George Couros's articles Teacher Life 4 Ideas to Consider for Online Learning Not only have educators been inundated with information on COVID-19, but they have had to retool, refocus, and rethink completely how they are going to connect with and teach their students. A lot is going on in our world right now, and my first instinct is that we need to slow down and focus on w Written by George Couros March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader #Podcast Since I initially recorded this podcast in early February, a lot in our world has changed since then. Instead of posting this now, I hope that you can glean some insights from what I am sharing and create some ideas to apply to today’s context. That is the whole premise of the Innovator’s Mind Written by George Couros March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Finding the Helpers The worst day of my life was when I received the news that my dad had suddenly passed away. It was seven years ago this month, and somehow it seems like yesterday and also an eternity away. I was in San Francisco for an event when I found out the news. I had received a message from my brother that Written by George Couros March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Staff (and Students) #Podcast Check out the full podcast discussing these ideas on Spotify, Soundcloud, or iTunes. As I have shared these questions from “Innovate Inside the Box” often in finding the strengths, passions, and abilities of the students in our classrooms: They can be modified for different age levels and ca Written by George Couros March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Uncategorized Camping Activities with the Family There are so many incredible regions in the world that are perfect for an action-packed holiday. Camping activities with the family are those kinds of activities that bring you closer together. Where you decide to park your caravan or erect your tent will also make a difference, because a cara Written by George Couros March 12, 2020March 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life If students could graduate from school early, would they? I was lucky enough to record a conversation (coming out soon) with Christina Tondevold, and she had discussed her children. Paraphrasing as best as I can from memory, she had shared that one of her children could struggle in school and sometimes become disruptive in the classroom. Yet, on the other Written by George Couros March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Elevating the Work Across the Hallway #Podcast Check out the full podcast discussing these ideas on Spotify, Soundcloud, or iTunes. The following excerpt is from “Innovate Inside the Box“: There is never harm in positively and authentically acknowledging the contributions the adults in our schools make. Don’t wait for someone to leave yo Written by George Couros March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 3 Reasons Students Should Be a Part of Your Professional Learning Day If you do not follow Deidre Roemer, you should. Deidre has a must-read blog for educators. She is an incredible leader and learner that is creating some fantastic opportunities with and for her school team. Any leader is only as good as the people they surround themselves with, and her team at her Written by George Couros March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 10 Easy Ways To Create an Amazing #ClassroomCulture #Podcast In August of 2016, I wrote the post, “10 Easy Ways To Create an Amazing #ClassroomCulture This Year, to provide some “investment” strategies on making school better for not only our students but ourselves. I remember seeing this tweet by Heather Thompson Day, and it shook me: Many of our st Written by George Couros March 1, 2020March 2, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life Why People Keep Going You might have seen the below picture below by Anna Vital on “Why People Give Up”: Any single one of those reasons are things that can set us back. They have set me back often. I actually can take every idea listed above and think of a particular time that it caused me to give up, eithe Written by George Couros February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 5 Ways to Influence Change #Podcast No matter your position in education, you can influence change. If we are waiting for “someone else” to create meaningful change, it might not happen. In this podcast, loosely based on the “5 Ways to Influence Change” blog post from May 2014, mixed with a story I discuss in “Innovate I Written by George Couros February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Teacher Life 3 Questions to Consider to Help Get Out of a Rut Ever read a sentence or two, and it just stopped you in your tracks? This quote from Seth Godin’s blog did just that for me: “Ruts don’t dig themselves. Most of the time, we’re in a rut because that’s precisely where we put ourselves.” Yup. 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Teacher Life 4 Ideas to Consider for Online Learning Not only have educators been inundated with information on COVID-19, but they have had to retool, refocus, and rethink completely how they are going to connect with and teach their students. A lot is going on in our world right now, and my first instinct is that we need to slow down and focus on w Written by George Couros March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader #Podcast Since I initially recorded this podcast in early February, a lot in our world has changed since then. Instead of posting this now, I hope that you can glean some insights from what I am sharing and create some ideas to apply to today’s context. That is the whole premise of the Innovator’s Mind Written by George Couros March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Finding the Helpers The worst day of my life was when I received the news that my dad had suddenly passed away. It was seven years ago this month, and somehow it seems like yesterday and also an eternity away. I was in San Francisco for an event when I found out the news. I had received a message from my brother that Written by George Couros March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Staff (and Students) #Podcast Check out the full podcast discussing these ideas on Spotify, Soundcloud, or iTunes. As I have shared these questions from “Innovate Inside the Box” often in finding the strengths, passions, and abilities of the students in our classrooms: They can be modified for different age levels and ca Written by George Couros March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Uncategorized Camping Activities with the Family There are so many incredible regions in the world that are perfect for an action-packed holiday. Camping activities with the family are those kinds of activities that bring you closer together. Where you decide to park your caravan or erect your tent will also make a difference, because a cara Written by George Couros March 12, 2020March 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life If students could graduate from school early, would they? I was lucky enough to record a conversation (coming out soon) with Christina Tondevold, and she had discussed her children. Paraphrasing as best as I can from memory, she had shared that one of her children could struggle in school and sometimes become disruptive in the classroom. Yet, on the other Written by George Couros March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Elevating the Work Across the Hallway #Podcast Check out the full podcast discussing these ideas on Spotify, Soundcloud, or iTunes. The following excerpt is from “Innovate Inside the Box“: There is never harm in positively and authentically acknowledging the contributions the adults in our schools make. Don’t wait for someone to leave yo Written by George Couros March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 3 Reasons Students Should Be a Part of Your Professional Learning Day If you do not follow Deidre Roemer, you should. Deidre has a must-read blog for educators. She is an incredible leader and learner that is creating some fantastic opportunities with and for her school team. Any leader is only as good as the people they surround themselves with, and her team at her Written by George Couros March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 10 Easy Ways To Create an Amazing #ClassroomCulture #Podcast In August of 2016, I wrote the post, “10 Easy Ways To Create an Amazing #ClassroomCulture This Year, to provide some “investment” strategies on making school better for not only our students but ourselves. I remember seeing this tweet by Heather Thompson Day, and it shook me: Many of our st Written by George Couros March 1, 2020March 2, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life Why People Keep Going You might have seen the below picture below by Anna Vital on “Why People Give Up”: Any single one of those reasons are things that can set us back. They have set me back often. I actually can take every idea listed above and think of a particular time that it caused me to give up, eithe Written by George Couros February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 5 Ways to Influence Change #Podcast No matter your position in education, you can influence change. If we are waiting for “someone else” to create meaningful change, it might not happen. In this podcast, loosely based on the “5 Ways to Influence Change” blog post from May 2014, mixed with a story I discuss in “Innovate I Written by George Couros February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Teacher Life 3 Questions to Consider to Help Get Out of a Rut Ever read a sentence or two, and it just stopped you in your tracks? This quote from Seth Godin’s blog did just that for me: “Ruts don’t dig themselves. Most of the time, we’re in a rut because that’s precisely where we put ourselves.” Yup. Sometimes it is easy to feel lost professio Written by George Couros February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
