Vicki Davis's guest appearances

Vicki Davis

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

2009 K-12 Online Conference Video Podcast Channel

The Wired Educator Podcast

Think Like A Leader

EduAllStars

The EPT Podcast

10 Minute Teacher Podcast

Planning Period Podcast

Point of Learning with Pete Hall. Leadership in teaching and learning.

Curriculum 21 Podcast

2009 K-12 Online Conference Audio Podcast Channel

The Prepped and Polished Podcast

K12Online08 Video Channel

K12Online07 Video Podcasts

K12Online08 Audio Channel

Brian Crosby

Sylvia Martinez

Julie Lindsay

Dennis Richards

Dave Burgess

Brad Gustafson

Jen Wagner

Rae Hughart

David Warlick

Catlin Tucker

Don Wettrick

Jackie Gerstein

Chris Betcher

Will Deyamport

Dan Kreiness

OwlTail

Google certified educator, Vicki Davis shares her journey in education blogging and podcasting and how it has led to the creation of a global teaching platform and network for her, her colleagues, and her students.

Atomi Brainwaves Podcast

Google certified educator, Vicki Davis shares her journey in education blogging and podcasting and how it has led to the creation of a global teaching platform and network for her, her colleagues, and her students.

Vicki Davis on Global Teaching Networks

Most importantly, Vicki is a classroom teacher and Instructional Technology director in southwest Georgia. She is into her eighteenth year of teaching at K12 and taught adults for five years before that. She graduated first her in Management Class at Georgia Tech in 1991 and has traveled the world talking about technology and reaching every student. Her philosophy to “innovate like a turtle” has transformed teachers around the world. Vicki’s heart is for today’s students and today’s teachers – both of whom have unique challenges of their own. Because two of her three children have learning differences, children who struggle have a special place in Vicki’s heart and she loves to find technologies to unlock each child’s full potential (and each teacher’s.)Top Education Blog. Vicki Davis has been writing the Cool Cat Teacher blog for 15 years and has been an Edublog award finalist for Best Teacher Blog. This blog is listed in the top 50 blogs in education and has more than 100,000 unique visitors who read this blog each month.Top Twitterer. Vicki was voted a top 5 twitterer in education by the Edublog awards in 2015, and named by Mashable as one of Twitter’s Top 10 Rockstar teachers. Recently, Onalytica named Vicki as the top female edtech influencer on Twitter in December 2017 according to their statistical research.Top Podcast. Vicki hosts and self produces the podcast the 10-Minute Teacher show since February 1, 2017. Within one week of launch, it hit the top 10 in the k12 store in iTunes. With 600 episodes, the show now has over 3 million downloads. It is a 5-day a week show for busy teachers. Vicki’s prior show Every Classroom Mattershad over 300 thousand downloads a month. In 2014, Vicki won the BAMMY Award for Best Education Talk Show Host in 2014.

The Dr. Will Show Podcast

Most importantly, <a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vicki</a> is a classroom teacher and Instructional Technology director in southwest Georgia. She is into her eighteenth year of teaching at K12 and taught adults for five years before that. She graduated first her in Management Class at Georgia Tech in 1991 and has traveled the world talking about technology and reaching every student. Her philosophy to “innovate like a turtle” has transformed teachers around the world. Vicki’s heart is for today’s students and today’s teachers – both of whom have unique challenges of their own. Because two of her three children have learning differences, children who struggle have a special place in Vicki’s heart and she loves to find technologies to unlock each child’s full potential (and each teacher’s.)Top Education Blog. Vicki Davis has been writing the Cool Cat Teacher blog for 15 years and has been an Edublog award finalist for Best Teacher Blog. This blog is listed in the <a href="http://teach.com/teach100" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">top 50 blogs in education</a> and has more than 100,000 unique visitors who read this blog each month.Top Twitterer. Vicki was voted a top 5 twitterer in education by the Edublog awards in 2015, and named by Mashable as one of <a href="https://mashable.com/2014/01/13/twitter-teachers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter’s Top 10 Rockstar teachers</a>. Recently, Onalytica named Vicki as the top female edtech influencer on Twitter in December 2017 according to their statistical research.Top Podcast. Vicki hosts and self produces the podcast the<a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 10-Minute Teacher show</a> since February 1, 2017. Within one week of launch, it hit the top 10 in the k12 store in iTunes. With 600 episodes, the show now has over 3 million downloads. It is a 5-day a week show for busy teachers. Vicki’s prior show <a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/teacher-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Classroom Matters</a>had over 300 thousand downloads a month. In 2014, Vicki won the BAMMY Award for Best Education Talk Show Host in 2014.

Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) - Be Kind And Good Things Will Happen

Today's 700th-anniversary message is a gift to teachers, educators, and parents everywhere. This show is a lifeline for those who need an anchor of purpose. Teachers have been confiding in Vicki that in such a turbulent time as this, many of them feel like they're careening along in a raft, in level five waters, with no end in sight. You can make it. Today is a special anniversary episode - a little longer than our usual one but from Vicki's heart to yours. Teachers, you matter! Your job is important!  Sponsor:  Today’s sponsor,  Trilogy Mentors is dedicated to bringing relationship-based learning online. Trilogy Mentors is THE all-in-one platform for tutors to manage your business online. Engage with your students in their online classroom and manage your business with Trilogy’s scheduling, billing and administrative tools. With Trilogy Mentors, you’ve got integrated back-office tools to let you easily manage admin tasks to grow your business and connect with students on the same platform from home or wherever you find yourself teaching. Visit  coolcatteacher.com/tutor, sign up for a demo and use the coupon code COOLCAT50OFF for 50% off your first month. I recommend  Trilogy Mentors because they not only have an outstanding platform but offer the training, educational content, and technical support to help you easily transition online. Show Notes from Today's Show  Mastering the 7 Decisions by Andy Andrews Dr. Michael Catt @michaelcatt Be The Leader You Were Meant to Be by LeRoy Eims Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Helicopter Scene (warning: I don't recommend this movie - listen to the podcast to know why we laugh) Be Educator's Overcomers Movie  Jeff Galloway 10K App 10 Fingers for God by Paul Brand The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard Chadwick Boseman's Tribute to Denzel Washington  Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town 'Coronavirus Hit Like a Bomb' in the New York Times  Malachi Russell's Story  Thank you so much for making episode 700 possible! Hear from my heart what I'm learning in this time!

Today's 700th-anniversary message is a gift to teachers, educators, and parents everywhere. This show is a lifeline for those who need an anchor of purpose. Teachers have been confiding in Vicki that in such a turbulent time as this, many of them feel like they're careening along in a raft, in level five waters, with no end in sight. You can make it. Today is a special anniversary episode - a little longer than our usual one but from Vicki's heart to yours. Teachers, you matter! Your job is important!  Sponsor:  Today’s sponsor, <a href="https://trilogymentors.com/?utm_source=coolcat&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=coolcat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trilogy Mentors</a> is dedicated to bringing relationship-based learning online. Trilogy Mentors is THE all-in-one platform for tutors to manage your business online. Engage with your students in their online classroom and manage your business with Trilogy’s scheduling, billing and administrative tools. With Trilogy Mentors, you’ve got integrated back-office tools to let you easily manage admin tasks to grow your business and connect with students on the same platform from home or wherever you find yourself teaching. Visit <a href="https://trilogymentors.com/?utm_source=coolcat&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=coolcat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> coolcatteacher.com/tutor</a>, sign up for a demo and use the coupon code COOLCAT50OFF for 50% off your first month. I recommend <a href="https://trilogymentors.com/?utm_source=coolcat&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=coolcat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trilogy Mentors</a> because they not only have an outstanding platform but offer the training, educational content, and technical support to help you easily transition online. Show Notes from Today's Show <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2FJ1a1o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering the 7 Decisions</a> by Andy Andrews</li> <li>Dr. Michael Catt @<a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelCatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michaelcatt</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/35VXN2r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be The Leader You Were Meant to Be</a> by LeRoy Eims</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3faDE_WnocE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Helicopter Scene</a> (warning: I don't recommend this movie - listen to the podcast to know why we laugh)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPA9hx6aMc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be Educator's Overcomers</a> Movie</li> <li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/easy-10k-run-walk-run-beginner-advanced-training-plans/id434528770" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jeff Galloway 10K App</a></li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ksgH4J" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 Fingers for God</a> by Paul Brand</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2FRNVvh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey</a> by Candice Millard</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUoKRScpaVs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chadwick Boseman's Tribute to Denzel Washington</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/us/coronavirus-funeral-albany-georgia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town 'Coronavirus Hit Like a Bomb'</a> in the New York Times</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/100041515583978/videos/pcb.385370749523441/385363556190827/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Malachi Russell's Story</a></li> </ul> Thank you so much for making episode 700 possible! Hear from my heart what I'm learning in this time!

