The #InnovatorsMindset Podcast Highlights from January 2021!

We have had so many great guests on the #InnovatorsMindset podcast in January and we wanted to capture some of the highlights from what they shared. Enjoy the highlights of the month from an awesome group of educators! Timecodes: 00:00 Intro from George Couros 00:55 Intro Music 01:04 Stephanie Rothstein 04:00 Dr. Brandon Beck 06:55 Dr. Katie Novak 10:35 Dwight Carter 11:32 Dave Burgess 13:37 Annick Rauch 15:27 Closing Highlight Descriptions - Stephanie Rothstein: Stephanie Rothstein talks about using the True Colors Survey to put a purpose to the opening activities that we do with our learners. Rothstein talks about how she uses the data from the True Colors Survey to build groups in her classroom and how to connect it to the curriculum in your classroom. Dr. Brandon Beck: Dr. Brandon Beck and George Couros talk about what it means to have a growth mindset and how to go beyond simply having a growth mindset to believing that we can cultivate abilities and give learners an opportunity to explore their interests as we include social-emotional learning into our day. Dr. Katie Novak: Dr. Katie Novak shares the three core principles of UDL as she discusses the strategies and how those strategies have evolved: -engagement -representation -action & expression Dr. Novak talks about designing a collection of resources for any type of learning environment - hybrid, face to face, virtual... Dwight Carter: In the episode of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire, Dwight Carter gives the important reminder to “chill out.” Hear how he reflects on his first year teaching and shares an important reminder that we can all benefit from hearing over and over! Dave Burgess: Dave Burgess talks about what he shares with his potential authors and discusses how writers do not need to go “over the top.” Instead of being formal and serious, Burgess shares the advice that authors should take the best content from their speaking and their writing to share their legacy! Annick Rauch: Reflecting on the very first blog post that Annick Rauch wrote, George Couros pulls up a quote from her very first blog post and asks how her thinking has shifted. Rauch talks about how her thoughts on blogging and her blogging process have evolved.