10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

How to Motivate Teachers to Change

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Motivating change in ourselves and others can be challenging but it can be done. Join Joy Kirr, 7th grade ELA Teacher, with surprising insight on why ...

5 Ways to Connect Young Adults with Reading

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Librarian Karen Scott challenges us with some non-traditional practices to get kids interested in reading including organizing her library by genre an...

How We Disenfranchise Students of Color

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Self-examination and reflection are important parts of improving our teaching practice. With this in mind, Josh Parker encourages us to reflect upon o...

3 Awesome Minutes: Question Formulation Techniques (QFT)'s

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Fancher talks about how to use question formulation techniques (QFT)'s in your classroom by sharing what he does in his. This simple 3 minutes c...

Preservice Teachers in a Virtual Co-Op Program

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sam Fecich runs a virtual co-op program for her preservice teachers. This program not only helps her preservice teachers learn while doing authent...

Telling our Student's Stories

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Students have stories to tell. As educators, we can impact our profession by sharing the stories of student successes (and perhaps struggles.) In toda...

5 Questions We Ask While Using Rubrics

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rubrics can be helpful. But when are they not helpful? What mistakes do we make when using rubrics? English teacher, Dr. Scott N. Forrest shares the f...

Breaking Lockstep Test Prep in Schools

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Blumengarten has been working with schools for years. But when his local schools in Florida where he has retired have turned away his free offer...

Injury Free VR, VR in Healthcare, and Future VR Classroom Trends

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Preventing injuries during VR in the classroom and some interesting future VR trends in healthcare and the classroom. www.coolcatteacher.com/e413 The ...

VR Nausea, Safety and other Virtual Reality Protocols to Keep Kids Healthy and Learning

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Got a VR Headset? Did you know some of them cause nausea? Jaime Donally, talks about virtual reality in the classroom and shares everything we need to...

Never Yell and Other Classroom Management Secrets of a Pro

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stacey Corrigan shares her classroom management secrets (and some mistakes). This show challenges teachers to reconsider what works (and doesn't) in t...

ENCORE: 20 Tech Tips to Shake Up Learning

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kasey Bell shares her tech tips for helping teachers make progress with technology. She also shares the biggest mistake she's made as a teacher relati...

ENCORE: Trade the Cow and Start the Year Well

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Start the year right with this motivational story about Will Rogers. "Trade the Cow." The next 40-hour workweek club from Angela Watson starts in Janu...

ENCORE: 5 Habits of Healthy Teachers

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Burdis, teacher, and two-time American Ninja Warrior Competitor shares her secrets for staying healthy as a teacher. www.coolcatteacher.com/e370 T...

ENCORE: Math Success with No Textbook

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mandy Tolen shares how she teaches math, engages students and teaches to standards with NO TEXTBOOK. From choose your own adventure stories to other e...

ENCORE: 5 Creative "Googley" Tech Tools to Get Kids Creating

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

#5 Show of Season 4 -- Evan Mosier from Iowa teaches us some awesome Googley ideas to start our school year with excitement and creativity. www.coolca...

5 Things to Keep in Mind When Implementing Technology

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joshua Elliott talks about what we need to consider when implementing new technology. He also shares some favorite technologies for his college cl...

Student Authored Interviews: An Empowering Way to Help Students Lead

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Miyake from Los Angeles talks about how his students interview on-campus visits. He also shares how students help convey the vision for the sch...

Strategies to Help Kids Love Reading

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Barb Gilman (known as @barbinnebraska) has a classroom rich with a love of reading. Today she talks about strategies any teacher can use to help kids ...

3D Printing in a STEM Classroom

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Ternent, a teacher in a middle school STEM classroom, shares how he has used his 3D printers to transform and excite kids about learning STEM co...

top Chef: Cooking Up Instructional Greatness with Fun PD

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Allison Starling talks about a fun "PD Event" she plans for her school that makes innovation fun. She discusses how she styles this event and what tea...

5 Ways to Help a Teacher

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie Scott has started the "Help a Teacher" Facebook page. Learn how it works and join in supporting teachers. www.coolcatteacher.com/e400  

Games and Play Based Learning in the Classroom

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Play can be used to teach. C. Ross Flatt from the Institute of Play, talks about exemplars and best practices for play in the middle and high school c...

Formative Assessment in Kindergarten

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Holden talks about formative assessment in kindergarten. From notetaking on how knowledge is forming as students are learning to the importance ...

Innovative Science Teaching in Grades 6-12

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Isabella Liu is a science teacher in Hong Kong who is using technology with her grade 6-12 classrooms. From augmented reality to game-based learning a...