Don’t Fall Out of the Boat with Vicki Davis

Today, the topic of racism has brought about discussions of not only organizational reform but also reform in our personal perceptions. Today, Dr. Andrea Dozier and I will talk about hope in the midst of understanding. We approach this topic with humility and sincerity and I hope as you listen to our perspectives of being two different women living in the southern United States that we might come away realizing that we’re not as different as we might think. In this podcast, we share our thoughts about working with others, dealing with injustice, and standing for positive change. Andrea is a friend and she also has a blog that I recommend "Strength for Your Mountain Diaries." Check out Andrea and let me know on Twitter what you think. www.coolcatteacher.com/e686  Dr. Andrea Dozier - Bio as Submitted Dr. Andrea Dozier has been providing instruction in higher education for over 18 years. She is currently employed as an assistant professor of nursing and undergraduate pre-licensure clinical coordinator at Albany State University. She is also a Faculty Internationalization Fellow. Dr. Dozier is certified in online instruction and serves as hybrid nursing program professor, graduate faculty member, and mentor. She is a published author whose research interests include teacher efficacy, instructional methodologies, and course design in nursing education. Dr. Dozier received her Associate of Science in Nursing in 1995 from Darton State College, Bachelor of Science from Georgia Southwestern State University (2004), Master’s from Albany State University (2012), and Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Valdosta State University (2018). Dr. Dozier is a member of the Georgia Association for Nursing Education and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing. Blog: https://strengthforyourmountaindiaries.blogspot.com/ Instagram: @strengthforyourmountaindiaries Twitter: @strengthforyou1

Today, the topic of racism has brought about discussions of not only organizational reform but also reform in our personal perceptions. Today, Dr. Andrea Dozier and I will talk about hope in the midst of understanding. We approach this topic with humility and sincerity and I hope as you listen to our perspectives of being two different women living in the southern United States that we might come away realizing that we’re not as different as we might think. In this podcast, we share our thoughts about working with others, dealing with injustice, and standing for positive change. Andrea is a friend and she also has a blog that I recommend "<a href="https://strengthforyourmountaindiaries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strength for Your Mountain Diaries</a>." Check out Andrea and let me know on Twitter what you think. <a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e686" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coolcatteacher.com/e686</a>  Dr. Andrea Dozier - Bio as Submitted Dr. Andrea Dozier has been providing instruction in higher education for over 18 years. She is currently employed as an assistant professor of nursing and undergraduate pre-licensure clinical coordinator at Albany State University. She is also a Faculty Internationalization Fellow. Dr. Dozier is certified in online instruction and serves as hybrid nursing program professor, graduate faculty member, and mentor. She is a published author whose research interests include teacher efficacy, instructional methodologies, and course design in nursing education. Dr. Dozier received her Associate of Science in Nursing in 1995 from Darton State College, Bachelor of Science from Georgia Southwestern State University (2004), Master’s from Albany State University (2012), and Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Valdosta State University (2018). Dr. Dozier is a member of the Georgia Association for Nursing Education and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing. Blog: <a href="https://strengthforyourmountaindiaries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://strengthforyourmountaindiaries.blogspot.com/</a> Instagram: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/strengthforyourmountaindiaries/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">strengthforyourmountaindiaries</a> Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/strengthforyou1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">strengthforyou1</a>

Courageous Conversations: Let's Talk about Fighting Racism with Dr. Andrea Dozier and Vicki Davis

As part of #LoveTeaching week, I recorded some thoughts on why I love teaching. But I also have to share some of my heart about teaching, our future, and all of the amazing things our profession does for the future. Please share your story for #LoveTeaching week too! www.coolcatteacher.com/e629 Vicki Davis - Host Vicki Davis is a full-time classroom teacher and Instructional Technology Director. She has been blogging at the Cool Cat Teacher blog since 2005 and has traveled the world and written two books about edtech and collaborative technologies. She has hosted the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast since 2017 where she interviews many of the most remarkable educators on the planet about what matters to K12 educators.

As part of #LoveTeaching week, I recorded some thoughts on why I love teaching. But I also have to share some of my heart about teaching, our future, and all of the amazing things our profession does for the future. Please share your story for #LoveTeaching week too! <a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e629" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.coolcatteacher.com/e629</a> Vicki Davis - Host Vicki Davis is a full-time classroom teacher and Instructional Technology Director. She has been blogging at the Cool Cat Teacher blog since 2005 and has traveled the world and written two books about edtech and collaborative technologies. She has hosted the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast since 2017 where she interviews many of the most remarkable educators on the planet about what matters to K12 educators.

Why I #LoveTeaching with Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis is in the studio to talk about getting ready for the upcoming Presidential Primary in March as well as what she does to ensure voter integrity.

The KC Ingram Show

Vicki Davis is in the studio to talk about getting ready for the upcoming Presidential Primary in March as well as what she does to ensure voter integrity.

