The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast
I am a learner, author, speaker, and sometimes I make podcasts talking about any and all of these things. One day, I will rap in my podcasts officially making me a SoundCloud rapper.
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Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
This week’s #MindsetMonday talks about setting measurable goals that we can see over time and how we separate those goals into big, medium, and small goals to reach that bigger goal. Couros shares a story from Will Smith where he talks about building a brick wall little by little - the lesson learned from building a wall by laying brick after brick is that when we look at the bigger goal, we do not always see the smaller goals that had to be achieved in order to make that bigger goal possible. Couros talks about his compelling reason for losing weight and how he set a tangible goal in this episode of #MindsetMonday.
Links:
Will Smith: Brick Wall Story -https://youtu.be/wIsgyIq_kFs?t=128
How I Lost 80 Pounds! - The #InnovatorsMindset Podcast S2 EP 16 - https://youtu.be/5R-E1ILoY-M
Questions (PIP):
What smaller goals will help you reach your bigger goals?
How can we create accountability in our goals?
What are the small things you are doing that will help you achieve that bigger goal?
What is the big goal you want to achieve? How can you measure it? How can you break that goal into smaller goals?
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
“Is innovation in education the responsibility of the administrators or the school as a whole?” This opening question guides this solo episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast with George Couros:
A self-reflection episode where Couros reviews some of the ideas shared and more in the blog post, “4 Ways to Lead and Create a ‘Culture of Innovation’ ” considers some powerful ideas about what innovation is and what it isn’t. Couros reflects on an example when technology was not an example of something innovative in education because it limited learning. Hear how Couros discusses innovation in education and goes in-depth on the following points:
We need to be accountable to each other, not just administrators.
We have to promote and model challenging conversations.
We need to constantly look at our own environments, with fresh eyes.
Focus on being a “school” teacher, not simply a “classroom teacher”.
Links:
4 Ways to Lead and Create a “Culture of Innovation” From Any Position (Blog Post) - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/6855
10 Easy Ways to Create an Awesome #SchoolCulture This Year - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8365
The Innovator’s Mindset - https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity-ebook/dp/B016YTBZKO
Innovate Inside the Box - https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators-ebook/dp/B07WG9P1DX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=innovate+inside+the+box&qid=1627166423&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
Quotes:
"How do we not only hold each other accountable but really help one another?"
"...recognize the strengths of the person across the hallway..."
"When you go into your classroom, when you go into school, picture yourself being there for the first time."
"Frame our messages around what we can do..."
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 Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
"Because of a Teacher" is now Available! Get your copy here! https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Meghan Lawson and George Couros have a lively conversation that starts off with some advice about using blog post topics to start a book. The conversation gets incredibly vulnerable when Lawson shares a story about her first-grade teacher. As an added bonus, hear a little about the chapter that Lawson wrote in Because of a Teacher (bit.do/BOAT)! All this and more as Lawson and Couros discuss the following questions on 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:
Meghan Lawson Twitter - https://twitter.com/Meghan_Lawson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Meghan Lawson Blog - https://meghanlawson.com/
Meghan Lawson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/meghanlawsonblog/?hl=en
Health, Habits, and Mindset Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthhabitsandmindset
We Learn by Doing (blog post) - https://meghanlawson.com/2021/09/18/we-learn-by-doing/
Because of a Teacher - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X/ref=nodl_?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
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 Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
In the first episode of #MindsetMonday, George Couros encourages listeners and viewers to ask themselves three thought-provoking questions:
What is your compelling reason?
If you want to change something, why? What is your reason for wanting to make that change?
What moments have made you change in your personal life?
Couros uses these three questions to guide this episode and shares his own answers to these questions. Couros also shares more about the new Facebook group, bit.do/healthy-habits which is a place where followers can grow together as a community.
