George Couros's articles Teacher Life Playing Slow to Become Better I have been trying to play guitar more as of late, and I was watching a video on playing guitar by Paul Davids. I love listening to his content, and you will see people refer to him as the “Bob Ross of guitar,” and I get the comparison. I often listen to his video to relax and aspire to get be Written by George Couros January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 4 Ways To Not Let Others Dim Your Light (#Podcast) In October 2017, I posted the article “4 Ways to Not Let Others Dim Your Light.” Often, when I share articles like this, it is an opportunity to use my struggles to help others. I decided to revisit this post in the form of a podcast and talk it through, but I also wanted to share the origin Written by George Couros January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Making an Impact on One Person (#Podcast) This week, I have released episode 1 of a weekly podcast that I have planned for years but, finally, have taken the initiative to put together and release it to the world. Each podcast is meant to be 10-20 minutes long and discuss something I have been thinking about, and hopefully provide some in Written by George Couros January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life #InnovateInsideTheBox Instagram Book Study! (Starting January 22) I am excited to announce that Katie Novak and I will be starting an Instagram book study on January 22, 2020, on my co-authored book, “Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset.” There are three main goals of this book study: To dig deeper into the id Written by George Couros January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2020 For the last three years, I have shared some of my favorite quotes from the past year that have inspired me or made me think deeper about a subject. I wanted to provide some for this year as well. Have an amazing year and beyond!! 2017 | 2018 | 2019 “Students should have rich, relevant Written by George Couros January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 5 Strategies for Improving Mental and Physical Health In the past year, I have tried to focus on bettering my mental and physical health. I have had ups and downs for sure, but I can say that I have made strides that I am proud of in the process. I want to share a few things that I have done that I have felt have helped me in the process. Part of t Written by George Couros December 8, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life On the Path to “Purpose” Just some thinking out loud…I have no idea where this is going, but I am “writing to learn” not only to share my learning. This excerpt from my book, “The Innovator’s Mindset” was just reshared with me on Twitter, and it sparked some of my thinking. An artist had his easel set up on a s Written by George Couros December 5, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Learning to Learn Beyond the Test My good friend Katie Martin, author of “Learner-Centered Innovation,” and I were having a conversation about the importance of focusing on going beyond “test scores” in education and focusing on providing powerful learning opportunities for students. Standardized tests are a reality of mos Written by George Couros December 3, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life The Willingness to Start From James Clear on the idea of”Giving Up”: Life is a constant balance between giving into the ease of distraction or overcoming the pain of discipline. It is not an exaggeration to say that our lives and our identities are defined in this delicate balance. What is life, if not the sum of a hun Written by George Couros December 1, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Moving From Your Point A to Your Point B In 2019, I have set the goal to run at least 100 miles using the Aaptiv app each month. Currently, I have achieved this goal for 11 out of 11 months, and only have the month of December to go. My running has become better, and each month, I seem to be going above and beyond my goal. The overall Written by George Couros November 26, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Valuing the Strengths of Learners that Go Beyond Academics A book that shifted my thinking to focus on what people can do versus what they can’t do was Jennifer Fox’s “Your Child’s Strengths.” From the book: Children cannot develop interest in a subject just because adults tell them they should be interested. Children become unmotivated whe Written by George Couros November 24, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life The Needed Struggle of Learning I am currently recording some podcast episodes that I am planning to release in January 2020. Honestly, I am frustrated with the process. My mic sounds terrible and doesn’t have that silky smooth radio voice sound that I was hoping. I tried a new mic, and although it seems better than what I Written by George Couros November 21, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Teacher Life Playing Slow to Become Better I have been trying to play guitar more as of late, and I was watching a video on playing guitar by Paul Davids. I love listening to his content, and you will see people refer to him as the “Bob Ross of guitar,” and I get the comparison. I often listen to his video to relax and aspire to get be Written by George Couros January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 4 Ways To Not Let Others Dim Your Light (#Podcast) In October 2017, I posted the article “4 Ways to Not Let Others Dim Your Light.” Often, when I share articles like this, it is an opportunity to use my struggles to help others. I decided to revisit this post in the form of a podcast and talk it through, but I also wanted to share the origin Written by George Couros January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Making an Impact on One Person (#Podcast) This week, I have released episode 1 of a weekly podcast that I have planned for years but, finally, have taken the initiative to put together and release it to the world. Each podcast is meant to be 10-20 minutes long and discuss something I have been thinking about, and hopefully provide some in Written by George Couros January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life #InnovateInsideTheBox Instagram Book Study! (Starting January 22) I am excited to announce that Katie Novak and I will be starting an Instagram book study on January 22, 2020, on my co-authored book, “Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset.” There are three main goals of this book study: To dig deeper into the id Written by George Couros January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2020 For the last three years, I have shared some of my favorite quotes from the past year that have inspired me or made me think deeper about a subject. I wanted to provide some for this year as well. Have an amazing year and beyond!! 2017 | 2018 | 2019 “Students should have rich, relevant Written by George Couros January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 5 Strategies for Improving Mental and Physical Health In the past year, I have tried to focus on bettering my mental and physical health. I have had ups and downs for sure, but I can say that I have made strides that I am proud of in the process. I want to share a few things that I have done that I have felt have helped me in the process. Part of t Written by George Couros December 8, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life On the Path to “Purpose” Just some thinking out loud…I have no idea where this is going, but I am “writing to learn” not only to share my learning. This excerpt from my book, “The Innovator’s Mindset” was just reshared with me on Twitter, and it sparked some of my thinking. An artist had his easel set up on a s Written by George Couros December 5, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Learning to Learn Beyond the Test My good friend Katie Martin, author of “Learner-Centered Innovation,” and I were having a conversation about the importance of focusing on going beyond “test scores” in education and focusing on providing powerful learning opportunities for students. Standardized tests are a reality of mos Written by George Couros December 3, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life The Willingness to Start From James Clear on the idea of”Giving Up”: Life is a constant balance between giving into the ease of distraction or overcoming the pain of discipline. It is not an exaggeration to say that our lives and our identities are defined in this delicate balance. What is life, if not the sum of a hun Written by George Couros December 1, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Moving From Your Point A to Your Point B In 2019, I have set the goal to run at least 100 miles using the Aaptiv app each month. Currently, I have achieved this goal for 11 out of 11 months, and only have the month of December to go. My running has become better, and each month, I seem to be going above and beyond my goal. The overall Written by George Couros November 26, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Valuing the Strengths of Learners that Go Beyond Academics A book that shifted my thinking to focus on what people can do versus what they can’t do was Jennifer Fox’s “Your Child’s Strengths.” From the book: Children cannot develop interest in a subject just because adults tell them they should be interested. Children become unmotivated whe Written by George Couros November 24, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life The Needed Struggle of Learning I am currently recording some podcast episodes that I am planning to release in January 2020. Honestly, I am frustrated with the process. My mic sounds terrible and doesn’t have that silky smooth radio voice sound that I was hoping. I tried a new mic, and although it seems better than what I Written by George Couros November 21, 2019December 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
