In 2016, I wrote a piece titled “4 Ways to Lead Up” and came back to revisit it today after I was asked by a frustrated teacher how to help move their administrator forward (or have him…

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24.01.2024

Focus on What You Will Gain Over What You Could Lose – George Couros

I had a good friend ask me about applying for a new job. I am writing this to sort my thoughts out to help. (I am also using my 2024 quotes post and taking a quote to expand on it! I encourage you …

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17.01.2024

Mental Health and the Importance of the Independent Ability to Learn – George Couros

Over the holiday break, our family purchased an electric piano, and as I write you this, I hear my daughter Kallea playing on it outside my office. Typically, when I write, I try to find as quiet o…

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11.01.2024

It’s (Often) Not About You – George Couros

I saw the image below from the Instagram account @ThirdEyeThoughts: I am getting better at this as an adult, and although it is often true, it is also essential to consider that the q…

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03.01.2024

20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2024 – George Couros

I can’t believe that I have been doing this since the beginning of 2017, but here is this list of quotes that I have collected to help start off 2024 on an inspirational note. The first year …

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27.12.2023

Do good anyway. – George Couros

It is fascinating to me that while we live in a time of “virality” and a ten-second TikTok can seemingly be known to the world within a week, yet so much wisdom has been shared over the…

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20.12.2023

Finding the Solution by Identifying the Problem – George Couros

Last week, I discussed marathon training and the importance of embracing this concept from Alexi Pappas: When you’re chasing a big goal, you’re supposed to feel good a third of the ti…

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13.12.2023

Anticipating the Ups, Downs, and Middles When Chasing Dreams – George Couros

Marathon training has been fantastic for me, as pushing my physical limits has also challenged my mental capacity. One week, I was thinking, “Wow! Do I feel fantastic, and I might be in the b…

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07.12.2023

Hope is Not a Strategy – George Couros

In this month’s blog revisit, I am looking back at a post I wrote originally in 2017 on using social media and mobile devices in the classroom. To be transparent, I am struggling with what I …

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06.12.2023

The Importance of Recess and Stepping Away from a Problem – George Couros

I had been doing the same email format weekly for a few years. I focused on sharing three things every week: something profound (an idea or thought from someone else), something professional (a lea…

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06.12.2023

Hope is Not a Strategy – George Couros

In this month’s blog revisit, I am looking back at a post I wrote originally in 2017 on using social media and mobile devices in the classroom. To be transparent, I am struggling with what I …

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06.12.2023

“Becoming Observant in a World Full of Noise Is More Valuable than Ever.” – George Couros

A few quick thoughts that I wanted to share with you… Last week, I wrote a post titled, “Don’t Ignore the 80%,” which focused on ensuring that you spend significant amounts …

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06.12.2023

4 Attributes of a Great Assistant Principal – George Couros

One of the things that I enjoy about sharing these old posts I wrote in the past with you all is how I often stumble upon them. I originally wrote this post on the 4 Attributes of a Great Principal…

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06.12.2023

Gratitude For What You Have Now Might Lead to More Later – George Couros

“It’s amazing how, when you condition yourself to have a grateful spirit, you will find yourself expressing gratitude and multiplying that feeling in your life.” Andy Andrews, The…

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06.12.2023

Finding Challenges Before Challenges Find You – Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset, Part 5 – George Couros

This is the final part (5) of this series on “Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset,” and I will be discussing why the best challenges we can have in our lives are the ones we creat…

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06.12.2023

Especially When It’s Hard to Do – George Couros

When I was 29 years old, I completed my first marathon. Then I turned 30 and completed my second marathon. I committed to running a marathon in every decade of my life, and now 18 years later, at 4…

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06.12.2023

Every “Best Practice” in Education Was Once an Innovation – George Couros

In this month’s revisit post, I look back at an article I originally wrote in 2018, looking at the idea of “best practice” and how it is initially built on innovation. “Best…

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06.12.2023

Don’t Ignore the 80% – George Couros

You probably have heard of (even in passing) the 80-20 rule, otherwise known as the “Pareto Principle.” Here is the definition as shared on Wikipedia: The Pareto principle…

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06.12.2023

The Importance of Being a Resource Maximizer – George Couros

Currently, I am working on a book with Allyson Apsey and several other great contributors titled “What Makes a Great Principal!” This is to be released in the Spring of 2024 (ish) and i…

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02.12.2023

“Becoming Observant in a World Full of Noise Is More Valuable than Ever.” – George Couros

A few quick thoughts that I wanted to share with you… Last week, I wrote a post titled, “Don’t Ignore the 80%,” which focused on ensuring that you spend significant amounts …

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02.12.2023

4 Attributes of a Great Assistant Principal – George Couros

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02.12.2023

The Importance of Being a Resource Maximizer – George Couros

Currently, I am working on a book with Allyson Apsey and several other great contributors titled “What Makes a Great Principal!” This is to be released in the Spring of 2024 (ish) and i…

George Couros Blog

02.12.2023

Especially When It’s Hard to Do – George Couros

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02.12.2023

Don’t Ignore the 80% – George Couros

You probably have heard of (even in passing) the 80-20 rule, otherwise known as the “Pareto Principle.” Here is the definition as shared on Wikipedia: The Pareto principle…

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02.12.2023

Pushing Through Our Own Insecurities and Learning from the Success of Others – Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset, Part 4 – George Couros

