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A sponsored post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Jam.com is a website that will change your child’s life. Many of us who focus on enriching our child’s experience are always looking for things that will really spark his or her curiosity. The problem I’ve always had is that sometimes my children are interested in things that I don’t know how to help them do. They might be interested in making Minecraft videos or building whole new worlds with Legos. Maybe they want to draw — and you, as a parent, can barely draw a stick figure! So what can you do to encourage your child in these areas? This is particularly hard if they don’t have a teacher in their school with expertise in these areas or if they’re not able to take classes addressing their interests. Jam.com will solve this problem for you. Let’s take a look at what this site does. This is a sponsored post. Fun Online Classes for Kids Jam.com is a website offering classes on top...

A Global Bloggers Special Topic From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching is about the relationship. But there are tools that improve that relationship and help us teach better, faster, and have more fun as we’re doing it. As part of Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education , I’ve been asked to write this month on the tools that have dramatically supported and improved learning in my classroom over the past few years. This could be a very long list, but I’m selecting a few of them. Disclosures:  I’m also so glad that the edublogosphere is finally really understanding the importance of disclosures. I tend to “over disclose” and now that more people are doing it, I guess in some ways it doesn’t make me feel like I stick out so much. so here it goes. Some of these companies have sponsored my work in the past. All of them I was using prior to the sponsorship and am still using now, however, I always disclose, so I’ll note that as ap...

Eric Curts on episode 214 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Eric Curts @ ericcurts  teaches us twenty-three ways to use Gsuite tools in our classroom. With ideas for Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings for all subjects and ages, you’ll want to scroll down and follow the links in our enhanced show notes. Today’s episode is sponsored by JAM.com, the perfect last minute holiday gift for your kids or grandkids. The creative courses at Jam.com are project-based, creative and FUN. Use the code COOLCAT50 to get $50 off your course. And remember that you can sign up for a 14 day FREE trial of any course with your child aged 7-16. Drawing. Minecraft. Legos. And more! Use the code COOLCAT50 for $50 off the cost of the course. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . Transcript of Episode 214: 23 GSuite Ideas to Excite Your St...

Chuck Poole on episode 213 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Chuck Poole shares five ways to be an unforgettable teacher or an unforgettable coach. He also gives us links to some free cards he shares with students and parents. Get inspired by some fantastic advice on reaching students. Today’s episode is sponsored by JAM.com, the perfect last minute holiday gift for your kids or grandkids. The creative courses at Jam.com are project-based, creative and FUN. Use the code COOLCAT50 to get $50 off your course. And remember that you can sign up for a 14 day FREE trial of any course with your child aged 7-16. Drawing. Minecraft. Legos. And more! Use the code COOLCAT50 for $50 off the cost of the course. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . *** Enhanced Transcript 5 Ways to Be an Unforgettable Teacher Vicki: Today we’re...

Tim Betts on episode 210 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Videos are the modern essay. If you can’t create them, you can’t start a movement, can’t sell a product, or promote an idea. Of all the things I teach, helping kids tell digital stories through video is probably one of the most important. Today’s guest is a perfect guide for those of us who want to make videos with students. Simply put, Tim Betts rocks YouTube history . As a certified YouTube educational channel, he’s one of those that history teachers will love! But he also teaches us how to do this with students. Today’s episode is sponsored by JAM.com , the perfect last minute holiday gift for your kids or grandkids. The creative courses at Jam.com are project-based, creative and FUN. Use the code CoolCat50 to get $50 off your course. And remember that you can sign up for a 14 day FREE trial of any course with your ...

Ramona Persaud on episode 211 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Ramona Persaud @ramonap director of the film, Grey Matters , talks about how we can teach kids the way the brain learns. Check out the free resource: Goodbye Teacher Tired: 5 Days to Doing Fewer Things Better from Angela Watson. Save time. Teach better. Listen Now Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here . *** Enhanced Transcript 5 Ways to Teach How the Brain Learns VICKI: Today we’re talking to Ramona Persaud, @ramonap producer and director of the documentary, Grey Matters. http://ift.tt/2qEleWZ Now, Ramona, in your documentary you really take a look at how we need to adjust teaching to how the brain learns. So today we’re going to talk about five ways to adjust our teacher to how the brain learns. And if teachers want to know more about this, they can take a loo...