5 Ways to Help Kids of All Ages Code #HourofCode

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Hour of Code Week. Here are your ideas to get started. Brian Aspinall, author of Code Breaker: 15+ Ways to Get Started with Coding, shares how s...

5 Ways to Use Augmented Reality in the Classroom

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsay Fell is using augmented reality in the classroom (and so much more.) Today she shares five favorite augmented reality tools (plus one more.) w...

Transformational Teaching in Troubled Times - Part 2 - Sia Kyriakakos

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sia Kyriakakos teaches art in Baltimore but she teaches far more than art. In part 2 of this conversation with a teacher who is working to become rele...

Transformational Teaching in Troubled Times - Part I - Sia Kyriakakos

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sia Kyriakakos teaches art in Baltimore but she teaches far more than art. In part 1 of this conversation with a teacher who is working to become rele...

Seesaw in the Elementary Music Classroom

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Master music teacher Amy Burns shares how Seesaw has become a portal for musical performances for parents and grandparents. She shares her game-changi...

Rewiring Education: Lessons Learned from Apple's First VP of Education

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Couch, Apple's first VP of Education hired by Steve Jobs, talks about education as it should be. From the early research from Apple to current te...

Student Created Learning (A Timeless Learning Priniciple)

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pam Moran and Ira Socol talk about the timeless principle of student-created learning. What does this look like? www.coolcatteacher.com/e389 

How Do I Help My Students Use iPads? Helping Kids Troubleshoot iPads and Use Them Effectively

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pana Asavavatana won the ISTE Kay Bitter Award for 2018 as a top technology using kindergarten teacher. In today's show, she digs deep about how she t...

Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Kolb evaluates where we've come with smartphones in the classroom a decade after writing one of the original educational books about using cell ph...

How to Hold Better Meetings

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rushton Hurley talks about how to run more exciting and effective meetings in schools. www.coolcatteacher.com/e386 

Overcoming 5 Barriers to the Implementation of PBL

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Larmer, the editor at the Buck Institute, talks about common barriers to effective project-based learning and how to overcome them. www.coolcatte...

Gold Standard Project Based Learning: Project Based Teaching

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After much research, Suzie Boss shares what makes excellent project-based teaching and gives a sneak peek into her book by the same name. www.coolcatt...

A Personalized High School: How It Works

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Bamba leads a personalized high school. After three years, they are graduating their first senior class. Learn about their successes and lessons...

An Artificial Intelligence Curriculum in Middle School

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Justin Aglio has partnered with Carnegie Mellon and MIT to develop a middle school curriculum teaching Artificial Intelligence. Learn how they did...

Atomic Habits for Teachers and Students

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James Clear, author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, talks about healthy habit building for students ...

5 Ways for Teachers to Take Back Time and Make the Most of It

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Johnson is a leader who is passionate about stemming burnout through sharing the balance message for fellow educators, elevating women in leader...

The Neuroscience of Play, Games, and Learning (and Why Fortnite Might Not Be So Bad After All)

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Dave Neale is a researcher in the psychology of play and learning at the Centre for Play, Education, Development and Learning (PEDAL) at The Unive...

Important Things I've Learned and Want to Teach from Disaster

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I share some things from my home that I've learned and want to teach as a result of Hurricane Michael. www.coolcatteacher.com/e377 Advancement ...

I was hit by Hurricane Michael: What You Need to Know About Tech When You Have No Technology

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We have no power. No Water. No cell service. We were hit by Hurricane Michael and as we've lived through the first four days without necessities - her...

How School Leaders Can Motivate Instructional Innovation: A Teacher's Quest for Progress

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Arnett, a senior research fellow in education for the Christensen Institute, talks about a recent paper he co-authored about "The Teacher's Que...

Fall Break on the 10-Minute Teacher

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the meantime, look up your favorite topic and listen to back shows of the 10-Minute teacher at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast. Thanks for listenin...

Eduprotocols for Littles with Jon Corippo

05 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book's co-author Jon Corippo. Instead of selecting many apps, many are now recommending ju...

Kindergarten Kindness Superheroes and the DNA of Kindergarteners

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laurie McIntosh shares how her kindergarten kindness "superheroes" wear their capes and spread kindness around their community. She also shares how sh...

Gaming in Early Elementary in Education in Australia

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Kardiasmenos talks about early elementary gaming and how she is using gaming in her classroom in Australia. She is doing so many cool things to ...

iPads to Differentiate Instruction in Early Elementary Education

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Lynch talks about how to use iPads in the classroom to differentiate instruction. So many good ways exist to use iPads but how can we personaliz...

