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Vicki Davis shares on Episode 196 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter You can have a more thankful, joyful year all of the time. In today’s show, I share seven secrets to live a more joyful, thankful life all year long. Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why read http://ift.tt/2f0btkq or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong. Listen Now   Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher     Stream by clicking here .   Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. *** Enhanced Transcript 7 Secrets for Better Thanks Living All Year Long Link to show: http://ift.tt/2AphxMk Date: Monday, November 20, 2...

Leslie Fisher on episode 198 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Leslie Fisher, a favorite geek of many teachers, has some cool gift ideas for teachers (or your favorite geek.) I hope you get some ideas for your favorite teacher-geek. Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why read http://ift.tt/2f0btkq or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. *** Enhanced Transcript Four Geeky Gifts for Teachers Link to show: http://ift.tt/2k8kISc Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Vicki: What are some geeky ...

Dr. Frank Buck on episode 197 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Frank Buck, author of Get Organized: Time Management for School Leaders , talks about what to get administrators (and what not to give them.) We have an entertaining chat about all the ideas to make this holiday season very special for your administrator. Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why read http://ift.tt/2f0btkq or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Giveaway Contest Task Clone Give Away *** Enhanced Transcript 8...

Joe Mazza on episode 201 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Joe Mazza shares how parents can help students have empathy and become empowered changemakers in the face of tragedy. In this special show, we give tips to parents and teachers about things they can do this season to help kids serve others affected by a tragedy. Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why read http://ift.tt/2f0btkq or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. All comments in the shaded green box are my own. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. *** Enhanced Transcript...

Dyane Smokorowski on episode 195 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dyane Smokorowski, “Mrs. Smoke” talks about what makes excellent professional development. We talked at NNSTOY about training that inspires and helps teachers change. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate. Go to http://ift.tt/2yvlhYC to get your free FlexPath guide and see if Capella’s FlexPath option is right for you. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. All comments in the shaded green box are my own. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, sc...

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As teachers, we value education, and we want to improve what we know. But the problem for so many of us is that we have busy lives, with careers and children. While we want to improve our lives with education, we’re not ready to put everything on hold to do this. Capella University is sponsoring this post. However, all opinions are my own. Recently, I became familiar with a fascinating new online learning format called FlexPath from Capella University. In this post, I’ll give you an example. Todd is a full-time teacher and dad. He is using FlexPath to truly personalize his Master of Education program in Teaching and Learning (M Ed). Because FlexPath is self-paced, it lets you fit school into your life – not the other way around. I’ll also explain some of the aspects of this program, which I find really exciting. Teachers No Longer Need to Struggle With Earning A Master’s Maybe you’ve imagined ...

Betty Shiver on episode 194 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today’s show, Betty Shiver, my former curriculum director and the person who convinced me to become a teacher and I talk about teaching. We discuss hiring, inspiring, and having conversations that inspire people to change and improve their classrooms. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate. Go to http://ift.tt/2yvlhYC to get your free FlexPath guide and see if Capella’s FlexPath option is right for you. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure.For gue...