Links:
Healthy Habits Facebook Group - http://bit.do/healthy-habits
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
The opening segment shares a thought about changing our statements from “breaks” to “connections and reflections.” This shift in thinking creates a time where learners build relationships and create content. This opening thought from George Couros summarizes this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast with Bryon Carpenter. This episode came because Carpenter created his own podcast episode, Fresh at Five, reflecting on a previous episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast! Bryon talks about maintaining academic integrity, consuming learning and resources, building relationships and collaboration, and becoming creators of content in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast!
Links:
Bryon Carpenter Twitter - https://twitter.com/BryonCar?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Bryon Carpenter Website - http://www.bryoncarpenter.com/
Fresh Air at Five Podcast - https://anchor.fm/freshairatfive5
Fresh Air at Five Podcast on Twitter - https://twitter.com/FreshAirAtFive
Tweet from Bryon Carpenter - https://twitter.com/BryonCar/status/1413864025616572420
Innovator’s Mindset Podcast with Debbie Tannenbaum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcQOMdMPyAQ
Quotes:
"EduTwitter is about community."
"...it was the connectedness of 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
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 Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
We had an incredible group of educators AND even a student on the podcast in September! I hope you enjoy learning from them! As always, I start off with a bit of a personal story and I hope you enjoy it!
Description & Timecodes:
0:00 Intro from George Couros
5:54 Deontay Torres
8:43 Allyson Apsey
9:07 Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot
10:11 Morgane Michael
10:40 Bryon Carpenter
11:36 bit.do/BOAT
12:41 Stacey Wood
21:06 Stephanie Rothstein
22:32 Dr. Jared Smith
23:23 Outro
Deontay Torres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m19hPLb7UmE
Hear the advice that Deontay Torres, a recently graduated high school student, shares about being honest to ourselves. “No one knows you, yourself, as completely as you do,” Torres says as he reminds us to ask why we are passionate about something and what our hopes are and to be honest with ourselves with our own answers.
Allyson Apsey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcw-qGTH8Q0
Allyson Apsey is an amazing educator and author of numerous books, including Path to Serendipity! Hear Apsey explain what she means when she talks about serendipity in this clip from Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Allyson Apsey!
Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx13cvTtnBQ
Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot share some powerful advice that they wish they had taken earlier on in the career! Hear this advice and their reflection on what a successful classroom looks and sounds like!
Morgane Michael
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzrHDi00Y4
Morgane Michael talks about the qualities of a great leader in this clip from Three Questions on Educators that Inspire!
Bryon Carpenter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqJL7S2JpQ0
In this clip from Three Questions on Educators that Inspire, Bryon Carpenter shares the powerful impact of teacher relationships and reminds us all to ask for help sooner rather than later!
Because of a Teacher
bit.do/BOAT
"How can we actually honor educators right now?" This opening question summarizes one of the reasons why Because of a Teacher was written! After starting the podcast, Three Questions on Educators that Inspire, with my own reflections and answers, I had heard back from all three educators that I mentioned - and what they shared was very detailed and clearly showed how much they cared! The Three Questions series has since grown and includes some amazing educators! In this book, Because of a Teacher, some of these amazing educators share powerful stories and reflections about those who inspire them! This shortened introduction of the complete audio file that is shared with those who purchased the book early on for #BecauseOfATeacher shares my memory of the first Three Questions episode that was recorded and why I found it so meaningful!
Stacey Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYUmFVgAuaU
In this clip from the full episode of The Innovator’s Mindset: Developing Problem-Finders in the Classroom - A Convo with Stacey Wood, Couros and Wood hold a conversation about ways to take positives out of hard situations, this does not mean ignoring the struggles. Wood shares more about how she asks learners about the impact they want to have on others. Some great thoughts, stories, and quotes are shared in this short clip!
Stephanie Rothstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa3NFmuIOLs
Hear more about how Stephanie Rothstein plans to welcome the next person to her learning environment as she moves on to the next phase of her career! Rothstein shares her reflections and ideas in this clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Stephanie Rothstein.
Dr. Jared Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7eXbQhFR1A
Hear Dr. Jared Smith reflecting on connecting to the personal interests of students in this clip of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire!
