The Importance of Starting with Strengths - September Highlights from the #InnovatorsMindset Podcast

0:00 Intro with George Couros 4:02 Intro Music 4:11 Cale Birk 6:21 Taylor Teamann 8:54 Keith Fickel Episode Introduction George Couros opens this month-end review with a reflection on his own self-identity and a thought about how we can focus on what kids can do instead of what they can’t do. This shift in thinking is important both in how we treat others and how to help others see themselves in a different way. Couros also shares a quote from Andy Andrews that nicely summarizes the conversations heard in this month’s highlight video! Cale Birk: Impact Before Action - The #InnovatorsMindset #Podcast S4 EP31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14nFQz-bi0M Cale Birk and George Couros have a great conversation about what teaching and learning looks like in the classroom. The two reflect on how leadership is about the term “co” - co-create, co-learn…In this clip from The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast - Cale Birk: Impact Before Action, Birk reflects on Couros’ comment about principals who let teachers do whatever they want. f Taylor Teamann: The First Days of School - The #InnovatorsMindset #Podcast S4 EP32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecKO3cY1GHo Taylor Teamann reflects on her first week of teaching in this clip from The Innovator’s Mindset: The First Days of School! Keith Fickel: Creating New Spaces and Opportunities, Together - The #InnovatorsMindset S4 EP33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpsSZs8fKs In this clip from the Innovator’s Mindset Podcast with Keith Fickel, Creating New Spaces and Opportunities, Together, Couros and Fickel have an empowering conversation about what inspired the name of the new school and how the community took part in the design before the school even opened! __________________________________________ 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 Because of a Teacher 2 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/194833450X?tag=onamzgeorge0f-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=194833450X&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.2SBTFVTBT0S6X 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/