Vicki A. Davis's Blog, page 114
June 16, 2017
The Most Remarkable Thing About Teaching
A blog and podcast episode about what is important
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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I was talking to my mom and my sister today about teaching. Now, all three of us have been teachers at the high school level. However, I’m the one who’s still in the classroom. And as I was talking to my mom, she’s struggling with memory problems but she was a teacher and way back in the late 1980’s she was brought in to teach a bunch of what they called “Bad Boys...
Google Classroom: Top New Features to Learn Over the Summer #gafe
A conversation with Alice Keeler on episode 97 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Alice Keeler @alicekeeler shares the must-try new features of Google Classroom. She also teaches us how we can learn Google Classroom features and hacks over the summer (even without students.) A must listen for people using Chromebooks or Google Classroom.
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Go Bold School: Old School + Blended Learning
A conversation with Weston Kieschnick on episode 96 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school. Check the show notes for the book giveaway.
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June 15, 2017
How I Became More Productive with Post-it® Brand Products #makeitstick
DIY Productivity in Action
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Recently, I shared my 21-day productivity challenge sponsored by Post-it® Brand. To prepare, I took a quiz using the Post-it® Brand Productivity Tool to find out what type of planner I am. In that productivity quiz, I found out I’m a “Mindful Maverick” and need visual cues. So, using their recommendations, I changed my productivity system and added some new hacks. (You can read them here...
June 10, 2017
5 Ways to Connect with Your Students Over the Summer
A conversation with Connie Hamilton in episode 95 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Connie Hamilton @conniehamilton gives us five ways to connect with our students over the summer. We can start next year ahead by picking one or more of these ideas.
June 9, 2017
The Vocabulary Doctors: How to Teach Vocabulary
A conversation with Dr. Kimberly Tyson and Dr. Angela Peery on episode 94 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Dr. Kimberly Tyson @tysonkimberly and Dr. Angela Peery @drangelapeery share their advice for helping students learn blended vocabulary. We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here...
June 8, 2017
An Australian Math Classroom with iPads
A conversation with Tom Davidson in episode 93 of the 10-Minute Teacher
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Tom Davidson @trdvo shares how he uses iPads in his math classes to teach. He’ll talk about Explain Everything, SeeSaw, Aurasma and his workflow with some sample lessons. If you’re using iPads or want to compare how math is being taught somewhere else, this is a wonderful classroom Wednesday that you don’t want to miss!
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June 6, 2017
@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords
A conversation with Jon Corippo on episode 92 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Jon Corippo @jcorippo talks about one of his favorite tools, Quizizz. He shares how you can use this tool to teach vocabulary and save time for other things!
June 5, 2017
16 Things They Don’t Tell You About Teaching
Motivational Monday - episode 91 podcast and blog simul-post
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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You know, there are some things that I’d really like to tell you as a teacher, some things I wish that somebody had told me.
June 2, 2017
5 Ideas to Build Your Personal Brand This Summer
Blog Post and Audio Blog Post for episode 90 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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And a lot of you this summer are going to be working on your personal brand. Now, whether you think you have a brand or not, you do. And I know it’s kind of frustrating because some people just don’t want to have a brand. And if that’s you, that’s okay. But at some point, you’re going to want to change careers, or somebody is going to lo...
