What if we focused on a few things and took time to reflect on, connect with, and process those ideas? How do you go beyond consumption to create a product showing your learning? How many times do we read a book looking for a specific answer and then do nothing with the information we learned? Think about this podcast - what will you do with this information after you listen or watch? George Couros shares more about what he calls the “sponge factor.” Throughout this episode, Couros encourages listeners and viewers to consider what can be created because of the content you are consuming! George Couros shares a story from his time as a referee where applying the learning, or the feedback given, happened right away. What if we focused on a few things and took time to reflect on, connect with, and process those ideas? When we take ideas and put them into action, we are able to be both consumers and creators of content. '.have a student perspective.I think too often, administrators try to make things work for the adults, not for the kids.' Chris Kennedy - reflecting on an administrator who inspires What advice would you give your first-year teacher-self? Who is an administrator that has inspired you and why? Who is a teacher that has inspired you and why? Hear these stories and the answer to these questions in this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset Podcast: Three Questions on Educators that Inspire with Chris Kennedy: Kennedy also shares how an administrator maintained a focus on the students. Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset.Ĭhris Kennedy shares a story about how a former teacher made him believe in himself. 'By reducing your workload, you are going to be a better teacher.if you are not tired, if you are engaged and motivated.you can shift into more effective strategies.' - Dan Jackson 'Once you know where you are going, then it is time to start thinking about what you can reduce in terms of your workload.' - Dan Jackson 'You have to have a core thing.my core thing is to really help teachers teach in a way that prepares them for life.' - Dan Jackson Work Less, Teach More (book on Amazon). In this episode, Dan Jackson also shares more about his new book, Work Less, Teach More!

When we think of all those extra things that educators do, we can prioritize the investments that we make in ourselves and our colleagues which will help us focus on empowering our learners. Dan Jackson and George Couros talk about how we choose actions that can actually create more time for ourselves in the future. A powerful conversation focused on considering how we spend our time and making sure that what we do works to give us more energy.

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