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March 21, 2024
AI Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in the Educational and the Learning Landscape
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Artificial Intelligence is the topic of conversation for anyone who cares about learning, scholarship, and the future of our world, and rightly so. The job losses are supposed to be staggering. The World Economic Forum predicted in 2020 that AI would take away 85 million jobs; however, this powerful phenomenon would create 97 million new jobs.
Understandably, academic integrity is at question as students rush...
March 20, 2024
Empower Every Learner: 8 Innovative Strategies to Captivate Every Student
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today, a one-size-fits-all approach to learning is rapidly becoming obsolete. However, student-teacher relationships are more important than ever. In this guide, I’ll share a spectrum of strategies that promise not to just engage but to captivate every learner. Student engagement doesn't have to be hard. It is doable.
When we embrace the principles of blended instruction, ...
March 18, 2024
An Innovative Mastery-Based Self-Paced Math Classroom That Works
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Self-paced mastery-based learning has many misconceptions and misunderstandings in how it is being implemented. Today's guest, Joe Manfre, a math teacher from Hawaii, has been using this teaching method and has seen a positive improvement in his classroom in terms of student learning and empowerment.
Joe clearly shares how self-paced learning is not about replacing the te...
March 14, 2024
Free in 50 Languages: The Hedy Programming Language Phenomenon
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Felinne Hermans is a middle school teacher one day a week, and college professor four days a week. She created a natural language programming tool in Dutch and English. After she released Hedy as open source, it became popular in many places and now has been translated into 50 languages and is spreading throughout the world.
Hedy is a fantastic way to teach computational t...
March 12, 2024
How to Create Apps in the Classroom and Inspire Design Thinking
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Students can build apps and collaboration skills at the same time. Today's episode features my friend Alefiya Master, the CEO of MAD-Learn, and the sponsor of today's show. We discuss the transformative role of app-building, collaborative learning, design thinking, and the importance of authentic learning experiences.
Alefiya shares how app building can enhance STEM educat...
March 11, 2024
Unlock the Secrets: Expert Homework Hacks for Busy Parents
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Brian Page, a former Milken National Educator of the Year with 15 years of experience in the education field.
Brian is the creator of the Homework Hacks Course, designed to equip students aged 13 to 20 with research-backed homework hacks and independent learning strategies.
In this show, we dive into the essential homework...
March 8, 2024
The Energy Bus: 5 Ways to Elevate Your Campus Vibe
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Every school has a vibe, a culture, a feeling. Sometimes the same school can have a different vibe at different times during the year.
Today, Dr. Jim Van Allan sharespowerful strategies to create a vibrant school environment that supports students, teachers, and the community alike. From inviting everyone on-board to enjoying the journey, this episode will help us educato...
March 7, 2024
How to Make Every Student Feel Valued
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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I hope today's show will provoke thought and thinking about what it means to relate to our students. Relationships may not be easily measurable but have a significant impact on student achievement.
Today, for Thought Leader Thursday, we are talking to Tom Hierck, 41-year educator, and author of 25 books. Tom shares how a sense of belonging is crucial for students' success ...
March 6, 2024
3 Ways to Be a Less Stressed Educator
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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How are you doing, educators? Are you stressed? While that can be typical, we also want to consider the habits that will help us teach long-term with a high quality of life. Today will be a refreshing encouragement for educators everywhere.
Learn how to set boundaries, embrace self-care, and manage your mindset to transform stress into strength. This is a great show for te...
March 5, 2024
A New Essential Formative Feedback Tool for Project Based Learning
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Last March I made my first custom GPT to assess project-based learning activities. Since then, I've developed these for each of my major projects. So, on today's show, I talk about how I introduce this tool (as an “app” in a way that doesn't anthropomorphize the tool in any way).
I also share a screencast that shows you how I developed a custom GPT and the thought process ...
