10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher
A teacher podcast for busy educators—about 10 minutes, every week. Stay current on artificial intelligence in education (plain English), edtech, and what matters in the classroom: culture, instruction, assessment, digital health and wellness, and more. Simple ideas you can use right away.
Hosted by AP Computer Science teacher Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher)—author and longtime edtech blogger—this teaching podcast features best-selling teachers, researchers, and in-the-classroom administrators sharing practical strategies that connect with today’s students.
Follow the 10 Minute Teacher—the podcast for teachers and school leaders—for weekly, classroom-ready tips.
Show notes & resources: https://coolcatteacher.com/podcast
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 913
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
#52 Aurasma and AR in the Classroom
Dr. Tim Green, Instructional Design Expert, talks today about augmented reality. Specifically he shares his favorite Augmented Reality (AR) instructional tool, Aurasma. Tim also shares a vision for t…
#51 When Kindness goes Viral
Will Parker @williamdp has seen kindness go viral on his campus. Learn how his faculty and student council worked together to create a nurturing environment. And how one Post-It Note moved the school…
#50 5 Ways to Get a Laugh in Your Classroom
Today I'll tell some crazy stories about the lengths I'll go to get a laugh in my classroom.We're celebrating 50 episodes of the 10-Minute Teacher! Thanks for your support and sharing the show!!! The…
#49 Sylvia Martinez: 3 Mistakes Teachers Make About Tinkering
Sylvia Martinez, @smartinez, co-author of Invent to Learn, talks about tinkering today. Some teachers have a misconception that kids just pick up and play with materials and learn, but it is a little…
#48 A Milken Award Winner Shows Us An Exceptional Elementary Math Classroom
Felicia Casto @jfcasto28 , 2017 Milken Award Winner, used to hate math. But one day, she woke up and realized she was bored and her students were too. She set about to find answers. After diving int…
#47 Classroom Blogging with Elementary Students
Rayna Freedman @rlfreedm shares classroom blogging. Her students all blog weekly. Some blog collaboratively. She uses blogging to teach elementary students how to write. In today's show, we talk abou…
#46 How Vulnerability Can Make Your Classroom a Safer Place
Michelle Cottrell-Williams @WakeHistory applies Brene Brown's research on vulnerability to make her classroom a safer place. Motivate yourself to be more authentic with your students as we talk about…
#45 5 Ideas to Connect with Other Classrooms
TW Williamson @tww00 an educator in Taiwan shares his story of global collaboration and connection with US teacher Annette Lang. In today's show, TW shares 5 Ideas for connecting your classroom with …
#44 Larry Ferlazzo's Thoughts on Classroom Management
Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo discusses classroom management. Today, for Thought Leader Thursday, we're thinking about how we can all improve our classroom management skills. Larry shares tips from a…
#43 Integrating STEM and Language Arts Masterfully
Candace Hisey @MissHisey talks about true STEM and Language Arts Integration. With both extended and daily projects, students watch science, technology, engineering, and math come alive in all of the…
#42 Making Music with iPads and #Edtech
Kids can learn to make music with iPads and technology. This isn't just child's play - some serious music learning can happen. On today's show, K3-6th grade teacher Justin Kamp @kampmiltonmusic from …
#41 Angela Maiers on Unleashing Genius #mondaymotivation
My husband told me Friday night, "Did you really listen to what Angela Maiers said on that podcast?" I was tired beyond belief - not taking very good care of myself and having one of those bouts of s…
#40 5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America
Daisy Dyer Duerr @DaisyDyerDuerr reimagines what rural education can be. Rural education has a significant majority of perpetually impoverished counties in America. Additionally, only 55% of rural Am…
#39 Eric Sheninger: Digital Pedagogy That Actually Improves Learning
Eric Sheninger @E_Sheninger challenges us to move to the next level with digital technologies. We can't use tech because it is "cool and new." It must improve learning. If it doesn't improve learning…
#38 Effective Student-Led Parent Conferences
Laura Penrod Stock @tweetmeego coaches students to create powerful student-led conferences with their parents. By creating unique year-long portfolios, Laura believes students connect with their pare…
#37 Formative Assessment Tools and Tips from Monica Burns
Monica Burns @ClassTechTips gives us the tips and tools for successful formative assessment. Get results by knowing what your students know. Formative assessment is a powerful use of education techno…
#36 Give Kids What They Deserve #MondayMotivation
Adam Welcome @awelcome inspires us to treat kids in positive ways. As co-author of Kids Deserve It, Adam gives us unique things to do the first day of the week. He also shares the shocking mistake he…
#35 Chromebooks: 5 Ideas to Amp Up Learning
John Sowash @jrsowash knows Chromebooks. Today he gives us five ideas to amp up our Chromebook classroom. Many of these tools and tips will work for any device that can access the Web. His ideas incl…
#34 - How Perla Zamora and Her students in Mexico are Tearing Down Walls
Perla Zamora @pzamoraats from Tampico, Mexico is tearing down walls. For thought leader Thursday, today, ask yourself how you're connecting your classroom to the world. In today's show, we'll discuss…
#33 Powerful Language Learning in the 21st Century
Rachelle Dene Poth @rdene915 teaches Spanish and STEAM with technology, student choice, and project based learning. For Wonderful Wednesday, take a trip inside her classroom to learn how she does it …