with people, the better teacher I became."
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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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
What is literacy in 2021? Clement Townsend answers this opening question asked by George Couros and shares more about what he is doing with media - specifically video - and how that embodies some of the ideas shared in The Innovator’s Mindset and Innovate Inside the Box. Townsend shares some amazing ways to integrate skills and concepts into the classroom and, more specifically, into media, video creation, and editing. “We can change the way that we teach students basic skills (in a way) that is more relevant and relatable but also has benefits that they can utilize in their everyday life.” Townsend shares some amazing ways to make sure that integrating video is not just an add-on but truly integrated into the classroom curriculum in ways that are meaningful to the learners.
Links:
George Couros Blog (Innovation and Vinyl Records) - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/13116
Video Journalism Pro - https://www.videojournalismpro.com/
Clement Townsend Twitter - https://twitter.com/ClementTV_?s=20
Clement Townsend Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ctownsendtv/?hl=en
Clement Townsend Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CTownsendTV
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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Another month of amazing educators and amazing ideas shared during the #TheInnovatorsMindset Podcast! In this month’s highlights, you will hear some great insights from Evan Whitehead, Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy, Ellen Linnihan, Dr. Catlin Tucker and Dr. Katie Novak, Dr. LaQuita Outlaw, Dr. Julie Warner, and Mike Mohammad! Hear their highlight clips and then check out their full episode by clicking the links below!
Timecodes:
2:53 Intro Music
3:01 Evan Whitehead
6:00 Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy
11:48 Ellen Linnihan
12:40 Dr. Catlin Tucker and Dr. Katie Novak
17:40 Dr. LaQuita Outlaw
22:12 Dr. Julie Warner
25:09 Mike Mohammad
25:58 Closing
Links:
Never A Better Time To Practice #Gratitude by Patrick Larkin - https://patrickmlarkin.blog/2020/03/17/never-a-better-time-to-practice-gratitude/
Evan Whitehead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HykVJruYgtc
Evan Whitehead reflects on some powerful questions about learning loss and social-emotional learning in this clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Evan Whitehead.
Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f47kv44xn8&t=1s
Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy share more about their new book, Project-Based Learning: Real Questions, Real Answers, in this clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: A Focus On Project-Based Learning - A Convo with Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy. Hear more about how project-based learning and direct instruction can be infused.
Ellen Linnihan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHqw5IS-3Vc
Ellen Linnihan has some powerful advice about “marinating”. Her thoughts, as shared in this clip of the full podcast, Capturing the Classroom - A Convo with Ellen Linnihan reminds us how to sit back and think before responding or reacting.
Dr. Catlin Tucker and Dr. Katie Novak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTV0jLq0DIU
How do Blended Learning and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) connect? Dr. Catlin Tucker starts off this conversation with ways to overcome the "initiative overload" that happens in education. Hear from the authors of the new book, UDL and Blended Learning, Dr. Catlin Tucker and Dr. Katie Novak, as they share more about the connection between blended learning and UDL. How do we create more flexible learning experiences and how do we do that in blended learning environments? Dr. Catlin Tucker and Dr. Katie Novak answer this exact question by giving clear examples of how to identify and eliminate the barriers that our learners face.
Dr. LaQuita Outlaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdY9TE7vjX8
Dr. LaQuinta Outlaw shares what makes her school culture one where people are not only valued but also feel valued. In this clip of the full episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast, The Importance of Being Seen - A Convo with Dr. LaQuita Outlaw, Dr. Outlaw reflects on the culture that school leaders cultivate.
Dr. Julie Warner
https://youtu.be/E3klKxTUYrU
The connection between literacy and social engagement is clear when we look at how our learners develop literacy skills. Dr. Julie Warner shares more about how she has reflected on how she learns best and what she has recognized in the learners that she is working with. Social engagement can translate to effectively teaching literacy skills in the classroom - hear more about this statement in this clip of The Innovator's Mindset Podcast: Failure Before Success - A Convo with Dr. Julie Warner on Learning from Mistakes.
Mike Mohammad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7t7jQHpZ2M
Hear the clip from Mike Mohammad explaining the advice that he would have appreciated taking during his first year of teaching!
The Innovator's Mindset and Innovate Inside the Box can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gcouros
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Give yourself patience and time...just one of the reminders from John Cabral, superintendent of Taunton Public Schools. Hear this advice and more as Cabral and Couros discuss the following:
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:
Taunton Public Schools - https://www.tauntonschools.org/
Taunton Twitter - https://twitter.com/Taunton_Schools
Taunton Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tauntonpublicschools/
Quotes:
"Give yourself time...you have got to give yourself time." - JC
"The higher you go up in education, the more people you serve, not the other way around." GC
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
The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0
Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/