

10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher
Vicki Davis
Jam-packed with cool classrooms, cool apps, and cool teaching ideas, full-time teacher and award-winning edtech influencer, Vicki Davis, who blogs as the Cool Cat Teacher Blog, loves to interview awesome teachers and educators from around the world on this teacher podcast. Her goal is to interview the most in-classroom teachers on one helpful teacher podcast. This encouraging show will give you quick ideas you can use right away. You can follow Vicki @coolcatteacher on all social media and join the conversation.
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Aug 1, 2017 • 10min
#117 Flipgrid: Fun Ideas to Engage Learners
Teryl Magee @teryl_magee gives us five ways to use Flipgrid and some essential tips on how to use it. This fun tool is a great way to engage students at the beginning of school. She also uses this for professional development for teachers. 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/e117 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.

Jul 31, 2017 • 11min
#116 To Reach the Unreachable Star #MondayMotivation
Kim Clayton @kaclayton tells her story of reaching students who have been "given up on" by many. You'll be encouraged not only to reach the unreachable star but to teach them! Remember why you're in the teaching profession and be the teacher and reacher! Sponsored by Bloomz I've been using Bloomz for three years now and I love it. 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/e116 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.

Jul 28, 2017 • 10min
#115 5 Mistakes Teachers Make the First Week of School (and how not to make them) with Linda Kardamis
Linda Kardamis @LindaKardamis shares five mistakes teachers make the first week of school. This episode is intended to be a helpful reminder that will help every teacher start the school year well. We can do this! This episode is sponsored by Staples. Staples is my go-to back to school shopping source. Check out coolcatteacher.com/pro for my 10 Ways to tackle back to school like a pro. And remember to sign up for Staples Teacher rewards for free shipping on orders over $14.99 and 5% back. Staples has everything we need in stock all season long and ready to go for school. Go to www.staples.com/backtoschool for more information and great deals! Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e115 at 5:45 am after this show goes live on iTunes. Listen to the rest of the shows at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast

Jul 27, 2017 • 11min
#114 Inspiring Math Excellence in the Classroom with Po-Shen Loh
Po-Shen Loh @poshenloh, National Math Coach and Carnegie Mellon Professor gives us a refreshing take on teaching math. From giving kids problems with the right level of difficulty to solving problems with students, learn how to take any math student to the next level. You'll also learn about the open source resource, Expii invented by Po-Shen Loh and how you can use it. This episode is sponsored by Staples. Staples is my go-to back to school shopping source. Check out coolcatteacher.com/pro for my 10 Ways to tackle back to school like a pro. And remember to sign up for Staples Teacher rewards for free shipping on orders over $14.99 and 5% back. Staples has everything we need in stock all season long and ready to go for school. Go to www.staples.com/backtoschool for more information and great deals! Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e114 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search our past archives by topic at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast

Jul 26, 2017 • 9min
#113 Creating a Nurturing Environment for Kids with Nancy Blair
Nancy Blair blairteach@blairteach , middle school principal, and #edchat leader gives us practical ideas to create a nurturing environment in our schools. As a result of these programs and ideas, Nancy has seen discipline problems reduced in the last three years she has served as the principal. This episode is sponsored by Staples. Staples is my go-to back to school shopping source. Check out coolcatteacher.com/pro for my 10 Ways to tackle back to school like a pro. And remember to sign up for Staples Teacher rewards for free shipping on orders over $14.99 and 5% back. Staples has everything we need in stock all season long and ready to go for school. Go to www.staples.com/backtoschool for more information and great deals! Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e113 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the archives of more than 100 episodes at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast

Jul 25, 2017 • 10min
#112 23 #GSuite Ideas to Excite Your Students About Learning
Eric Curts @ericcurts teaches us twenty-eight ways to use Gsuite tools in our classroom. With ideas for Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings for all subjects and ages, you'll want to check the show notes for this one! www.coolcatteacher.com/e112 This episode is sponsored by Staples. Staples is my go-to back to school shopping source. Check out coolcatteacher.com/pro for my 10 Ways to tackle back to school like a pro. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e112 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

Jul 24, 2017 • 10min
#111 Transform Learning this School Year with Eric Sheninger
Eric Sheninger @E_Sheninger motivates us to transform learning this school year. We're starting Season 2 with a bang and a big book Giveaway, Learning Transformed http://amzn.to/2tWOSLF by Eric Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray! Enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Staples. Staples is my go-to back to school shopping source. Check out coolcatteacher.com/pro for my 10 Ways to tackle back to school like a pro. And remember to sign up for Staples Teacher rewards for free shipping on orders over $14.99 and 5% back. Staples has everything we need in stock all season long and ready to go for school. Go to www.staples.com/backtoschool for more information and great deals! Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e111 about 5 hours after this show goes live on iTunes. Listen to the rest of the shows at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Jun 30, 2017 • 9min
#110 TOP EPISODE: 5 Easy Brain Breaks (Encore)
In this encore episode Rob Donatelli talks about the Brain Breaks phenomenon and gives teachers five ideas for brain breaks he uses in his high school classroom. Read the show notes at http://www.coolcatteacher.com/e60. We'll be taking a break from the show for a few weeks in July, so we hope you can catch up on back episodes. Meanwhile, enjoy the summer if you're in the US or Northern Hemisphere. We'll be back soon for season 2 of the 10-Minute Teacher. Thank you so much for your support. If you want some cool things over the summer, remember you can support us over at www.patreon.com/coolcatteacher.

Jun 29, 2017 • 10min
TOP EPISODE: Helping Kids Who Hate Math Learn It (Encore)
Dan Meyer @ddmeyer stars in the top "Thought Leader Thursday" episode of season 1 as he shares how to help kids who hate math learn it. You can read the show notes and transcript at www.coolcatteacher.com/e69

Jun 28, 2017 • 12min
#108 Amazon Alexa in the Classroom #iste17
Bill Selak @billselak shares how he's using Amazon's Alexa via the Echo and Dot in the classroom. http://amzn.to/2sjoUwI He shares the ideal grades (in his opinions) and how the Echo is an "assistant" of sorts for his teachers. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e108 about 5 hours after this show goes live on iTunes. Listen to the rest of the shows at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.