Teaching Tips: Lesson Planning, Productivity, and Stressing Less
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. When I sat down to record this episode of Cool Cat...
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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. You know what time it is — it’s the end of the week,...
View ArticleAssessments that Work: How to Create Assessments that Help Students Learn More
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. In this Cool Cat Teacher Talk episode, we will explore effective assessment...
View ArticlePersonalized Mastery-Based Learning: How to Guide
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. In this episode you'll learn about a whole school that moved to personalized...
View ArticleJuiceMind: My Go-To Tool for Teaching Programming
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. This year, I've been teaching AP Computer Science Principles. At the beginning...
View ArticleSimple Ways to Put More Rigor in Your Lesson Plans
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today’s show, Barbara Blackburn shares the concept of rigor in education. We discuss how rigor is not about making...
View ArticleHow to Use Data Driven Instruction in the Classroom
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Think data is just for...
View ArticleUseful ChatGPT Prompts for English Language Arts Teachers
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View ArticleEducation Motivation: Create Something Better for Every Child with George Couros
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View ArticleFREE Webinar: 11 Reasons to Love Lumio
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View ArticleeSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading and Math
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Do you have students at many grade levels in your classroom? Do you find it hard to differentiate? Do you spend lots of...
View Article8 Ways to Engage Readers with Readlee’s AI Reading Teacher Support
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Readlee supports readers as students read into their personal devices. It easily identifies struggling readers, monitors...
View Article18 Awesome Things I Learned About Google Slides from Eric Curts at #ISTELive
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I started the day with Eric Curts and “Beyond the Slideshow: Unleashing Student Creativity with Google Slides”. I learned...
View ArticleLumio: Making Review and Practice Easy
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View Article21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Any time we have a break, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. However, our professional...
View Article5 Awesome New Screencastify Features
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Screencastify is more than a screencasting tool. You can now screencast, edit, quiz, see student analytics, get feedback,...
View ArticleGoogle Jamboard with Tom Mullaney
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter One of the most popular shows of 2018 was with Tom Mullaney on Google Jamboard so we've updated it for 2021! In this...
View Article10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching online and blending classrooms is a hot topic, but there’s always room for improvement. As teachers, we need to...
View ArticleHow to Use Wizer to Create Digital Worksheets that Differentiate Instruction
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teachers who want to upload “packets” and make them easy for self grading will find a friend in Wizer.me. Also, those who...
View ArticleGoogle Classroom Bootcamp Duo Demo: Student and Teacher Views
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As so many of us schools are having to move quickly to Google Classroom, Alice Keeler sat down with me recently to do...
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