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Celebrating 1,000 Episodes: My Son Turns the Tables...

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2026/10/02

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts.Thank you so much! It was February 2017 when I took a day off school to "figure out" how to publish this podcast. So, this episode is not only a thank you, but it is also my son asking me questions. The post Celebrating 1,000 Episodes: My Son Turns the Tables on Me! appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators

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Productive Struggle: When to Help and When to Hold Back

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2026/10/02

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Productive struggle means letting students wrestle with hard work without letting them drown. Dr. Barbara Blackburn shares when to help, when to hold back, and two strategies to try tomorrow. The post Productive Struggle: When to Help and When to Hold Back appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be

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New Teacher Advice From a 3-Time Teacher of the Year

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2026/09/30

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. New teacher advice from three-time Teacher of the Year Eric Hall: build relationships before rigor, make your first call home a positive one, and take the teaching risks that make lessons stick. The post New Teacher Advice From a 3-Time Teacher of the Year appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be

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Frustrated With AI? Make It Interview You First

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2026/09/30

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Frustrated with AI? Dr. Jie Tao of Fairfield University shows teachers how to make AI interview you first, keep it working from your information with a scratch pad, and trade "prompt and pray" for consistent answers. The post Frustrated With AI? Make It Interview You First appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping

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Expelled 3 Times, Now a School Leader: The...

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2026/09/28

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Teacher expectations shape what students believe they can do. Edward DeShazer was suspended 30+ times and expelled 3 times. Now he leads a school that went from one star to four. Here is how he closes the believement gap for students and staff. The post Expelled 3 Times, Now a School Leader: The Believement Gap appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by

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Student Mental Health Questions for Teachers: What Am...

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2026/09/25

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Therapist and former high school teacher Charle Peck shares the one question to ask a struggling student instead of "What's wrong with you?" plus a 30-second rapid reset you can do with the whole class. The post Student Mental Health Questions for Teachers: What Am I Missing? appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping

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How to Become a Better Teacher Every Day

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2026/09/24

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Three educators on what changed their teaching — attention and cognitive load, why a grade stops feedback, and a 60-second routine for teaching a word. The post How to Become a Better Teacher Every Day appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another

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Why Kids Can’t Stop Moving: The Neuroscience Behind a...

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2026/09/24

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. The most-downloaded episode of the first 1,000. Occupational and physical therapist Suzanne Cresswell on why some students physically cannot sit still — and what to do instead of asking them to. The post Why Kids Can’t Stop Moving: The Neuroscience Behind a Student’s Need to Move appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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5 Easy Brain Breaks for Your Classroom

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2026/09/23

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Number 2 in the countdown of the ten most-downloaded episodes of the first 1,000 — and the oldest show on the list. Rob Donatelli's five brain breaks, still working nine years later. The post 5 Easy Brain Breaks for Your Classroom appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Grades 6-12

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2026/09/22

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Number 3 in the countdown of the ten most-downloaded episodes of the first 1,000. Reading specialist Lisa Hollihan Allen on building stamina in students who have stopped reading. The post 5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Grades 6-12 appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If

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AI Literacy for Teachers: Free Lessons, No Expertise...

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2026/09/18

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts.AI literacy does not require an AI expert. Laura Gray of the Raspberry Pi Foundation walks through free, ready-to-teach lessons that work in any subject — plus the unplugged lesson for younger students and the one question that tells you whether AI is a tool or a crutch. The post AI Literacy for Teachers: Free Lessons, No Expertise Needed appeared first

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Teacher Burnout: Go 10% Slower and Get Your Joy Back

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2026/08/24

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts.Dr. Jen Rafferty burned out as a middle school music teacher, rebuilt her life, and now helps educators get back to balance without leaving the classroom. Emotional intelligence, the brain science behind it, and the two-step move to try tonight. The post Teacher Burnout: Go 10% Slower and Get Your Joy Back appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki

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📸 AI Photos and Deepfakes, Quantum for Littles, and...

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2026/08/23

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. My newsletter for the past two weeks with a summary of recent resources and some current links to an AI slop controversy and important information schools need to understand about sharing student images and new legislation that is supposed to protect ai deepfake expliotation. The post 📸 AI Photos and Deepfakes, Quantum for Littles, and Real Help for

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Leading With Love: Two National Principals of the...

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2026/08/15

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts.Two women were named a 2026 National Principal of the Year, and when you ask them how they did it, they both use the same word: love. Amanda Jamerson on the discipline framework that cut office referrals 69 percent, and Sonia E. Ruiz on building a middle school where every student belongs. The post Leading With Love: Two National Principals of the Year

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Screen-free math games, free VR field trips, and the...

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2026/08/14

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Hello Reader, Happy back to school for some of you. Whatever time of year it is, I hope you’ll work hard to notice kids doing great things. My goal has always been to make the first contact home a positive one. I mentioned this on X and Teach Up Education said, Agreed. I had a new student one year who just transferred in. And when I called home to tell

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Who Smarted? Why Human-Made Kids’ Media Still Beats...

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2026/08/14

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Jerry Kolber built Nat Geo's Brain Games and Netflix's Brainchild, then moved his team off screens entirely. How teachers use kids' podcasts for transition time, how to get the free ad-free classroom version, and why human accountability still beats AI-generated content. The post Who Smarted? Why Human-Made Kids’ Media Still Beats the Bots appeared

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Keeping the Teacher at the Center of Classroom AI

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2026/08/13

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. For twenty-five years we sent the struggling kid to the back of the room with headphones on. Todd Brekhus of Renaissance explains why that broke personalized learning, and how teacher-facing AI hands the room back to you. The post Keeping the Teacher at the Center of Classroom AI appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher

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How to Teach Quantum Physics to Littles (and Older...

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2026/08/12

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Dr. Nneka McGee says that quantum computing today is where AI was nine years ago. So, she's learned how to teach superposition and entanglement to five-year-olds with a penny and a paper plate. (No computer, just concepts.) She also shares why waiting for the breakthrough means waiting too long. The post How to Teach Quantum Physics to Littles (and

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Vibe Coding with Gemini: Build Your Own Classroom Tools

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2026/08/11

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Alice Keeler, Google Developer Expert for Google Workspace, shares how to vibe code for Google workspace. She discusses privacy issues, tips for writing code, and the importance of installing tools that are maintained by developers. Then, in the show notes, how to begin creating your own Gem with prompts and tips is included for classroom teachers to get

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How a School Built Its Culture Around the 7 Habits —...

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2026/08/10

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Muriel Summers took A.B. Combs from one of the lowest performing Title I schools to one of the highest by fixing the culture first — giving every child a leadership role and letting five-year-olds help interview teachers. The post How a School Built Its Culture Around the 7 Habits — and the Academics Followed appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by

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