10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

Pam Moran has been a leader in education reform in Virginia over the past several years as the state moved from testing to transformation. In today's episode, she talks about the transformation, why they needed change, and implementing successful change. This multi-part series will run over the next several Mondays. www.coolcatteacher.com/e231 Screencastify is the top screencasting tool for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. It saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Get started at screencastify.com/coolcat. If you want to go for unlimited editing, request a quote for your school and be sure to mention Cool Cat Teacher for a discount.

Exciting STEAM projects can ignite and excite any middle school. Today, Pauline Roberts gives us five important ingredients for amping up STEAM in middle school. www.coolcatteacher.com/e230 Xplorlabs is today's sponsor. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit. Solve a mystery. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Have fun! Go to http://www.coolcatteacher.com/firelab today to get your Free Fire Forensics Kit.

Kathleen McClaskey talks about the research on learning styles and the alternatives for teaching and reaching every child. Today's show will help you think about the research many of us have used for years to design lessons. www.coolcatteacher.com/e229 Xplorlabs is today's sponsor. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit. Solve a mystery. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Have fun! Go to http://www.coolcatteacher.com/firelab today to get your Free Fire Forensics Kit.

Dr. Sean Nank's research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. However, his formative assessments have a twist -- students are all answering DIFFERENT math questions. This intriguing research is a must listen for any school with access to technology. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Sean's book is Teaching over Testing. Enter the contest to win a copy of the book. Just go to the show on iTunes and leave a review and your Twitter handle. We'll draw one random winner. www.coolcatteacher.com/e228 Xplorlabs is today's sponsor. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit. Solve a mystery. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Have fun! Go to http://www.coolcatteacher.com/firelab today to get your Free Fire Forensics Kit.

Become more productive today with these seven tools from Dr. Frank Buck. Automate what you can and save time. www.coolcatteacher.com/e227 Xplorlabs is today's sponsor. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit. Solve a mystery. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Have fun! Go to http://www.coolcatteacher.com/firelab today to get your Free Fire Forensics Kit.

John Spencer, coauthor of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower, talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays. www.coolcatteacher.com/e226 Xplorlabs is today's sponsor. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit. Solve a mystery. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Have fun! Go to http://www.coolcatteacher.com/firelab today to get your Free Fire Forensics Kit.

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 social studies lessons. This is one to share with your history department. www.coolcatteacher.com/e255 Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses including a course for history / social studies teachers. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018.

Human trafficking is on the rise in the United States. Some states now include human trafficking in their definition of child abuse. Others do not. In today's show, Ashley Burkett talks about the signs that a child is being trafficked, how children are being recruited, and what schools should be doing. This is an important topic to discuss so we can protect innocent children. www.coolcatteacher.com/e224

A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. No grades. Just learning and sharing. Despite worries that it wouldn't work - it has been working for years and is just getting better. Learn about the Global Challenge Project with Mark Wise. www.coolcatteacher.com/e223 Jennifer Gonzalez is updating her Teacher's Guide to Technology for 2018 with over 200 tools and many new ones. Here's the link http://www.coolcatteacher.com/guide

Sometimes the best tools have been around awhile. Steve Dembo @teach42 talks about the tried and true tools that teachers should still use. www.coolcatteacher.com/e222 Richard Byrne has some fantastic courses for history teachers, getting started with GSuite and more. Check out his courses and coaching at www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech.