Cool Cat Teacher Talk
Cool Cat Teacher Talk
Podcast Description
Want to supercharge your teaching with research-backed strategies that actually work? Join veteran educator Vicki Davis as she shares practical, real-world solutions to into spaces where every student thrives.
Help and Hope for Teachers
🎙 Are you striving to improve student learning without increasing your workload? Education is changing fast, but practical, research-backed strategies can help you work smarter, not harder.
Join veteran educator Vicki Davis, a full-time teacher, instructional technology coach, and award-winning podcast host, as she shares real-world insights from the classroom.
Each 1-hour episode features top researchers, expert educators, and classroom teachers who are tackling today’s biggest challenges—like student engagement, AI in education, classroom management, lesson planning, and teacher burnout.
✨ What You’ll Get in Every Episode:
🎯 Cut through the AI hype—learn what works (and what doesn’t) in real classrooms
📚 Engage students in meaningful ways without overwhelming yourself
🚀 Stay ahead in teaching with research-backed strategies that make an impact
🎤 This show is a blend of expert interviews and solo discussions, designed to give you real, actionable solutions you can use tomorrow.
🏆 Why Listen to This Podcast?
✅ Named Top Podcast Host in Education (Bammy Award)
✅ Recognized as a Top Global Edruptor (ICS Research, 2022 & 2023)
✅ 23-year classroom veteran & instructional tech coach helping educators from K-3 to college
✅ AP Computer Science Principles teacher with a 100% student pass rate
🌎 Join thousands of educators worldwide who trust Cool Cat Teacher Talk for authentic insights, inspiration, and practical strategies.
📅 New episodes released every Thursday!
📲 Subscribe now & leave a review to help more teachers discover the show.
🌐 Get show notes & connect with Vicki at coolcatteacher.com
Join a community of passionate teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders who believe in teaching smarter, not harder.
About Your Host:
Vicki Davis is a practicing classroom teacher, instructional technology coach, and creator of the award-winning 10-Minute Teacher Podcast. With over 7 million downloads and 20+ years of experience, she brings you tested strategies that help students thrive.
🔹 New episodes drop Thursdays! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
📌 Get full show notes and resources at coolcatteacher.com.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on key educational themes such as student engagement, AI in education, classroom management, lesson planning, and teacher burnout. Episodes delve into practical strategies, like the implementation of project-based learning and student-centered approaches, featuring discussions with guests like Dave Burgess on engagement strategies and experts on the neuroscience of learning.
Want to supercharge your teaching with research-backed strategies that actually work? Join veteran educator Vicki Davis as she shares practical, real-world solutions to into spaces where every student thrives.
Help and Hope for Teachers
🎙 Are you striving to improve student learning without increasing your workload? Education is changing fast, but practical, research-backed strategies can help you work smarter, not harder.
Join veteran educator Vicki Davis, a full-time teacher, instructional technology coach, and award-winning podcast host, as she shares real-world insights from the classroom.
Each 1-hour episode features top researchers, expert educators, and classroom teachers who are tackling today’s biggest challenges—like student engagement, AI in education, classroom management, lesson planning, and teacher burnout.
✨ What You’ll Get in Every Episode:
🎯 Cut through the AI hype—learn what works (and what doesn’t) in real classrooms
📚 Engage students in meaningful ways without overwhelming yourself
🚀 Stay ahead in teaching with research-backed strategies that make an impact
🎤 This show is a blend of expert interviews and solo discussions, designed to give you real, actionable solutions you can use tomorrow.
🏆 Why Listen to This Podcast?
✅ Named Top Podcast Host in Education (Bammy Award)
✅ Recognized as a Top Global Edruptor (ICS Research, 2022 & 2023)
✅ 23-year classroom veteran & instructional tech coach helping educators from K-3 to college
✅ AP Computer Science Principles teacher with a 100% student pass rate
🌎 Join thousands of educators worldwide who trust Cool Cat Teacher Talk for authentic insights, inspiration, and practical strategies.
📅 New episodes released every Thursday!
📲 Subscribe now & leave a review to help more teachers discover the show.
🌐 Get show notes & connect with Vicki at coolcatteacher.com
Join a community of passionate teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders who believe in teaching smarter, not harder.
About Your Host:
Vicki Davis is a practicing classroom teacher, instructional technology coach, and creator of the award-winning 10-Minute Teacher Podcast. With over 7 million downloads and 20+ years of experience, she brings you tested strategies that help students thrive.
🔹 New episodes drop Thursdays! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
📌 Get full show notes and resources at coolcatteacher.com.
What happens when teachers stop starting with answers and start with questions instead?
In this first episode of our two-part STEAM Super Series, twelve educators share how shifting to an inquiry-driven, curiosity-first approach transforms science, math, art, and every subject in between. Sponsored by the Van Andel Institute for Education and their new Educator Studio.
In this episode you’ll hear from:
- Terra Tarango — Inquiry-based science and flipping the lesson order
- Dan Finkel — Math as play and starting with questions
- Susan Riley — Creativity as a brain-based bridge to deeper learning
- Tim Needles — Building creativity through constraints and community projects
- Dr. Michael Rousell — The surprising science of life-changing moments
- Liesl McConchie — Releasing the “parking brake” before students can learn
- Dr. Lidia Gonzalez — Productive struggle and the power of “yet”
- Dr. Sam Nix — How leadership language shapes school culture
- Dr. Justin Reich — Small experiments for big change
- Patti Duncan – STEAM in Practice
- Stephanie Zeiger — STEAM in practice
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Van Andel Institute for Education
- Educator Studio — Free STEAM resources for teachers
- Show notes and all resources
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