As I have spent a significant amount of time sharing my own learning and knowledge through the use of social media, I would like to share posts, tweets, presentations, and quotes regarding my work.

“George Couros (school principal) blogs regularly. His insights as a school principal create a ripple effect where other school administrators, teachers and students regularly engage in conversation and benefit from his transparent offers to share.” Lee Kolbert in the Huffington Post

Parent thoughts:

“Because our school principal, George Couros has such an amazing vision for our school, I am positive that my children will get far more out of their education than I did. They will be engaged in their education, and they will be free to express themselves (with their Blogs) they will be creative and know how to collaborate and work as a team. They are being taught to be critical thinkers that make great decisions. Isn’t that what we want for our children, who will one day be leaders in their communities. Lets ensure that they have any tool necessary to help them succeed in life.”

http://promom4.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/visions

Articles and presentations where my work has been featured:

2010 Pre-Conference Keynote
“Sharing: The Moral Imperative”
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=610

“They come from the U.S., Canada, England and China; they come from private, public and independent schools; and they come from different perspectives and experience levels.

But they all want to work together with educators to do what’s best for their students. And they’re sharing what they’re doing on the blog, which started in August and now draws an average of 600 readers each day.

“It is about our learning through social media, that’s really the big key,” said George Couros, a K-12 principal from Forest Green School in Stony Plain, Alberta, who founded the blog.”

http://www.convergemag.com/training/Principals-Learn-Through-Social-Media.html

“Whereas Richard Secord might have prepared for the start of another school year by piling up billets of wood or picking out the right willow switch, George Couros (@gcouros) is preparing by experimenting with live Internet broadcasting from his iPhone.

Couros is the principal of Forest Green Elementary School, in Stony Plain, Alberta and one of many teachers who are connecting with other teachers around the world using social media.”

http://www.unlimitedmagazine.com/2010/09/teaching-2-0

On Leadership in Social Media:

“There are a few people in the world of educational blogging whom I follow almost religiously.  These people, through short tweets and/or long blog posts, captivate my imagination, challenge my way of thinking, and inspire me to continue my own journey. One of them is George Couros.”
http://www.theteachinggameblog.com/interviews/albertas-it-principle-interview-with-george-couros

“I thought of this recently when I came across a post by George Couros who was discussing the shift in professional development at his school. He’s been doing some great stuff up in Edmonton, and his blog posts and Tweets have added a lot to the conversation in the past year.”
http://weblogg-ed.com/2010/better-learning-or-better-learners

“George has worked hard to bring great administrators from all over the country together to share their ideas regarding education. Just as it is important for teachers to talk to other teachers and learn from one another, it is just as important for administrators to talk to others outside of their district and see what they can learn.”
http://gpstechguide.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-tech-tuesday-my-100th-post.html

“First, I am Challenged to Change. George Couros, a principal in Stony Plains Alberta, challenges me to discuss and contemplated learning. His blog, The Principal of Change, reflects creative ideas and commentary that bring about personal reflection about educational strategies and instruction.”
http://myedunotions.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-came-to-mind.html

“I have to say that if it wasn’t for George Couros leading the way, I may never have done it. He has been there every step of the way, Skyping and hooking me up with the amazing Jared Bennett.”
http://www.lifewithl.com/2010/08/29/failure-is-never-really-just-failure

“This isn’t the first time I’ve learned something from this guy. George Couros is the real deal. He puts out more blog posts than I can read in week, but somehow I’m always able to catch the one that seems to have been written for me. After living Identity Day through George’s tweets back in June and his blog post, I have been looking forward to a day when I got to hear about it first hand.”
http://www.mrmacnology.com/reflections-rscon10

“This article gives 10 good reasons to join a social network. For me, this power has been exemplified through the new blog Connected Principals started by George Couros a principal from Alberta. Now, the thing that really grabbed my attention was that this blog has just started and, through the power of the network, has grown and is getting a huge amount of publicity via twitter through retweeting, the use of hashtags and such things as blastfollow.”
http://kwhobbes.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/the-power-of-the-network

About my presentations:

“I am speechless about the presentation from “gcouros. Just amazing. He is an educator with passion.”
http://twitter.com/#!/etutoria/status/19947372460

“totally inspired by @gcouros from #rscon10“
http://twitter.com/#!/jessmcculloch/status/19947979845

“@jasontbedell You’re missing one hell of presentation! The guy rocks with kids!”
http://twitter.com/#!/bruno_cesar82/status/19946979878

“Have I mentioned how spectacular that last session was with @gcouros ? Cause it was! #rscon10“
http://twitter.com/#!/mrdfleming/status/19948350194