10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

Vicki Davis

10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

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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.

Top 5 Copilot Breakthroughs Unveiled at ISTE 2025 with Mike Tholfsen

Top 5 Copilot Breakthroughs Unveiled at ISTE 2025 with Mike Tholfsen

Microsoft's Mike Tholfsen unveils game-changing AI breakthroughs for educators at ISTE 2025, including Copilot Chat for teens 13+, the revolutionary Teach module that creates standards-aligned lessons in minutes, and AI-powered study guides that transform how students learn. Discover how Learning Zone on Copilot+ PCs brings AI directly to your classroom without internet, plus exciting updates to...

3 EFFECTive Strategies: Curiosity Corner, Brain Breaks, Action Teams

3 EFFECTive Strategies: Curiosity Corner, Brain Breaks, Action Teams

Sometimes it takes a wake-up call to transform from just being "a teacher" to being "THE teacher" who makes a difference. Math teacher and tech director Josh Korb shares three game-changing strategies from his book "Be the Cause" that you can implement immediately: Curiosity Corner spaces that spark student inquiry, energizing brain breaks using his "Jumping Jack Jam" technique, and Action Teams...

My 30 Hot June AI and Edtech Tools and EduNews Show (June 2025)

My 30 Hot June AI and Edtech Tools and EduNews Show (June 2025)

Ready for a deep dive into the latest AI tools and education headlines? In this special extended news episode, Vicki Davis shares 15 cutting-edge AI tools including Gemini's new video parsing capabilities, Claude Opus 4's powerful features, and Perplexity Labs' research tools, plus 15 critical news stories every educator needs to know. From AI ethics and security warnings to practical classroom...

Stop, Think, Question: A Teacher’s Guide to Responsible AI with Audrey Watters

Stop, Think, Question: A Teacher’s Guide to Responsible AI with Audrey Watters

with Audrey Watters | Episode 903 | Tech Tool Tuesday Are we racing toward an AI future without asking the right questions? Author and ed-tech critic Audrey Watters joins me to show teachers how to hit pause, get thoughtful, and keep classroom relationships at the center. Sponsored by Rise Vision Did you know the same solution that powers my AI classroom also drives campus-wide emergency alerts...

Teacher Brain Burnout? GPT-4.1 and 8 Other Headlines that Matter

Teacher Brain Burnout? GPT-4.1 and 8 Other Headlines that Matter

Looking for ideas to engage your students in conversation? In this week's quick news roundup, I give you stories about: The impact of overwork on the teacher's brain, An idea for an energy drink experiment for science teachers around the chemical "taurine" NASA and the tectonic plates of Venus YouTube's new "Peak Points" Advertising strategy as an AI article to discuss with students ChatGPT 4...

Real-World Math That Boosts Student Achievement with Dr. Erin Krupa

Real-World Math That Boosts Student Achievement with Dr. Erin Krupa

Do you want to help students truly understand and enjoy math? In this inspiring episode, Dr. Erin Krupa shares her powerful research and practical classroom strategies that have helped boost student math achievement. From project-based challenges to integrating meaningful tech tools like Geometer’s Sketchpad, Erin brings the research to life in ways every K–12 teacher can use. She discusses how...

AI Gone Wild, Canva Code, and Badger Licking?! 15 Tech Stories for Classrooms Now

AI Gone Wild, Canva Code, and Badger Licking?! 15 Tech Stories for Classrooms Now

From rogue AI behaviors to Google Gemini's web-building skills, this week's 10 Minute Teacher Podcast is your fast, fun roundup of the most classroom-worthy education and technology news! 🎙️ Today I'm sharing 15 surprising, hilarious, and serious updates that every teacher and school leader should know—from “GPT tennis” in schools to an AI that tried to be your spiritual guide (yikes - not just...

Be a More Effective Teacher with Scientific Principles of Teaching

Be a More Effective Teacher with Scientific Principles of Teaching

What does the science actually say about teaching methods that work? In this episode, Nathaniel Hansford shares how you can become a more effective teacher by applying proven principles from education research. Learn how meta-analysis, spaced practice, retrieval techniques, and data-driven strategies can lead to better learning outcomes in your classroom. Nathaniel also discusses why many PD...

How Do We Know Who’s Human? A New Tech Raises Big Questions

How Do We Know Who’s Human? A New Tech Raises Big Questions

On May 1, 2025, Sam Altman’s identity project, now called World (formerly Worldcoin), launched iris and face-scanning locations in six U.S. cities. The goal? Prove you're human — and get a World ID in return. In this episode, Vicki Davis breaks down how the tech works, why it's free, and the serious ethical concerns for educators and parents alike. You'll learn the three major reasons this global...

How to Truly Connect with Students (and Why It Matters)

How to Truly Connect with Students (and Why It Matters)

Students won't learn if they don't feel seen. 💡 In this inspiring episode, veteran educator Dr. Lucy Lambert-Guesnard shares practical ways to build trust, connection, and authentic classroom relationships—especially with students who struggle. From real stories like “Larry with the hoodie” to “Joey with the basketball,” Dr. Lucy offers compassionate strategies that help teachers turn everyday...