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An interview with Kasey Bell in episode 107 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Kasey Bell @shakeuplearning sits down to talk about the hot trends at ISTE 2017 including lots of Google stuff, new AR news, Google Keep, touch Screen Chromebooks, and more news. Listen Now Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . The transcript will be uploaded and posted right here as soon as soon as it is available. This episode is sponsored by Powerschool. I am so excited to be at ISTE with PowerSchool! Here’s the schedule. I will be leading a panel discussion on 5 Key Trends Transforming Teaching Today  at ISTE 2017  on Monday June 26, 2017 at 4pm in room 225 A and B. Come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echos. 1 Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 — I’ll be there some on Monday. For those of you a...

A conversation with Hardeep Gulati from PowerSchool in episode 106 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Hardeep Gulati @MyPowerSchool , CEO of PowerSchool shares about the Unified Classroom in this special ISTE episode. This unique approach combines a Student Information System (SIS), Learning Management System (LMS), Assessment Suite, and more into one classroom that shares data and has one login for teachers and students. This is a sponsored content episode. The only time we do this is at ISTE. Listen Now Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . The transcript will be uploaded and posted right here as soon as soon as it is available. Vicki Davis’ ISTE schedule This episode is sponsored by Powerschool. Come by and see me at ISTE with PowerSchool on Monday June 26th, 2017 at 4 p.m. in room 225 A and B. I will be leading a panel discussion on the 5 teacher trends changing education . You wil...

My slide shows and resources From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter It is ISTE17 time. I’ll keep this post updated with current information about ISTE. Here’s my schedule . Cool Cat Teacher’s Mega Share App Presentation This will be at the Microsoft Partner Booth 1140 in the Exhibit Hall from 12:15 – 1 pm Mega edtech tool Share – Vicki Davis #iste17 from Vicki Davis The post CoolCat Teacher’s ISTE 2017 Resources #iste17 appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! From http://ift.tt/2sRBViX via Vicki Davis at coolcatteacher.com . Please also check out my show for busy teachers, Every Classroom Matters and my Free teaching tutorials on YouTube .

A season 1 encore episode From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The top Wonderful Classroom Wednesday of Season 1 is… Social emotional Learning with Puppets and Special Needs! You loved this episode! Such a heartwarming story and novel idea. Puppets are a great tool to have in your toolkit, particularly with younger special needs children. You loved the story of the child who was unlocked with puppets by teacher Karen McCallum. enjoy! To get the show notes and transcript on this episode, go to http://ift.tt/2t3F4PD . The post TOP EPISODE: Social Emotional Learning for Special Needs with Puppets #spedchat appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! From http://ift.tt/2t40TyK via Vicki Davis at coolcatteacher.com . Please also check out my show for busy teachers, Every Classroom Matters and my Free teaching tutorials on YouTube .

A conversation with Peggy George in episode 105 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Peggy George @pgeorge was one of the most photographed people last year at ISTE 2016, however – SHE WASN’T THERE. Peggy is an expert on getting the most of ISTE by attending virtually. Today, she’ll teach five tips for getting the most out of ISTE whether you’re at ISTE or riding home on the plane and wanting to see what you missed. This episode is sponsored by Powerschool. I am so excited to be at ISTE with PowerSchool on Monday June 26th, 2017 at 4 p.m. in room 225 A and B. I will be leading a panel discussion on the 5 teacher trends changing education. You will also want to come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echoes. Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 to meet me in person. For those of you not at ISTE check out the Unified Class...

Hope to see you there! From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter ISTE 2017 starts this weekend. If you’re going – enjoy. If you’re not — stay tuned to the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast on Friday when Peggy George talks about how to participate in all of the #notatiste17 activities. We all win when ISTE happens, so don’t feel left out. PowerSchool is making it possible for me to attend and share. Thank you, PowerSchool! As of three weeks ago – #notatiste17 was my plan. But then, some friends at PowerSchool called. You see, Hardeep Gulati, the CEO, and his team had put together a stellar panel on the trends shaping teaching today. They asked me to moderate the panel. Excited! So, I said yes! 5 Trends Transforming Teaching Today on the ISTE Program PowerSchool has a fantastic, reliable SIS. They also bought Haiku Learning and have since created PowerSchool Learning, the best learning management system (in my opinion.) In addition, PowerSchool ha...

