The Innovators Mindset

Posted on 12 March 2018 by George Couros

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 In other words, innovation begins with you Ultimately, innovation is not about a skill set but about 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 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.THE INNOVATOR S MINDSET includes practical suggestions for unleashing your students and teachers talent You ll also read encouraging accounts of leaders and learners who are innovating inside the box You ll be inspired to Connect with other innovative educators Support teachers and leaders as learners Tap into the strengths of your learning community Create ongoing opportunities for innovation Seek effective methods for measuring progress And, most importantly, embrace change and use it to do something amazing Free Read [ The Innovators Mindset ] By [ George Couros ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Although I have been a huge fan of George s blog for the past 7 8 years, his book brings his thoughts on leadership and innovation in education to a whole new level Many education books are either too philosophical so you are left nodding your head and saying yes Now what or too much like a recipe so you are left with little room for context or personalization This book is an effective balance between big picture, philosophical ideals and stories that share how it can be done All Although I have been a huge fan of George s blog for the past 7 8 years, his book brings his thoughts on leadership and innovation in education to a whole new level Many education books are either too philosophical so you are left nodding your head and saying yes Now what or too much like a recipe so you are left with little room for context or perso...I ve just finished reading George Couros The Innovator s Mindset and I think it s time that we addressed the elephant in the room The word mindset is so five minutes ago There I said it What I mean is that putting the words innovator and mindset together in the same phrase is oxymoronicit s a contradiction in terms, like jumbo shrimp, military intelligence ouch Doesn t the very word mindset imply that the mind is formed and finished George does acknowledge that the precurso I ve just finished reading George Couros The Innovator s Mindset and I think it s time that we addressed the elephant in the room The word mindset is so five minutes ago There I said it What I mean is that putting the words innovator and mindset together in the same phrase is oxymoronicit s a contradiction in terms, like jumbo shrimp, military intelligence ouch Doesn t the very word mindset imply that the mind is formed and finished George does acknowledge that the precursor to his book was influenced by Carol Dweck s book Mindset which anyone who is anyone knows has rocked the business and education worlds leading to great new conversations about grit and resilience George leaps from here and says that spoiler alert the innovator s mindset relies on the iterative process of finding problems, networking ideas, observing, creating, being resilient when faced with challenges, and being reflective in order to deepen the process But I can t help but think about Chris Hadfield, whose ideas I support when he...I saw Couros speak at Ohio State University, and he was super inspiring I think I came away from that session with six or seven pages of notes, a lot of them ideas unrelated to the speech itself but ideas spurred from the speech.Education seems to be always described as this slow moving machine People often poke fun at all government institutions this way This book is a testament to the learner teacher model the best teachers are the best learners And if we model all classrooms this way, th I saw Couros speak at Ohio State University, and he was super inspiring I think I came away from that session with six or seven pages of notes, a lot of them ideas unrelated to the speech itself but ideas spurred from the speech.Education seems to be always described ...First half Blah blah blah 2nd half good stuff He extols the virtue of grit, but I thought grit is now outThis book has many great ideas and things to think about for today s educatorsSo many thoughts and frustrations And plans and wishes and I admit, buts.An interesting read about pushing progress in the static system of education with an innovator s mindset However, I found a lot of the suggestions in this book a bit mundane blogging as a way to learn, reflect, and share,teacher education and risk taking, empowering employee strengths, etc. These ideas, instead of being innovative, are actually quite derivative from the progress in every other field besides education These are already common ideas in business, technology, and design, An interesting read about pushing progre...I felt empowered by the ideas and sharing in this book I am so glad I stumbled on it on line during a Google search I am also now enjoying the blog posts from George Couros What I wish, though, is that blogs and twitter weren t so heavily touted as the path to sharing, learning, or innovation I havethan one reason for this, but not insignificant is the implication that teachers have time in their day or that writing a blog about school what about their personal passions would be I felt empowered by the ideas and sharing in this book I am so glad I stumbled on it on line during a Google search I am also now enjoying the blog posts from George Couros What I wish, though, is that blogs and twitter were...This books speaks to me like only have a handful of the hundreds of education books I ve read While innovation in my school and classroom are not new, I found myself tweeting and emailing my colleagues with great ideas that would build on what we are already doing Mr Couros answered the questions often posed to those pushing for innovation for all of the learners in schools I often don t read an education book from cover to cover, rather pick and choose the chapter as menu items Not this on This books speaks to me like only have a handful of the hundreds of education books I ve read While innovation in my school and classroom are not new, I found myself tweeting and emailing my colleagues with great ideas that would build on what we are already doing Mr Couros answered the questions often posed to those pushing for innovation for all of the learners in schools I often don t read an education book from cover to cover, rather pick and choose the chapter as menu items Not this ...I saw George speak in 2011 and he was amazing Excited that he shared his views in this book Must read for anyone in education.

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12 March 2018

George Couros