Thursday, March 30, 2017
Meeting George Couros at NCTies 2017
George Couros is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching and learning...and an INCREDIBLE motivational speaker. You will laugh and cry as well as reflect on your thoughts about education and educating. Author of the Innovator's Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent and Lead a Culture of Creativity.
"Technology in the hands of a great teacher can be transformational."
Below is a summary of the book:
In other words, innovation begins with you. Ultimately, innovation is
not about a skill set: it’s about a mindset. The Innovator’s Mindset is
for you if: You are a superintendent, district administrator, or
principal who wants to empower your staff to create a culture of
innovation You are a school leader – at any level – and want to help
students and educators become their personal best. You are a teacher 
who
wants to create relevant learning experiences and help students develop
the skills they need to be successful. You’ll be inspired to: Connect with
other innovative educators, Support teachers and leaders as learners, Tap
into the strength of your learning community, Create ongoing
opportunities for innovation, Seek more effective methods for measuring progress, And, most importantly, embrace change and use it to do something amazing.
"Technology in the hands of a great teacher can be transformational."
Below is a summary of the book:
Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students’ natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future. The traditional system of education requires students to hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum. But our job as educators is to provide new and better opportunities for our students. It’s time to recognize that compliance doesn’t foster innovation, encourage critical thinking, or inspire creativity–and those are the skills our students need to succeed.
In The Innovator’s Mindset, George Couros encourages teachers and administrators to empower their learners to wonder, to explore–and to become forward-thinking leaders.
If we want innovative students, we need innovative educators.
who
wants to create relevant learning experiences and help students develop
the skills they need to be successful. You’ll be inspired to: Connect with
other innovative educators, Support teachers and leaders as learners, Tap
into the strength of your learning community, Create ongoing
opportunities for innovation, Seek more effective methods for measuring progress, And, most importantly, embrace change and use it to do something amazing.
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