The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast, host Vicki Davis sits down with Lauren Lavelle to discuss the transformative educational approach known as Genius Hour 2.0. Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter “In today's episode, we're thrilled to have Jay Schroder, author of “ Teach From Your Best Self, A Guide to Thriving in the Classroom. ” With this in mind, we dive into a critical yet often-neglected aspect of teaching—teacher well-being.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. We enjoyed one another’s company, and each meeting felt both cathartic and productive.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Can we have joy in schools? On my blog, I recently shared 10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer. So go to www.coolcatteacher.com/top10 and begin deciding what you want to learn this summer. How about on social media? Click Here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Go to Readlee.com today to set up your free account and get started. Chris grew up in Farmington, IA, Irving & Keller, TX, and completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Abilene Christian University. Readlee - Show Sponsor.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We can do this! Go to Readlee.com today to set up your free account and get started. Did you know you can use a live translator app in PTA meetings, parent teacher conferences, and presentations — that actually works? Readlee - Show Sponsor.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Among the many famous sayings that teachers know by heart, “Maslow before Bloom” stands out the most. Yet, it has a few problematic points that we seem to gloss over. Yet, it has a few problematic points that we seem to gloss over. We need to look at the broader context of school culture and communities.

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Tech Helpful

JANUARY 1, 2019

It also allows me to see what others find interesting regarding what I do day in and day out. This post was guest blogged by a student at my school sharing his concerns about the impact technology is having on his generation. This seems to be a yearly blog post idea for me. I don't believe that anymore.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Cool Cat Teacher, established December 9, 2005 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. After 10 years of blogging, this blog birthday has me grateful for the several million teachers who have dropped by and given my work a read. On this day in 2005, I started blogging. Who You Are.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The education system makes changes daily on what they think is best for kids. As teachers of color, we see these holes. We see that patchwork. We see the injustices in the districts. We see the bias. We see how the patches just check the boxes. We see how the patches just check the boxes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I recently wrote about this on my blog called 7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development. Rachelle teaches Spanish and STEAM: What’s nExT in Emerging Technology at Riverview Junior Senior High School in Oakmont, PA.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 27, 2021

We all have that one teacher who inspired us to aim higher, choose a certain career path, or simply discover our passions. Let’s do an exercise, shall we? Look at your list and answer this question: Would you say these things to a friend if they were standing now in front of you? However, where does that leave them?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Chuck Poole on episode 180 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sign up for a 60-day free trial at gradecam.com/coolcatteacher and save time! So, Chuck, what is our first way? I think that the key to it is we need to let people know that they matter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality (AR) programming app for classrooms. This blog post is sponsored by Metaverse. What Is Metaverse? That said, I want my students to end up coding. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Angela Cleveland on episode 254 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, Angela, how do we help counselors advise women or young girls to take a look at IT and computer science? But we are talking about having an open mind, right? It’s there somewhere.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 9, 2023

Document cameras for teachers is the topic of our blog post today! Part of my job as an EdTech with an extensive educational background is to share with you what I believe are best gadget recommendations to facilitate your teaching and enhance students learning. In today’s post the focus in on document cameras.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

But pulling off these “assignment makeovers,” as some instructors are calling them, turns out to be challenging, and what works differs significantly depending on the subject matter and type of assignment. But plenty of educators are game to try working with AI rather than simply wish it didn’t exist.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We all need classroom management tips and first-day back stations are one of those you can use any time of the year. So, I refuse to start school with lecture – or when we return from spring break. Advancement Courses Tournament of Teachers.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Best AI tools of 2023 are the the topic of our blog post today! In the AI section, Time editors earmarked 14 AI inventions that they believe are the game-changers for this year. Picked the tools that I believe have direct relevance for us in education. Picked the tools that I believe have direct relevance for us in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He also discusses how we should measure the effectiveness of education technology to determine what we will continue to use in the future. As a result, technostress has impacted teachers negatively. Free Educator Wellness Toolkit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Standing at the front of the classroom stopped working so I researched (and tried in some cases) Whole Brain Teaching (WBT), Socratic Method , Understanding by Design , Mindfulness , and a lot more options that colleagues mentioned as helpful with their differentiated student groups. I confess, I found it frustrating. ” How can that be?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2018

