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A conversation with Greetzel Mojica on episode 88 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Greetzel Mojica @Mojica_CJUSD talks about how she teaches academic discourse in her sixth-grade classroom. Using a recent project on volcanoes as a backdrop, we do a deep dive into how Greetzel empowers her students to give effective feedback using academic language that they are learning in school. This is not the language used at home, so it presents challenges. 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. Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show     In today’s show, Greetzel Mojica discusses promoting peer review and academic discourse in her ESL classroom: A recent project Greetzel’s sixth graders did with volcanoes How her students provided peer feedback A techn...

A conversation with Jessica Gordon on episode 87 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Jessica Gordon @1337teach shares three ways teachers can use technology to make money this summer (or anytime.) We talk about some ethical considerations and opportunities. Listen Now   Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . Download the transcript of this show 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, Jessica Gordon talks about three ways she makes money as a teacher during the summer: Teachers Pay Teachers A new way ELL teachers can tutor language online The new service many are discussing How to get started Deciding what to do first I hope you enjoy this episode with Jessica Gordon! Want to hear another episode on technology tools to try? Listen to Jennifer Gonzalez talk about 5 Tec...

A conversation with Andrew Stadel on episode 86 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How do kids learn and remember? Teacher Andrew Stadel, @ mr_stadel  founder of the popular site estimation180.com , talks about this pursuit of learning in the classroom. This topic is his summer research topic. As you plan your summer and ponder the classroom, look at what you’ll research this summer. 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. Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show     In today’s show, Andrew Stadel talks about his look into learning: Two books Andrew is reading this summer How Andrew picked his topic to study this summer What he’s learned so far about what we remember What does work in the classroom A pep talk about why we show up every day I h...

A conversation with Starr Sackstein on episode 85 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, Starr Sackstein @mssackstein shares 5 feedback strategies to supercharge your writing instruction and classroom culture.  We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Listen Now Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . Click to download a PDF copy of the transcript or scroll down to read it right here on this page Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show     In today’s show, Starr Sackstein discusses 5 peer review strategies for the classroom including: Having a class culture for positive peer feedback Setting expectations Feedback protocols How to help kids practice and give recognition for feedback How to empower kids to be experts I hope you enjoy this episode with Starr Sackstein! Want to hear another episode on p...

A conversation with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach on episode 84 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach @snbeach talks about the best ways educators and schools can help children in poverty. From personal experience as both a child in poverty and a teacher who helps those in poverty, Sheryl shares what works. Listen Now Listen on iTunes Stream by clicking here . Click here to download the transcript 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, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach discusses helping kids in poverty succeed and: How we start helping kids in poverty Challenges for kids in poverty besides poverty itself The forms of poverty and challenges of each Subtle bias of educators and how to address it The importance of schools in the lives of kids in poverty I hope you enjoy this episode w...