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May 20, 2017
46 Things I Wish Parents Knew
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Parents, I don’t know everything. But as your child’s teacher and as a person who has been teaching children for more than fifteen years now, there are some things I would love to tell you. So, today, I guess I will.
May 19, 2017
5 Ways to Teach How the Brain Learns
A conversation with Ramona Persaud on episode 80 of the 10-Minute Teacher
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Ramona Persaud @ramonap director of the film, Grey Matters, talks about how we can teach kids the way the brain learns.
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May 18, 2017
Building Your School and Personal Brand
A conversation with Trish Rubin on episode 79 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast
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Today Trish Rubin @trishrubin teaches us the basics of building your school and personal brand. Enter the book giveaway to win a copy of the book, BrandED, that she co-authored with Eric Sheninger.
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May 17, 2017
A Stress Free Plan for Closing Out Your Classroom
A conversation with Angela Watson on episode 78 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Angela Watson @angela_watson teaches us a stress-free plan for closing out your classroom. See also her 5 Summer Secrets for a Stress free Fall video series.
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May 16, 2017
Breakout EDU Digital is Awesome (and Free) #breakoutedu
A conversation with Mari Venturino on episode 77 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Mari Venturino @MsVenturino talks about breakout edu digital for edtech tool Tuesday. These challenges are free! (And perfect activities for team building at the end of the school year.) Learn about the challenges and advantages of breakout edu digital. Have fun!
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May 15, 2017
Help Kids Learn to Code with Dash and Dot from Wonder Workshop
How kids can explore and create in STEM with ease
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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This week has been genius week in eighth-grade keyboarding! We’ve finished our portfolios and it is time to celebrate. We have 3d printing, robot making, and all kinds of building going on. But today, I’m writing about one of my favorite tools for teaching coding quickly, Dash and Dot. Scroll down to enter the giveaway contest!
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Understanding the Heart of Dyslexia and Special Needs #MondayMotivation
A conversation with Melissa Raguet-Schofield on episode 76 of the 10-Minute Teacher
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Today Melissa Raguet-Schofield @cloth_mother is a Mom of a dyslexic. Today, we travel into the heart of a Mom of a child who struggles. What better motivation can we have as teachers than to empathize with those in our classroom who struggle. As a Mom of a dyslexic also, I hope you’ll hear our heart for great teaching.
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May 12, 2017
The 5 Essential Questions of Life with Dean James Ryan
Episode 75 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Today Dean James Ryan, the eleventh Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education gave a speech at graduation that went viral. It is the topic of his book “Wait, What?” and today’s conversation. Dean Ryan shares his 5 essential questions of life (and a bonus question.) These are great ones to provoke conversation with your students and colleagues.
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May 11, 2017
How Do We Make Homework Worth It?
A conversation with Matt Miller on episode 74 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Matt Miller @jmattmiller co-author of “Ditch that Homework” talks about homework. What does the research say? What is the one area that “homework” helps? Can homework be better? Let’s talk homework and make sure students are spending their time well.
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Listen Now Stream by clicking here. Click here to download...May 10, 2017
Paul Solarz and His Student Centered Classroom
Episode 73 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Paul Solarz @PaulSolarz has a student-centered classroom. His students do just about everything. No, he’s not lazy! The students have purpose and meaning. And Paul is free to just teach! Paul is the author of Learn Like a Pirate. We’re also hosting a giveaway for the book on today’s show!
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