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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Apr 11, 2018 • 12min
Merge Cube Mania in Middle School (e288)
Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she's using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Join Merge Cube Mania! Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e288 Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. coolcatteacher.com/earth Check out their NGSS aligned Science games for grades 3-8.
Apr 10, 2018 • 11min
How to Host a Student Media Festival (e287)
Mike Lawrence, current organizer of the longest running student media festival in the country, shares how to set up and run your own media festival. With a big hat tip to our mutual friend Hall Davidson who started this event, we learn the ins and outs of student media festival and how you can "steal" their ideas and run your own! www.coolcatteacher.com/e287 Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. coolcatteacher.com/earth Check out their NGSS aligned Science games for grades 3-8.
Apr 9, 2018 • 15min
Mathivating Kids to Get Excited About Math (e286)
Get Mathivated with Kim Thomas. She literally speaks math and has exciting things to do each day of the week for her students. (She also has quite an interesting way to handle difficult behavior including profanity.) Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e286
Apr 6, 2018 • 9min
5 Ways to Bring Sustainable Food Systems into Your School (e285)
Julie Willcott talks about how we can bring sustainable food systems and understanding into our schools with these five simple ideas. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e285 Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. I'll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. For $295, this all-inclusive event (except for hotel and travel) is an amazing opportunity to learn. www.stlinatl.com
Apr 5, 2018 • 9min
Teaching Isn't Rocket Science - It's Way More Complex (e284)
Dr. Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. Show notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e284 Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. I'll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. For $295, this all-inclusive event (except for hotel and travel) is an amazing opportunity to learn. www.stlinatl.com
Apr 4, 2018 • 11min
Elearning Engagement with Persuasive Design Strategies (e283)
Elearning design needs to engage and persuade the learner to know how to engage with the content and learning. Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. Show Notes www.coolcatteacher.com/e283 This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool. Register at http://coolcatteacher.com/digital today.
Apr 3, 2018 • 8min
Drones in the English Classroom (e282)
Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e282 This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool. Register at http://coolcatteacher.com/digital today.
Apr 2, 2018 • 11min
Connecting Parents to Student's Digital Lives (e281)
Mike Daugherty is helping connect the parents at his school to the digital lives of students. How can schools connect with parents to relate better to students? We learn how today. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e281 This week I'll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies. Shift #1 is that Students are collaborators. My interactive display is the common workspace for the whole class.
Mar 23, 2018 • 10min
5 Ideas for Writing with Technology (ENCORE)
Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e280 Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. I'll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. For $295, this all-inclusive event (except for hotel and travel) is an amazing opportunity to learn. www.stlinatl.com
Mar 22, 2018 • 14min
Why Kids Can't Stop Moving: The Neuroscience Behind a Student's Need to Move [BONUS]
Students have reasons for how they behave, particularly if they have learning differences and learn in unique ways. Occupational and physical therapist, Suzanne Cresswell, helps us understand children and why some of them just can't stop moving Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e279
