June 2021 Highlights from The #InnovatorsMindset Podcast

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/