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September 11, 2024
How Teachers Are Talking About AI in Education
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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This episode will release on YouTube on September 18 at 11 am and first aired on WDJY FM 99.1 in Atlanta at 4 pm on September 11, 2024. These shownotes are provided for our radio and television viewers and listeners until the show releases. The YouTube video will be posted here when it goes live.
Note that the interviews below are excerpts of original podcasts that posted on the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast.
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September 10, 2024
Coming to FM Radio, TV, and YouTube: Cool Cat Teacher Talk
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Teaching in the classroom is a joy to me. My students are exceptional, work hard, constantly learn new things and continually teach me new things. My heart is in the school first and foremost. Since 2002, I've taught middle and high schools and coached teachers on instructional technology. I've taught my children, nieces and nephews, and the children of my classmates from high school over the past twenty-three y...
September 9, 2024
The Spectacular Story of Quest Academy: Whole School Competency-Based Learning
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Nicki Slaugh is a trailblazing principal who pioneered personalized competency-based learning at Question Academy Junior High in Utah. Nicki's innovative approach has captured national attention, increasing student engagement, test scores, and teacher retention. In today's episode, Nicky shares the journey of shifting from a traditional school to a dynamic, customized lea...
September 2, 2024
Remarkably Simple Ways to Teach Students to Read
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Listen to Pam Allyn, a renowned literacy expert and author of influential books such as Every Child a Super Reader, shares her unique insights on how teachers can foster a love of reading in their students. She not only defines the Science of Reading movement but also addresses concerns from critics who fear it might diminish the role of skilled teachers.
Pam discusses com...
August 26, 2024
How California is Better Educating Computer Science Teaching
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How can teachers without a computer science background effectively teach the subject? What does effective Computer Science professional development look like? Today, Omar Shepherd from California shares how they are seeking to train teachers in California with the Seasons of CS program to do just that. Computer Science can be integrated into any subject. Furthermore, Comp...
August 18, 2024
How to Use AI to Promote Equity Now
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In today's episode, we dive into the transformative potential of AI in promoting equity in education with Victoria Thompson, one of ISTE's 2023 “Top 20 to Watch” and author of the book Elevate Equity in EdTech. While many educators are understandably concerned about AI's potential biases, Victoria shares her perspective on how AI tools like speech-to-text, translators, an...
August 14, 2024
3 Surprisingly Easy AI Strategies for Every Classroom
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Monica Burns and I talk about three AI strategies for every classroom. In this podcast, we'll answer the following questions:
How can AI be used to generate ideas and connect to student interests?
What privacy considerations should be taken into account when using AI tools?
How can teachers prepare for the discontinuation of EdTech tools?
Why are Diffit and Brisk Teaching two...August 4, 2024
Revealing Essential AI and Cybersecurity Literacies Everybody Needs to Know
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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What are the best practices for teachers to ensure that their devices are secure? We all have to keep our devices safe and secure our student data. As teachers, we need to know how to respond to ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and how to use wifi with a VPN on our devices properly.
How can teachers integrate cybersecurity lessons into their classrooms? Rachelle and ...
July 29, 2024
How to Prevent AI Cheating: Integrity in the AI Age
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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What are some creative ways to design assignments that prevent AI cheating? Professor Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff is working to adjust her assignments for the English Language Learners teachers. She changed their midterm essay to a storyboard.
We also talked about how she has changed discussion forum posts, which seem to be heavily written via AI. She likes the new method mu...
July 19, 2024
Where AI Fails to Connect
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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We connect as humans.
As I walked into the Roman Colosseum on Tuesday, I imagined the animals they put under the arena for 24 hours without food or water. And I felt the fear of a person in another area getting ready to face such a beast.
Connection.
Across time and space, we humans are connected.
As I walked near the House of Vestals, which kept the flames of Rome alive, I considered what it would ...
