How to Embrace an Open Culture in Your Classroom

January 31, 2017

How to Embrace an Open Culture in Your Classroom

Learning and Sharing Can Spread from Teacher to Teacher with George Couros

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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As a teacher, there is nothing worse than irrelevant, impractical and (dare I say it?) boring professional development. In fact, I learn more from other teachers both in my school and online than I have from most professional development. This type of learning is called an open culture of learning and George Couros, author of the Innovator’s Mindset, shares how it works.

Welcome to episode 300 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. In this episode, George Couros and I discuss how to bring teachers and schools into an open culture of learning and teacher improvement. Check out the full series.

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

What is the definition of open culture and learning?
How does open culture relate to teacher professional development?
What are some ideas for creating a more open culture in your school?
What is the impact of trying to keep your school as a closed culture?

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About Us

George Couros is joining us for a series of shows on Every Classroom Matters where we talk about the eight characteristics of the Innovator’s Mindset (George’s new book.) This is part 8 of the series. See the full series here.

Host: Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher is a full-time classroom teacher in Camilla, Georgia. Winner of the ISTE Online Learning Award 2006 and Best Talk Show Host in Education 2014 and many Best Teacher Blog awards, Vicki seeks to shine a spotlight on what works in education wherever it happens in the world. Vicki has created more than 30 global collaborative projects, programmed apps with her students, and is now shooting a full-length movie with her digital film class. Read more about her here.

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