Speaker Profile

George Couros, MEd

Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant, George Couros Consulting; Adjunct Instructor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; Former Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning, Parkland School Division, Alberta, Canada; Former Classroom Teacher; Author, "Learning from AI: Why Asking Why Might Matter More Than What" (2025, George Couros Blog), "10 Timeless Principles for Learning, AI, and Emerging Technologies in Education" (2024, George Couros Blog), and The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity (2015); Co-Author, What Makes a Great Principal (2024), Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learning Through UDL and the Innovator's Mindset (2023), Because of a Teacher, Volume II: Stories From the First Years of Teaching (2022), and Because of a Teacher: Stories of the Past to Inspire the Future of Education (2021)

Upcoming Talks

Teaching Generation AI-Z

Advancing Schooling, Skills, Relationships, and Learning in a Distracted, Uncertain AI Age

The Fairmont SF, San Francisco, CA

February 13-15, 2026

Past Talks

The Science of Learning

Using Evidence to Engage Learners, Transform Teaching, Innovate EdTech, and Empower Leaders

Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel or Virtually via Zoom

April 25-27, 2025

The Science of Innovation

Teaching Students to Think, Create,
Innovate, Imagine, and Inspire

The Fairmont San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

February 15-17, 2018

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George Couros, MEd

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