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.
When I lost my voice after ISTE/ASCD, my son John stepped in – and together we bring you game-changing insights on AI in education that challenge everything you’ve heard about robots replacing teachers.
Join us for exclusive interviews with three experts who are reshaping how we think about AI in schools:
- Dr. Sarah Thomas reveals how AI becomes a “creativity amplifier,”
- Dr. Caitlin Tucker exposes why AI-generated lessons are failing (and what actually works), and
- Jay James shares how Auburn University students defend against real cyber attacks while having an opportunity to enter a field that currently has $90,000 starting salaries.
Show notes: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/ai-cybersecurity-and-the-future-of-teaching-key-insights-from-iste-2025
This Episode Features:
- Dr. Sarah Thomas (Regional Technology Coordinator, Prince George’s County Public Schools) on using AI to reclaim your creative genius
- Dr. Caitlin Tucker (Author of “Elevating Educational Design with AI”) on the UDL framework that makes AI actually useful for differentiation
- Jay James (Auburn University) on building student-powered cybersecurity programs that protect schools while creating career pathways
Key Topics Covered:
- Ai Updates: The Good, the Challenging, and the Practical
- AI as a Creativity Amplifier with Dr. Sarah Thomas
- Do AI Lesson Planners Measure Up? with Dr. Catlin Tucker
- Cybersecurity Education Through Real-World Experience with Jay James from Auburn University
- The Human Element – Why AI Can’t Replace Teaching Relationships
- My 6 Key Tools Highlighted from ISTE 2025
- Instagram’s School Safety Partnership – A Game Changer for Digital Wellbeing
Major Announcements from ISTE/ASCD:
- Microsoft Copilot now available for schools (ages 13+)
- Google Gemini launches for all ages with Classroom integration
- New AI rubric conversion tools that actually work
- Apple’s strategic delay of AI features until 2026
- Instagram’s partnership with ISTE for anti-bullying programs
- Concerns we should have about some of these announcements
Whether you’re AI-curious or AI-concerned or somewhere in between (like me), this episode provides practical, research-backed strategies for thoughtful integration that enhances rather than replaces great teaching.
Newsletter: Get weekly teaching tips at https://www.coolcatteacher.com/newsletter
Connect: @coolcatteacher on all platforms
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