George Couros kicks off this highlight video with a reminder of how important reflection is. Couros shares that he used to build time in for the teachers at his school site to reflect during their school day. Couros shares some ideas of reflection in the intro to this 2023 highlight video!

4 Questions for Reflection at the End of the School Year (Blog Post) - https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/8267

Epic Book Review: The Happiness Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkrYXpB1vOY

Description & Time Codes:

0:00 Intro with George Couros

15:51 Intro Music

16:00 Taylor Teamann

18:32 Cale Birk

20:42 Katie Martin

25:17 Dan Wolfe

28:33 Nathan Maynard & Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga

34:50 George Ferro

36:44 George Couros

Taylor Teamann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecKO3cY1GHo

Taylor Teamann reflects on her first week of teaching in this clip from The Innovator’s Mindset: The First Days of School!

Cale Birk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14nFQz-bi0M

Cale Birk and George Couros have a great conversation about what teaching and learning looks like in the classroom. The two reflect on how leadership is about the term “co” - co-create, co-learn…In this clip from The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast - Cale Birk: Impact Before Action, Birk reflects on Couros’ comment about principals who let teachers do whatever they want.

Katie Martin

https://youtu.be/Z-6pz_t_en4?si=nx-ImjCZdPksaFYd

Katie Martin shares the inspiration behind her book, Learner-Centered Innovation in this clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Katie Martin: Learner-Centered Innovation on "The Epic Book Review”!

Dan Wolfe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zk40FwWK_w

George Couros begins this episode with his favorite quote from Macklemore:

“Don’t try to change the world, find something that you love, and do it every day, do that for the rest of your life, and eventually, the world will change.”

In this episode with Dan Wolfe, Couros and Wolfe have an uplifting conversation about embodying excitement and a passion for learning Wolfe is the author of a new book, Becoming the Change, and he has a blog and podcast with the same title. Be sure to comment on YouTube and share your favorite quote in education!

Nathan Maynard & Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j4SRsQ_9uE

Nathan Maynard and Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga discuss logical consequences and share exact strategies to reinforce skill gaps and repair harm that may be caused. Maynard reflects on what it means to teach with consequences, Couros shares a strategy that requires patience but gets the students to open up and consider on their pathway forward, Nesmith-Arechiga shares a great question that she learned from Dr. Belinda George. All this and more in this clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast - Nathan Maynard and Valerie Nesmith-Arechiga: Restorative Practices 2.0!

George Ferro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSRM3ROMNNU

In this clip from The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: George Ferro: Helping Students See the Gifts They Already Possess, George Ferro shares his ideas on inherent skills.

George Couros: Three Things I Learned This Past Year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ASLJCJldHA

In this clip from the full episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast, George Couros reflects on the third thing he learned this year - advocate for yourself! Be sure to check out the full episode for the other two things that George Couros has learned this year.

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