Martin County Supervisor of Elections, Vicki Davis

**Follow us on Twitter - @InstantRel** Welcome to the 3rd Season of the Instant Relevance Podcast!  Denis (@MathDenisNJ) and Raymond (@blended_math) interview teacher, blogger, and the host of the '10 Minute Teacher Podcast' - Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher).  The hosts talk to Vicki about her passion for helping all teachers reach every student and the importance of self care in a challenging profession. More from Vicki Davis: -- coolcatteacher.com/ Check out more from Denis: -- denissheeran.com/ Check out more from Ray: -- blendedlearningnetwork.org The Instant Relevance Podcast is a member of VoicEd.ca  and the Education Podcast Network - www.edupodcastnetwork.com Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/instant-relevance-podcast/support

Instant Relevance Podcast

**Follow us on Twitter - @InstantRel** Welcome to the 3rd Season of the Instant Relevance Podcast!  Denis (@MathDenisNJ) and Raymond (@blended_math) interview teacher, blogger, and the host of the '10 Minute Teacher Podcast' - Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher).  The hosts talk to Vicki about her passion for helping all teachers reach every student and the importance of self care in a challenging profession. More from Vicki Davis: -- <a href="http://coolcatteacher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coolcatteacher.com/</a> Check out more from Denis: -- <a href="http://denissheeran.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">denissheeran.com/</a> Check out more from Ray: -- <a href="http://blendedlearningnetwork.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blendedlearningnetwork.org</a> The Instant Relevance Podcast is a member of <a href="http://VoicEd.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VoicEd.ca</a>  and the Education Podcast Network - <a href="http://www.edupodcastnetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.edupodcastnetwork.com</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/instant-relevance-podcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/instant-relevance-podcast/support</a>

Episode 39 - Reaching All Students with Vicki Davis

In this episode, Vicki lets us in on challenges she's faced in her career from being overextended, dealing with cell phones in the classroom and deciding not to measure her value against what she sees on Social Media or what people believe to be true about how public speakers should look in order to be on stage plus much, much more. 

The Burned-In Teacher Podcast

In this episode, Vicki lets us in on challenges she's faced in her career from being overextended, dealing with cell phones in the classroom and deciding not to measure her value against what she sees on Social Media or what people believe to be true about how public speakers should look in order to be on stage plus much, much more.

