The Importance of Relationships - 2021 Highlights from The #InnovatorsMindset #Podcast (Part 4 of 4)

A Convo with Clement Townsend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHa998cHgfU How does knowing more about video and editing help learners develop skills that are meaningful to them? Clement Townsend explains how skills like creating videos and presenting are changing the way that we teach basic skills in a more relevant and relatable way. The Science of Positive Pushback - A Convo with Mike Mohammad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDIL3xCGCU “Everything that I share has little remnants of conversations over time that have made me better.” -George Couros Hear how George Couros and Mike Mohammad talk about the importance of feedback and positive pushback in creating an empowering Keynote. It is not about being an expert, it is more about being an expert learner and working to understand learning. Being open to pushback can sharpen our thinking and help us create more powerful content when we work to be expert learners. In this clip of the longer episode, The Science of Positive Pushback - Finding the True, Good and Beautiful in Education - A Convo with Marita Diffenbaugh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdZRUsQLL8o A powerful example of how we can involve our learners in the process of learning from Marita Diffenbaugh. Hear how she brings her students into the learning and how she “activates the kids.” This clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Finding the True, Good and Beautiful in Education Thriving in a New Role - A Convo with Dr. Shaun Carey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBUAsQUebw George Couros asks Dr. Shaun V. Carey how he makes decisions that will ultimately do what is best for kids even when he knows he will get pushback. Hear Dr. Carey’s answer and how he connects it back to the importance of relationships in this clip from The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Thriving in a New Role - A Convo with Dr. Shaun Carey. Couros also shares his own thoughts on this topic as a parent instead of an educator. The Learning Curve of Personal and Professional Growth - A Convo with Dr. Jared Smith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7eXbQhFR1A George Couros and Dr. Jared Smith reflect on the skillset of administrators and teachers in this clip of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: The Learning Curve of Personal and Professional Growth - A Convo with Dr. Jared Smith. Assessing with Respect - A Convo with Starr Sackstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rancyGwjTpE&t In this short clip of The Innovator’s Mindset: Assessing with Respect - A Convo with Starr Sackstein, George brings up a question that he has often been asked about the phrase “those who can’t do, teach.” Starr Sackstein shares her experiences with how she opens up to her students about the kind of critical feedback she has received in her professional life. The two hold a powerful conversation about how educators are experts and continuously grow. Being Your Authentic Self - A Convo with Deontay Torres - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m19hPLb7UmE Hear the advice that Deontay Torres, a recently graduated high school student, shares about being honest to ourselves. “No one knows you, yourself, as completely as you do,” Torres says as he reminds us to ask why we are passionate about something and what our hopes are and to be honest with ourselves with our own answers. Failure Before Success - A Convo with Dr. Julie Warner on Learning from Mistakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3klKxTUYrU The connection between literacy and social engagement is clear when we look at how our learners develop literacy skills. Dr. Julie Warner shares more about how she has reflected on how she learns best and what she has recognized in the learners that she is working with. Social engagement can translate to effectively teaching literacy skills in the classroom - hear more about this statement in this clip of The Innovator's Mindset Podcast: Failure Before Success - A Convo with Dr. Julie Warner on Learning from Mistakes.