10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey, co-author of the Google Cardboard Book, shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. Check the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e127 Today's sponsor, Owl Eyes. has hundreds of free ebooks -- the Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, and all of Shakespeare’s work. But Owl Eyes isn’t just an ebook reader. In this free web-app, you can have a private ebook classroom and interact with your students inside their ebooks as they highlight, annotate, ask questions, and talk about the books they are reading inside their ebooks! Right now, they’re giving away 10 free 60-minute lesson plans for lit teachers - go to owleyes.org/teachers to sign up free and get your lesson plans now. Owl Eyes is a must-get for classical literature teachers.

Amber Teaman @8amber8, principal, shares something that happened at her school this year relating to awards day and what she and her team are doing about it. Her transparency, openness, and leadership are a great thing to motivate us today! Show notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e126 Owl Eyes is Today's Sponsor. Owl Eyes is a free web-app with hundreds of free ebooks -- the Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, and all of Shakespeare’s work. But Owl Eyes isn’t just an ebook reader. You can have a private ebook classroom and interact with your students inside their ebooks as they highlight, annotate, ask questions, and talk about the books they are reading inside their ebooks! Right now, they’re giving away 10 free 60-minute lesson plans for lit teachers (through the end of August) - go to owleyes.org/teachers to sign up free and get your lesson plans now. Owl Eyes is a must-get for classical literature teachers.

Sarah Reed @KYTOY15 had her students going on a pirate voyage before Teaching Like a Pirate became the fad. From dressing like a bumblebee to class entry routines, NBCT Sarah Reed has ideas for us. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e125 Show Sponsor: PowerSchool. This summer, PowerSchool announced their Unified Classroom. The Unified Classroom brings together the teacher's grade book, learning management system, student information system and assessment in one powerful platform. Take a look at the Unified Classroom at coolcatteacher.com/powerschool.

Jennifer Casa-Todd @JCasaTodd opens our minds to social media leadership with students. She argues that we're limiting students when we don't let them lead using social media. Jennifer is the author of Social LEADia. Enter the giveaway contest in the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e124. Show Sponsor: PowerSchool. This summer, PowerSchool announced their Unified Classroom. The Unified Classroom brings together the teacher's grade book, learning management system, student information system and assessment in one powerful platform. Take a look at the Unified Classroom at coolcatteacher.com/powerschool.

Jennifer Carey @TeacherJenCarey gives us ways to teach information literacy. She gives us tips for developing savvy in our students. She also talks about the "term" fake news and if we should be using it at all. Thanks to today's sponsor: This summer, PowerSchool announced their Unified Classroom. The Unified Classroom brings together the teacher's gradebook, learning management system, student information system and assessment in one powerful platform. Take a look at the Unified Classroom at coolcatteacher.com/powerschool. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e123 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

James Sturdevant @jamessturtevant helps us hack our classroom presentations. So, whether they are flipped or in person, you can have more engagement with these tools and ideas. We're also giving away a copy of his book that is coming out soon, Hacking Engagement Again. Awesome! This summer, PowerSchool announced their Unified Classroom. The Unified Classroom brings together the teacher's gradebook, learning management system, student information system and assessment in one powerful platform. Take a look at the Unified Classroom at coolcatteacher.com/powerschool. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e122 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Karen Van Duyn has taught for 41 years. From the timeless lessons about students to what she did when a principal thought she didn't know how to teach - Karen has an open honest discussion. She even shares her thoughts on when it is time to retire. As a 1999 finalist for Indiana State Teacher of the Year, we recorded this conference at the recent NNSTOY conference in Washington, DC. This summer, PowerSchool announced their Unified Classroom. The Unified Classroom brings together the teacher's gradebook, learning management system, student information system and assessment in one powerful platform. Take a look at the Unified Classroom at coolcatteacher.com/powerschool. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e121 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Connie Hamilton @conniehamilton challenges us to re-think homework so we can get better results. After you listen to these five steps, you'll have a process to determine what homework should be assigned, what shouldn't, and how to better support parents at home. You can make homework work for learning and not just be busy work. Let's hack homework! Connie co-authored the book Hacking Homework with Starr Sackstein. This show is sponsored by Bloomz. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e120 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

The 2017 US "Thought Leader of the Year", Thomas C. Murray @thomascmurray talks about what actually works in edtech according to the research. In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. (Enter the book giveaway contest.) Sponsored by Bloomz.  Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e119 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Bill Selak @billselak talks about flexible seating and the research behind academic gains when using it. He also shares how flexible seating should go with more student voice and choice in their learning. Prepare to have your mind shift about how we sit in classrooms today! Sponsored by Bloomz. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e118 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.