March 2022 Highlights from the #InnovatorsMindset #Podcast

These guests are incredible and I hope you enjoy the highlights from this month's conversations! Dr. Marcus Belin: Becoming A Principal - A Convo with Dr. Marcus Belin George Couros shares a reflection on a story he learned when he taught a Stephen Covey workshop. He and Brian Faulkner have a conversation about what it means to be a leader and how important it is to lead by example. Dan Jackson: Work Less, Teach More - A Convo with Dan Jackson Dan Jackson reflects on how we can be better educators by reducing our workload. Jackson and Couros talk about how we spend our time, how we take care of ourselves during that time, and how we build relationships as we prioritize the time we spend on campus. In this clip from the full episode, The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Work Less, Teach More - A Convo with Dan Jackson, Couros and Jackson reflect on ways that we can put in the effort to build relationships now so that we can focus on the actual teaching in the future. Jan Iwase: Educating with Aloha - A Convo with Jan Iwase “When you have an innovative teacher who understands about relationships and how important they are, (who understands) that children will rise and they will find something that they are passionate about…” Jan Iwase shares this quote at the beginning of this clip from the full episode, The Innovator's Mindset: Educating with Aloha - A Convo with Jan Iwase. In this clip, Iwase and Couros reflect on strategies to support all learners. Mike Kleba: Three Questions on Educators that Inspire In this clip from the Three Questions on Educators that Inspire series, Mike Kleba shares the advice that he would give to his first-year teacher self! Hear what Kleba suggests about falling in love with the profession and what next steps he would recommend to his first-year teacher self. Developing the Innovative Leader - A Convo with Amy Cordes and Eric Haines Amy Cordes, Eric Haines, and George Couros talk about innovation in education and digging deep to create better opportunities for our kids. Cordes and Haines also share more about their program, Frederick County Public Schools Teacher Leadership Program, and how they developed a system where they invested in teacher leadership. This clip from the full episode, The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Developing the Innovative Leader - A Convo with Amy Cordes and Eric Haines, shares strategies for rolling new programs and resources with 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 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/