Day 56 of 80 Days of Excellence From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They lie about what really happened. Do We Really Want The Truth? It is easy to say we should all tell the truth. Abraham Lincoln said, “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2019

Eric Curts from Ctrl Alt Achieve From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Eric Curts @ ericcurts teaches us twenty-three ways to use Gsuite tools in our classroom. If you sign up before June 30, you can get the early bird bonus items. So why don’t we start off with Google Docs.

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Neo LMS

JULY 2, 2019

Many people believe that Flipped Learning is just that thing with the videos. Read more: Flipped Classroom on the NEO Blog. In a quest to maximize teacher-student time, educators have perfected what started as just an urgent need to adapt to a new era, where technology became a medium for education. The in-class flip.

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TeacherCast

JULY 18, 2022

Maybe it has been because I recently celebrated the 11th Anniversary of TeacherCast , the passing of 10 years as an Instructional Coach , 230 episodes of the TeacherCast Podcast , or that this weekend we recorded the 200th episode of Ask the Tech Coach … or, maybe it's from all of the COVID isolation. I'm not sure.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Chuck Poole on episode 213 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And remember that you can sign up for a 14 day FREE trial of any course with your child aged 7-16. So, Chuck, what is our first way? Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

A Cathy Rubin Global Education Discussion From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. ” If such an evil man – guilty of prostitution, gambling, corruption, murder and more — didn’t see his faults, what hope do we teachers have of teaching kids the difference between right and wrong?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 13, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Summer is an important time for educators. While some people debate what educators should or shouldn’t do over the summer, ultimately it is YOUR summer and YOUR plans. If we sleep badly, we often crave a high-carbohydrate diet which can make us overweight.

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Hapara

MAY 9, 2022

Where we started . We have 672 students with class sizes 20-25 students. We have 672 students with class sizes 20-25 students. We were what would be called the “locked-down learning” method. We have two teachers that are H?para Technology is present in kids’ worlds now more than ever before.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today, Pam Moran, finishes up our series encouraging us to take small steps that make a big difference. Try Matific free now and sign up to join their Math games. And its free! Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Tom Loud on episode 509 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Tom Loud dropped out of high school because he didn’t connect with his teachers. What Tom Learned when he quit high school his junior year Vicki: So Tom, let’s start with the story about why you got into teaching in the first place.

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The Jose Vilson

MAY 3, 2020

Contrary to my own public activism and advocacy, I propose that we move the nation’s largest public school system into a completely online endeavor forever and a day. When everything and everyone was called a disaster by disaster capitalists, I thought my colleagues and I were already working as hard as we could. Problem solved.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Another great tip is to present the agenda for the day or a to-do list so students know what they’re supposed to be doing at all times. We have talked about how active learning classrooms are changing Higher Education, and I believe that it can be the same for K-12. There’s certainly a lot of room for improvement. Use reminders.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2017

Motivational Monday - episode 91 podcast and blog simul-post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Listen Now to the Audio Version of this Blog Post (or scroll down to continue reading). This blog post is the transcript. Teaching is Hard. Listen on iTunes. You Can Change.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 21, 2019

We all have a fear monster. We humans all suffer from the superiority syndrome. We humans all suffer from the superiority syndrome. We actually believe that we’re better and smarter than any other species on this planet and nothing can contradict us at the moment. You’re welcome. I only have two of them.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2018

David Petro on episode 294 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. What is it? It turns out it’s actually a great place that educators meet and share what they’re doing in their classrooms. And now, we’re not seeing everything quite as much as we used to.

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