This is part four of the series “Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset,” focused on learning from the “Success of Others.” You can read all of the previous posts here. …

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02.12.2023

Every “Best Practice” in Education Was Once an Innovation – George Couros

In this month’s revisit post, I look back at an article I originally wrote in 2018, looking at the idea of “best practice” and how it is initially built on innovation. “Best…

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02.12.2023

The Importance of Recess and Stepping Away from a Problem – George Couros

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02.12.2023

Finding Challenges Before Challenges Find You – Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset, Part 5 – George Couros

This is the final part (5) of this series on “Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset,” and I will be discussing why the best challenges we can have in our lives are the ones we creat…

George Couros Blog

02.12.2023

Gratitude For What You Have Now Might Lead to More Later – George Couros

“It’s amazing how, when you condition yourself to have a grateful spirit, you will find yourself expressing gratitude and multiplying that feeling in your life.” Andy Andrews, The…

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19.04.2023

Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 2 – Co-Creating Solutions with Your Community – George Couros

In Part 1 of “Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices,” I shared my thoughts on the question, “Why do we need to rethink how we assess and grade in schools today?” This …

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12.04.2023

Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 1 – Why Change? – George Couros

There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving …

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05.04.2023

Go Lead Today – George Couros

One of the quotes that I am most known for is the following: “We need to make the positives so loud that the negatives are almost impossible to hear.” It has been s…

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29.03.2023

The positive impact we have on one person often spreads to others. – George Couros

This post is a reflection I shared on the “Epic Book Review” podcast on the book, “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” by Garth Stein. You can watch the entire podcast here on Y…

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22.03.2023

Two Better Options than “Micromanaging” – George Couros

If you want to go far in leadership, both in and out of education, it is more about the people you serve and what they do than what you do yourself. I have always believed that the higher you go up…

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16.03.2023

Keeping Appointments with Yourself – George Couros

In a recent professional learning session, a teacher asked me, “Do you have any suggestions for maintaining my own wellness while the demands of my job are so high?” I simply replied, &…

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08.03.2023

What is valued and what is valuable are often two different things. – George Couros

I recently had Jason McKenna on my podcast discussing his new book, “What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom: Improving Student Problem Solving, Collaboration, and Engagement,” and he share…

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01.03.2023

With the Support of Others – George Couros

In this month’s “look-back” blog, I wanted to share one of my favorite Olympic stories ever. I know no games are going on right now, but the story goes beyond athletics and is mor…

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22.02.2023

How do we make great learning go viral? – George Couros

This past weekend, I had the incredible opportunity to work with both board trustees and superintendents on the idea of “Laying the Foundation for Innovation in Education” and how we ca…

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15.02.2023

The Closeness of Community – George Couros

I have been following Eric Barker’s blog, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree,” for years and have thoroughly enjoyed his writing. When his new book, “Plays Well with Others: The Sur…

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08.02.2023

3 Challenges for the Future of Education – George Couros

I first wrote the below post in August of 2018, and although much has changed since then, the ideas behind the post are still relevant today. If you haven’t heard much about ChatGPT as of yet…

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4 Ways To “Lead Up” – George Couros

Focus on What You Will Gain Over What You Could Lose – George Couros

Mental Health and the Importance of the Independent Ability to Learn – George Couros

It’s (Often) Not About You – George Couros

20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2024 – George Couros

Do good anyway. – George Couros

Finding the Solution by Identifying the Problem – George Couros

Anticipating the Ups, Downs, and Middles When Chasing Dreams – George Couros

Hope is Not a Strategy – George Couros

The Importance of Recess and Stepping Away from a Problem – George Couros

Hope is Not a Strategy – George Couros

“Becoming Observant in a World Full of Noise Is More Valuable than Ever.” – George Couros

4 Attributes of a Great Assistant Principal – George Couros

Gratitude For What You Have Now Might Lead to More Later – George Couros

Finding Challenges Before Challenges Find You – Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset, Part 5 – George Couros

Especially When It’s Hard to Do – George Couros

Every “Best Practice” in Education Was Once an Innovation – George Couros

Don’t Ignore the 80% – George Couros

The Importance of Being a Resource Maximizer – George Couros

“Becoming Observant in a World Full of Noise Is More Valuable than Ever.” – George Couros

4 Attributes of a Great Assistant Principal – George Couros

The Importance of Being a Resource Maximizer – George Couros

Especially When It’s Hard to Do – George Couros

Don’t Ignore the 80% – George Couros

Pushing Through Our Own Insecurities and Learning from the Success of Others – Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset, Part 4 – George Couros

Every “Best Practice” in Education Was Once an Innovation – George Couros

The Importance of Recess and Stepping Away from a Problem – George Couros

Finding Challenges Before Challenges Find You – Shifting to the Innovator’s Mindset, Part 5 – George Couros

Gratitude For What You Have Now Might Lead to More Later – George Couros

Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 2 – Co-Creating Solutions with Your Community – George Couros

Rethinking Grading and Assessment Practices – Part 1 – Why Change? – George Couros

Go Lead Today – George Couros

The positive impact we have on one person often spreads to others. – George Couros

Two Better Options than “Micromanaging” – George Couros

Keeping Appointments with Yourself – George Couros

What is valued and what is valuable are often two different things. – George Couros

With the Support of Others – George Couros

How do we make great learning go viral? – George Couros

The Closeness of Community – George Couros

3 Challenges for the Future of Education – George Couros

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