10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher
Vicki Davis
A teacher podcast for busy educators—about 10 minutes, every week. Stay current on artificial intelligence in education (plain English), edtech, and what matters in the classroom: culture, instruction, assessment, digital health and wellness, and more. Simple ideas you can use right away.
Hosted by AP Computer Science teacher Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher)—author and longtime edtech blogger—this teaching podcast features best-selling teachers, researchers, and in-the-classroom administrators sharing practical strategies that connect with today’s students.
Follow the 10 Minute Teacher—the podcast for teachers and school leaders—for weekly, classroom-ready tips.
Show notes & resources: https://coolcatteacher.com/podcast
Hosted by AP Computer Science teacher Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher)—author and longtime edtech blogger—this teaching podcast features best-selling teachers, researchers, and in-the-classroom administrators sharing practical strategies that connect with today’s students.
Follow the 10 Minute Teacher—the podcast for teachers and school leaders—for weekly, classroom-ready tips.
Show notes & resources: https://coolcatteacher.com/podcast
Episodes
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Feb 19, 2019 • 12min
AR and VR in the Classroom
Augmented Reality an Virtual Reality in the classroom with Hall Davidson. www.coolcatteacher.com/e442 Today's sponsor is Metaverse. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/metaverse to try this app for free.
Feb 18, 2019 • 9min
25 Days of Making: When Educators Make, Create, and Have Fun
Learning to make and create can be a challenge but hundreds of educators took the challenge. Aaron Maurer talks about the 25 days of making. You can join in! www.coolcatteacher.com/e441 Today's sponsor is Metaverse. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/metaverse to try this app for free. Use the code ARforEDU to try the new classroom Collections feature.
Feb 15, 2019 • 11min
5 Ways to Battle Burnout
Tired teachers need strategies to stay refreshed and feel good. Today, we talk about battling burnout. www.coolcatteacher.com/e440 Right now, 10-minute Teacher Listeners can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20 at advancementcourses.com/coolcat. (That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.)
Feb 14, 2019 • 25min
Valentine's Gift: Confessions of the Pain, Joy, and Love of Teaching
Today's show is different - it is longer than usual. I share some stories of insults, struggles, mistakes, and joys of teaching. The hope is that you'll be encouraged, not feel alone, and remember why we do this profession. These are my stories digging back many years in some cases of the things that have changed my view and made me a better teacher - even when they were hard. Teaching, your job is so important. I hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day! www.coolcatteacher.com/e439 Right now, 10-minute Teacher Listeners can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20 at advancementcourses.com/coolcat. (That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.)
Feb 13, 2019 • 11min
This is What Happens When You Teach From Antarctica
Developing an "explorer's mindset" is the goal. To help nurture the explorer's mindset in his students, Donnie Piercey traveled to Antarctica and connected with his students. www.coolcatteacher.com/e438 Right now, 10-minute Teacher Listeners can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20 at advancementcourses.com/coolcat. (That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.)
Feb 12, 2019 • 9min
Fantastic Apps I Use Every Day
I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. Pick one today to try with your students. I've also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac. www.coolcatteacher.com/e437 Right now, 10-minute Teacher Listeners can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20 at advancementcourses.com/coolcat . (That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.)
Feb 11, 2019 • 12min
Revealing the Heart to Breakthrough to the Unreachable Student
Basil Marin's story of struggle to success will inspire every teacher to reach the unreachable student. He is now an assistant principal and spreading the word of what happens when a teacher believes in the unreachable child. We all have unreachable stars in our classroom if we'll just look for them. www.coolcatteacher.com/e436 Right now, my listeners can save 20% off each course with code COOL20 at Advancement Courses.
Feb 8, 2019 • 12min
5 Popular Must-Watch Videos with Inspiring Stories That Will Make You Smile
Trevor Muir’s Facebook videos are getting millions of views. Hear the touching teacher stories that are resonating and have teachers sharing. See the videos at: www.coolcatteacher.com/e435 The Teacher’s Guide to Technology 2019 is here! See www.coolcatteacher.com/guide to learn more about this handy, useful guide from Jennifer Gonzalez.
Feb 7, 2019 • 9min
Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know
In some of the statistics about online accessibility, we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. More than that - federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States. Today, we dig into a university that is making progress on accessibility and compliance. www.coolcatteacher.com/e434
Feb 6, 2019 • 12min
Pioneering Excellence for Better Computer Science Now
Doug Bergman, author of Computer Science K12: Imagine the Possibilities, gives an overview of the things we should be teaching students relating to Computer Science from kindergarten to high school. From small programmable robots to programming languages at the upper level, Computer Science is an essential 21st Century skill and method of thinking and creating that is applicable to many fields besides Computer Science. www.coolcatteacher.com/e433 The Teacher’s Guide to Technology 2019 is here! See www.coolcatteacher.com/guide to learn more about this handy, useful guide from Jennifer Gonzalez.
