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 5, 2019 • 13min
Valuable Virtual Reality Things Every Teacher Should Know
The impossible, dangerous, counterproductive, or experience are perfect experiences for virtual reality. Teacher Steven Sato shares with us the kinds of virtual reality experiences that are useful in the classroom. www.coolcatteacher.com/e432 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 4, 2019 • 13min
Beware of Time-Wasting Low Level Technology Learning
Tom Murray reflects on his first 1:1 program seventeen years ago with Palm Pilots. He's concerned that we often celebrate low-level learning. "Just because something is digital does not mean it is any good," says Tom. www.coolcatteacher.com/e431 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 1, 2019 • 11min
5 Authentic Ways to Encourage People Right Now
Genuine appreciation that is timely and meaningful can go a long way in the classroom, between colleagues, and administrators and their teachers. So why don't we show more appreciation? It doesn't have to be hard as Dr. Brad Johnson explains in this simple but inspiring show about taking the time to build relationships. We can do this. Even more importantly, we must. www.coolcatteacher.com/e430
Jan 31, 2019 • 12min
How to Make Science Thrilling from a "Jurassic Park" Mind
Dr. Ray Havasay was a scientist consulted on the making of the original Jurassic Park. Now, she is Executive Director of The Center for Science Teaching and Learning where she specializes in helping engage students in exciting science learning. www.coolcatteacher.com/e429
Jan 30, 2019 • 11min
How to Get Your Students Out of the Box
How can you get your students out of the box when you educate them in a box? Check out a revolutionary way to educate with arts, ag, and nature by digging into Chattahoochee Hills Charter School outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Executive Director, Chester Asher, shares what they've learned, the pitfalls of such an approach, and how his school has the lowest suspension rates in Fulton County, Georgia and why he thinks that is the case. www.coolcatteacher.com/e428
Jan 29, 2019 • 12min
Building Good Relationships with Your Students' Parents
Today's parents like a different kind of communication. Student videos. Some information and not others. Mike Daugherty, a Director of Technology in Ohio, has been studying this topic and experimenting for the last several years to find optimal ways to communicate with today's parents. Today, he shares what he has learned. www.coolcatteacher.com/e427
Jan 28, 2019 • 10min
Building Positive Relationships Between Administrators and Teachers
While teachers might need to put students first, Dr. Brad Johnson makes the point in his book Putting Teachers First: How to Inspire, Motivate, and Connect with Your Staff that administrators need to focus on teachers in order to help students. He also shares techniques for building positive relationships between administrators and teachers including a different take on classroom visits to make them more positive. www.coolcatteacher.com/e426
Jan 25, 2019 • 10min
5 Sure Fire Ways to Create Remarkable Graphics
Tony Vincent is a pro at creating graphics. His blog and work is full of amazing graphics. Today, he teaches us five sure-fire ways to create remarkable graphics. We can teach our students or use them to promote the causes we care about. www.coolcatteacher.com/e425
Jan 24, 2019 • 14min
How Should We Evaluate Leaders?
Dr. Toby Travis, Headmaster and leadership consultant, talks about the effective methods of evaluating school leaders, focusing on the research. www.coolcatteacher.com/e424
Jan 23, 2019 • 11min
No 1:1 devices? You can be an awesome tech using school anyway!
Gail Charnick and her teachers are using a variety of technologies and showing that you don't have to be 1 to 1 to be leading edge. www.coolcatteacher.com/e423