Motivating Teachers of K-2 Students

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Lirenman inspires K-2 teachers to reach their students. She teaches us her secrets to innovating and staying positive. www.coolcatteacher.com/e3...

5 Habits of Healthy Teachers

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Burdis, teacher and two-time American Ninja Warrior Competitor, shares her secrets for staying healthy as a teacher. www.coolcatteacher.com/e370/ ...

1 Way to Help Kids with the Trauma and Drama of Life (and a Free Journal to Help You Do It)

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Imagine Project has free journals and lesson plans that help students cope with the drama and trauma of life. Dianne Maroney helps teachers unders...

Flexible Seating: Before and After

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fourth grade teacher Justine MacKinnon helps us understand how flexible seating has changed her fourth grade classroom. www.coolcatteacher.com/e368 Sp...

Flexible Seating: Before and After

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fourth grade teacher Justine MacKinnon helps us understand how flexible seating has changed her fourth grade classroom. www.coolcatteacher.com/e368 Sp...

Making a Yearbook with Google Slides

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Scott saves her school tens of thousands as they make their yearbook with Google Slides. She'll also announce a giveaway of her new course th...

MasterMind Educator Groups: Build Safe Spaces for Innovation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mastermind groups are innovative ways to create safe spaces for teachers to grow and learn together. In this show 2012 National Teacher of the Year Re...

5 Ways to Teach Digital Citizenship (and the 9 Key P's of Digital Citizenship)

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Students need to know how to safely navigate their digital world. In this show, I share how I teach the 9 Key P's of Digital Citizenship in 5 simple s...

14 Million People Read Her Classroom Tweet About 1 Question She Asks Students

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

André Sasser, 9-year math teacher, tweeted something that has been viewed by 14 million people. This simple statement has transformed Andre's classro...

Geo-Inquiry in Project Based Learning

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Geo-inquiry helps students learn through geographic based explorations. Geo-inquiry expert Jim Bentley (author of the free National Geographic Geo-In...

3 Interesting Trends in Online Education Content (That You May Not Know)

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Online content must be riveting, interesting, and should educate students. Andrew Pass @apasseducation talks about trends in online education and shar...

How to Unleash Student Motivation to Succeed

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

  Teaching motivation and metacognitive principles is challenging.  While he started as a journalism teacher, now Chris Holmes @cholmes66 works...

5 Ideas to Experience Inquiry in Your Classroom

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kimberly Mitchell talks about how we can promote inquiry in the classroom. From helping students to effectively generate questions to modeling curiosi...

All 4's and 5's: Secrets to AP Teaching Success

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

AP US History Teacher, Andrew Sharos, talks about how to create a collaborative environment that helps students learn and succeed in AP courses. www.c...

Remarkable Teaching: Student Created Virtual Reality Projects

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Wybrant, 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year, has students building virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. They are programming in adva...

What's in Your Edtech Bag: Trends and Tools from Educators and the World

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David Hopkins, author of Emergency Rations #EdTechRations: What's so important we can't leave it at home?, talks about the educational technology that...

The Thank You Project: #MondayMotivation

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher Morgan Toal shares the powerful writing project that she calls the "Thank You Project" - what a great way to be kind and considerate and teach...

5 Ideas for A Positive Cultural Impact

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Polansky gives us five exciting ways to have a positive cultural impact in your school on Monday. www.coolcatteacher.com/e355 

Language Teacher: Cultural Awareness and Story to Excite Kids about Learning Spanish

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Degenhardt talks about how she uses stories in Spanish to help students engage with learning Spanish. www.coolcatteacher.com/e354 

The Secret Agents of Jordan Jackson Elementary School

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rayna Freedman inspires her elementary students with a spy-themed classroom experience that runs throughout the year. Learn how she does it and why in...

Let's Try Because Our Students Need Us: A Story of Persistence

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

IT Integrator, Evan Mosier, and his teacher friend, Tom, have a remarkable story of persistence when first working to integrate Google Classroom. Be i...

Motivating Kids with Nontraditional Memory Techniques

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oskar Cymerman shares some unique memory techniques we can use to help kids learn and remember. www.coolcatteacher.com/e351 

5 Inspirational Thoughts for Teachers

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Encouragement and inspiration for teachers from a classroom teacher. Ideas, research, and inspiring thoughts we can all use for our classrooms. www.co...

Lesson Planning with the Classroom Chef Model

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Stevens talks about a method of lesson planning to help teachers "serve up" more exciting lessons to students. www.coolcatteacher.com/e349 Sponso...

