If you could talk to your first-year teacher-self - Highlights from the #InnovatorsMindset #Podcast

“...that ability to learn is an advantage that educators will always have.” - George Couros Because of a Teacher 2 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Because-Teacher-II-Stories-Teaching/dp/1948334607 0:00 Intro with George Couros 3:33 Episode Intro 3:42 Jan Iwase 6:32 Chris Kennedy 7:23 Stacey Roshan 9:26 CJ Rodgers 12:56 Kara Rigsby 15:14 Dr. Shira Leibowitz 16:33 Bobby Pollicino 18:01 Amy Gonzales 20:21 Closing Jan Iwase shares a powerful reminder about communicating with parents and being the first to notify them. This reminder about building relationships comes from an early experience that Iwase shares in this clip of Three Questions on Educators that Inspire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtx9KzXKT3s Chris Kennedy reflects on how he balanced authority when he first began teaching and what he does now to build relationships with all learners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV9OHHiNPtU Stacey Roshan flips this question and shares what advice she would give as her current-self to her first-year self! Hear this great response from Roshan and how she would benefit her first-year teacher-self. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP-I3vLTAC8 CJ Rodgers reflects on his time as a coach and how that impacted his future teacher self. Rodgers and Couros reflect on the power of previous coaches after Rodgers shares some powerful first-year teacher-self advice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkXCYTAQk_M Kara Rigsby reflects on her experience with teacher burnout and shares the advice that she would have given herself as a first-year teacher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww9HnNclkPk Dr. Shira Leibowitz shares what she means when she talks about trusting yourself and “going with the essence.” Hear Leibowitz’s explanation and why she would give this advice to her first-year teacher-self. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vJOBLtkx68 Bobby Pollicino shares a reflection about why it is important to learn with students. Pollicino goes back in time in this segment and shares some advice that would have helped him out earlier in his career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7znMtEiQW0M Amy Gonzales shares that she would tell her first-year teacher-self to trust herself. Gonzales reflects on the opportunities she had but how she still lacked confidence early in her career. Gonzales reminds listeners to recognize the capability they have to empower learners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJd9Bmu9Ckg 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/