A conversation with Terry Freedman in episode 104 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Terry Freedman @terryfreedman author of Education Conferences: Teachers’ Guide to Getting the Most out of Education Conferences  talks about how to get the most out of ISTE 2017 or any conference you attend. Listen Now Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . The transcript will be uploaded and posted right here as soon as soon as it is available. This episode is sponsored by Powerschool. I am so excited to be at ISTE with PowerSchool! I will be leading a panel discussion on 5 Key Trends Transforming Teaching Today  at ISTE 2017  on Monday June 26, 2017 at 4pm in room 225 A and B. Come by PowerSchool’s Classroom of the Future in 207A where they will be giving away Apple Watches, Microsoft Surfaces and Amazon Echos. Come by the PowerSchool booth 2918 — I’ll be there some on Monday. Fo...

A global search for education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter No, blended learning is NOT hype, at least not in my experience. However, I will say that I have seen people say that they are blending learning when it is not blended learning at all. I have interviewed a thought leader from the Christensen Institute about the eight types of blended learning , shared my five essential, effective blended learning best practices , have given a webinar on blended learning best practices   and led a panel at 2016 ISTE with blended learning thought leaders . Through all of this, here are some thoughts on blended learning today. Each month, Cathy Rubin has a question for the Top Global Teacher Bloggers . This month’s question is “What do you think about the K12 evolution of blended learning?  What is blended learning? First, there are lots of forms of blended learning . There’s station rotation. There is flipped classr...

The top #edtech tool Tuesday of season 1 with Caitlin Arakawa From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we unveil the top edtech tool Tuesday of season 1 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast. Caitlin Arakawa tops the list with her show about how she uses iPads in Kindergarten. Listen on iTunes Right click on the link and click Save to download this show To see the show notes and transcript go to http://ift.tt/2rT4hI6 In the show, I’m recommending Angela Watson’s upcoming webinars on How to create simple habits of rest and self care that will change your life . I do recommend her 40-hour workweek club  and am an affiliate of the program.   The post BEST OF SEASON 1: iPads in Kindergarten appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! From http://ift.tt/2svTBQQ via Vicki Davis at coolcatteacher.com . Please also check out my show for busy teachers,...

Encore Episode 101: The Best of Season 1 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Jim Forde’s episode, “You’re the Teacher” is the top episode of Season 1 of the 10 minute teacher. Kip, my producer, has remastered and “turned it up” so you can rock out to an inspirational message and song. This week, we’ll be airing 3 encore episodes of the best of Season 1. Thursday and Friday, we’ll air some special ISTE episodes. Then, in July, we’ll take a short break and then come back for Season 2. Hope you enjoy these episodes as some of you in North America start your summertime. ITunes link coming soon Direct download link, just right click and download See the transcript and show notes here http://ift.tt/2ruYIzP In the show, I’m recommending Angela Watson’s upcoming webinars on How to create simple habits of rest and self care that will change your life . I do recommend her 40-hour workweek club  and am an affiliate of the program. ...

A blog and podcast episode about what is important From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I was talking to my mom and my sister today about teaching. Now, all three of us have been teachers at the high school level. However, I’m the one who’s still in the classroom. And as I was talking to my mom, she’s struggling with memory problems but she was a teacher and way back in the late 1980’s she was brought in to teach a bunch of what they called “Bad Boys.” The school administration really thought these kids were not going to graduate without a great teacher. That great teacher was my Mom. Listen on iTunes This is a simul-blog post and podcast episode. This blog post serves as the transcript. It has been edited slightly from the audio version.  What We Remember So they bought mom in their junior year to teach them a variety of subjects. Several of the teachers had threatened to quit, they said that these were just kids that just didn’t...

A conversation with Alice Keeler on episode 97 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Alice Keeler @alicekeeler shares the must-try new features of Google Classroom. She also teaches us how we can learn Google Classroom features and hacks over the summer (even without students.) A must listen for people using Chromebooks or Google Classroom. Listen Now Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . Download the transcript by clicking here or scroll down to read it on this page Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show     In today’s show, Alice Keeler talks about essential features to try this summer in Google Classroom: Some little dots and arrows that you should find right now How Alice finds new features A cool feature that Alice suggested to Google The power of engaging students using Google Classroom How to test Google Classroom without students ...