Student-Driven Hyperdocs

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Bradford and Brett Miller share their secrets for student-driven Hyperdocs. Taken from their popular ISTE 2018 session, learn about the next evol...

Whose Land? Understanding Indigenous Peoples Through Edtech

28 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Furdyk from Taking IT Global talks about some global initiatives to help students understand indigenous peoples and develop empathy. www.coolc...

Motivating Kids to Read and Write: Sparks in the Dark

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Nelsoney and Travis Crowder talk about some of the ideas to get kids excited about reading and writing from their book "Sparks in the Dark." We c...

5 Creative "Googley" Tech Tools to Get Kids Creating

24 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Mosier from Iowa teaches us some awesome Googley ideas to start our school year with excitement and creativity. www.coolcatteacher.com/e345 Spons...

#Supermuch teaching in the classroom and online

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jody Green and Dr. Tim Greene talk about taking teaching to the next level with #supermuch. We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom a...

Inspiring Creative Writers in Fifth Grade

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Classroom teacher Faith Maria Brody talks about how she inspires a love of writing in her fifth graders. www.coolcatteacher.com/e343  Sponsor: From n...

AR, VR, and MR for All Classrooms

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality are terms being thrown around in technology circles. But what do the mean? How are they being us...

A Learner Centered Innovation Model

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Martin, an ISTE 2018 keynote, talks about the importance of putting learners at the center of your innovation model. She starts with the questio...

5 Ideas to Tap Social Media to Enhance PD and Student Learning

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nikki Robertson, ISTE Librarians Network President Elect, shares five ways to use social media to enhance professional development and improve student...

Hacking Early Learning

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Cabeen, the 2017 Minnesota National Distinguished Principal, and talks about how we can hack and improve early learning. This is a must-listen...

Math Success with No Textbook

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mandi Tolen shares how she teaches math, engages students and teachers to standards with NO TEXTBOOK. From choose your own adventure stories to other ...

20 Tech Tips to Shake Up Learning

14 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kasey Bell shares her tech tips for helping teachers make progress with technology. She also shares the biggest mistake she's made as a teacher relati...

Trade the Cow and Start the School Year Well

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Start the school year right with this motivational story about Will Rogers. "Trade the Cow." www.coolcatteacher.com/e336  

Why Kids Can't Stop Moving: The Neuroscience Behind a Student's Need to Move (#1 Episode of Season 3)

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Students have reasons for how they behave, particularly if they have learning differences and learn in unique ways. Occupational and physical therapis...

Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders (#2 Episode of Season 3)

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Emerging administrator leaders and administrators are participating in an emerging leadership virtual mentorship program created by Jodie Pierpoint an...

5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons (#3 Episode of Season 3)

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, was a history teacher. It shows. In today's show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in ...

5 Ideas for Writing with Technology (#4 episode of Season 3)

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. These creative ways will help you think about how to help childr...

5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management (#5 Episode of Season 3)

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We need more strategies than fist to five or thumbs up thumbs down. Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessme...

5 Awesome Things for Teachers to Do This Summer (e330)

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is an important time for educators. While some people debate what educators should or shouldn't do over the summer, ultimately it is YOUR summe...

IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom (e329)

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Instructional Technology Coaches can be helpful advisors for teachers if they learn strategies of encouragement and empowerment. Deb Ramm helps us lea...

Helping Kids Cope with Tragedy: The Experience in One Jazz Band (e328)

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One middle school had to cope with the tragic death of a classmate. This story features how one remarkable teacher and his jazz band helped a whole sc...

The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators (e327)

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Britt Wattwood has moved his college classes off Facebook. Today he reflects on the implications for educators and how he's talking about th...

Dr, Barbara Blackburn: Motivating Struggling Learners in Summer School and in Class Everyday (e326)

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So many kids struggle, especially in summer school. Popular author, Dr. Barbara Blackburn, gives us some tips to start summer school or any school yea...

Todd Finley: 5 Ways to Overcome Cognitive Overload (e325)

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cognitive overload happens to students and teachers. Often looking like ADHD, cognitive overload can happen for a variety of reasons including challen...

Elizabeth Merce: Ditch the Clips in Kindergarten (And Here's What to Do Instead) #ditchtheclips (324)

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Moving clips in kindergarten can not only embarrass children but causes privacy concerns with many experts. There are alternatives! Kindergarten teach...

Using the Real-World Classroom Model When Teaching Finance (e323)

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Real-World Classroom model of teaching finance is part simulation part game. Invented by Brian Bean, this model of teaching is transforming Texas ...