Music from Bensound - http://bensound.com/
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Because of a Teacher is now available! Get your copy here! https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833433X?ref=exp_gcouros_dp_vv_d
Stacey Wood and George Couros have a powerful conversation focused 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?
Wood shares her reflections on previous educators who have shaped her practices. She also shares how an administrator she had in the past makes time to celebrate educators and how, in spite of pressing time-consuming demands, still visits classrooms and finds ways to lift others up. Couros reminds administrators to take their laptop into the classrooms and get their office work done from a teacher’s classroom.
Quotes:
"Don't feel like you have to reinvent the wheel." SW
"Your job is to also create the best environment for people to be successful." GC
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
There are two big ideas covered in this episode with Grayson McKinney and Zach Rondot - how do we connect with experts and how do we get our learners to share their expertise as well? Mckinney and Rondot share how they got started and the beginning stages of their work. McKinney and Rondot start off this podcast with a reflection on the year they spent co-teaching 56 students in one expanded classroom which leads to a powerful conversation about changing the experience of the classroom by changing the experience of the teacher. Rondot also shares how he started his class podcast which is all created by students.
Links:
Obvious to You, Amazing to Others - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmI5SSQLmE
Grayson McKinney Twitter - https://twitter.com/GMcKinney2?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Zach Rondot Twitter - https://twitter.com/MrRondot?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
The Expert Effect book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Expert-Effect-Three-Part-Classroom-Students/dp/195385219X
The Power of Making Thinking Visible - https://www.amazon.com/Power-Making-Thinking-Visible-Practices/dp/1119626048
CNA Speaking Exchange - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S-5EfwpFOk
The Importance of Assessment as Learning - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8131
Quotes:
"Without trust, feedback is just flattery." GM
"How do we get our students to learn from outside experts? How do we get our students to become experts through project-based learning? How do we get student work out to authentic audiences?" ZR
"Who can we get our students to learn from and what can they create? Who can this be shared with - who can they teach this to?" GM
"Where is a project where students can create something and how can you give them options in creating?" ZR
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 Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Allyson Apsey is an amazing educator and author of numerous books, including Path to Serendipity! Apsey and Couros reflect on the serendipitous risks that we take when we share content and how those can help teach us beautiful lessons that we grow from. Apsey shares more about the inspiring educators who helped her start writing! Couros even asks Apsey a bonus question about blogging and Apsey shares a bit about the book she is planning on writing, working title, Leading the Whole Teacher! Hear her reflections and more as Apsey answers these questions:
Who is a teacher that has inspired you and why?
What advice would you give to someone who is thinking about starting a blog?
Who is an administrator that has inspired you and why?
What advice would you give your first-year teacher-self?
Links:
Allyson Apsey Twitter - https://twitter.com/AllysonApsey?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Allyson Apsey Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/allysonapsey/?hl=en
Allyson Apsey Books on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Allyson-Apsey/e/B07C5B44SK/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Allyson Apsey Blog: Serendipity in Education - https://allysonapsey.com/
Quotes:
“All of our experiences offer us beautiful gifts if we look for them.”
"Write the way you talk." -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/
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Deontay Torres reminds us of the importance of helping learners become the best version of their authentic selves. Torres, a recently graduated high school student out of Milwaukee, shares some powerful reminders as the first student ever to be on The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast! Couros and Torres talk all about education and even talk about a shared passion for basketball shoes! Torres has some powerful reflections about how his teachers took a different direction and recognized what his needs were and worked to meet those needs! The podcast shares some ways that we can tap into the strengths of our learners in order to provide them with empowering learning opportunities.
Links:
Deontay Torres LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deontay-torres-2760051ba
Dottke High School (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/DottkePBLHS/media?lang=en
Converse Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIpa20ovA-A
WearTesters YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAzh982ZbDziKIL8MxGmVA
Quotes:
"Life is not a solo act...there are always other people that are part of your journey...whether you know it or not."
"...it is on you to have that great final moment..."
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/