Ep #050- Wearing Our Teacher Game Face with Vicki Davis

One of my favorite EdTech gurus is Cool Cat Teacher herself Vicki Davis. She's a classroom teacher who has implemented full-scale project learning. She's also an instructional technology director.   Quick announcement: I will be doing a LIVE recording of the Shake Up Learning Show at ISTE! Join me on Tuesday, June 25th at 11:00 AM in the Flipgrid booth! If you will be attending ISTE and want to be a contributor on the show, fill out the form to get in the lineup!  Details are here.   I’d like to give a huge shoutout to Amanda Casamento for her review on  The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Academy, today, June 4th, 2019 is your last chance to sign up for the summer.   This episode is sponsored by  Pear Deck which brings powerful learning moments to life through presentations. They are also part of Be Internet Awesome and integrate with Google Apps for Education. Shake Up Learning listeners can try Pear Deck Premium for 60-days for free.   Vicki Davis is one of my friends and mentors. She is on her 500th episode of her 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and her passion for learning and teaching is contagious. She teaches technology, blogging, photography and more. She is also the IT director at her school.   When she goes home, she blogs and podcasts. She also has three kids and several cats and dogs. You could either say she works all the time or that she never works, because she is living her passion through her work. It is such a pleasure to have her on the show today.   We talk about how Vicki brings her students passions to light by using technology to get them to create projects based on things that they are actually interested in. We talk all about project based learning and innovative ways to teach using technology, some of the amazing projects her students have worked on, and our shared passion for teaching.   In This Episode: [06:02] Vicki teaches grades seven and eight. She teaches keyboarding, digital film, and blogging. She teaches introduction to computer science to ninth graders. This where they program apps, make , and record podcasts. [06:29] She also teaches digital film, and is the IT director at her school Sherwood Christian Academy. [06:41] She works with teachers to help them with their technology integration. At night, Vicki blogs and podcasts and she is a mom of three. [07:50] Vicki teaches regular photography. Then she tries to get her kids to understand the power of the closeups. They put tiny people on pictures on a high quality monitor. [09:28] These tiny people could be used as story starters. [11:17] It's Vicki's goal to find the strengths of every student and to point those out. She also records her lessons and puts them in Edpuzzle. [12:30] She wants her students to understand how to learn and pick up new skills using things like YouTube. [13:11] Using Edpuzzle allows Vicki to clone herself. She also uses Nearpod. [14:18] Technology can be used for learning, assessment, and feedback. [15:41] Videos should only be for four to six minutes, because it takes longer to work through them with pauses. [16:12] Vicki keeps it all about the kids and what they are interested in, but she also uses VR, AR, and 3D to really drive the point home. [16:23] She had some kids in her class who really love to fish, so they are making an app about fishing. [17:02] It's amazing to see what kids will do when you sparked their interest. [17:24] Kids have to ideate to come up with app names, but the whole model is based upon their interests and what their personal masterpieces are. [19:09] Project-based learning is learning while you do the project. [20:19] Since these kids have been working on apps that they care about, they're more positive and energetic about school, learning, and life in general. [21:03] Let kids pitch their ideas. Using the principle of the growth mindset, give them a yellow light, where they can move ahead once certain requirements are met. Production starts after getting the green light. [22:37] Differentiate instruction with technology. This consists of rubrics, milestones, and checkpoints. [24:24] There will be positive and negative checkpoints often wrapped in a compliment sandwich. [25:32] Project-based teaching and learning is a very engaged process. There are also project managers who report at the beginning of the class. [26:30] Vicki uses everything for her feedback loop from verbal comments to Google comments. [28:08] Podcasting is some of the greatest professional development. Vicki has the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast. Teachers need knowledge and encouragement. Her 500th episode is also coming up. [29:30] Vicki's strategy is to innovate like a turtle or take small baby steps every day. [32:36] We should make our world a little brighter by doing what inspires us. [34:09] Vicki began blogging, but was surprised when people actually started reading her work. She is building a source of inspiration and pride. [37:03] We need to encourage the power to share our voices. Podcast Question of the Week:  How do you unleash the passions of your students? How can you and your students “innovate like a turtle” and use Vicki’s tips? Post your answers in the Shake Up Learning community or on your favorite social platform.  Google Certification Courses Open May 21 If you have ever thought about getting Google Certified, but are unsure where to start, or overwhelmed with the content, I can help!   I have  three online courses to help you reach your Google Certification goals.   (1)  The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Academy (2)  The Google Certified Educator Level 2 Academy (3)  Become a Google Certified Trainer Online Course   These courses are designed to walk you through the process and give you everything you need to know to pass the exam. I have helped THOUSANDS get Google Certified, and I want to help YOU!   But don't miss this opportunity! These courses only open twice a year.   Enrollment opens on May 21st for a limited time.   If you miss this window, you have to wait until November!   But wait...there's more!   SAVE BIG WITH BUNDLES!   Opening all of these courses at once also gives you another advantage–bundling! If you want to purchase multiple courses at once, you can save BIG TIME!   Learn more at http://GetGoogleCertified.com Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode: The Shake Up Learning Show The Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook  Join the Shake Up Learning Book Study! Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic by Kasey Bell Education Podcast Network  LIVE Recording of The Shake Up Learning Show with Flipgrid at #ISTE19! Cool Cat Teacher Cool Cat Teacher Newsletter  @coolcatteacher on Twitter 10 Minute Teacher Podcast House of #EdTech Podcast Pear Deck Be Internet Awesome Pear Deck Premium for 60-days for free  Little People Doing Big Things Edpuzzle Nearpod The Buck Institute

Shake Up Learning Show

One of my favorite EdTech gurus is Cool Cat Teacher herself Vicki Davis. She's a classroom teacher who has implemented full-scale project learning. She's also an instructional technology director. Quick announcement: I will be doing a LIVE recording of the Shake Up Learning Show at ISTE! Join me on Tuesday, June 25th at 11:00 AM in the Flipgrid booth! If you will be attending ISTE and want to be a contributor on the show, fill out the form to get in the lineup! <a href="https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/live-recording-of-the-shake-up-learning-show-with-flipgrid-at-iste19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Details are here</a>. I’d like to give a huge shoutout to Amanda Casamento for her review on <a href="https://shakeuplearning.teachable.com/p/the-google-certified-educator-academy-level-11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Academy</a>, today, June 4th, 2019 is your last chance to sign up for the summer. This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://peardeck.com/shakeuplearning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pear Deck</a> which brings powerful learning moments to life through presentations. They are also part of <a href="https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be Internet Awesome</a> and integrate with Google Apps for Education. Shake Up Learning listeners can try <a href="https://www.peardeck.com/shakeuplearning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pear Deck Premium for 60-days for free.</a> Vicki Davis is one of my friends and mentors. She is on her 500th episode of her <a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 Minute Teacher Podcast</a> and her passion for learning and teaching is contagious. She teaches technology, blogging, photography and more. She is also the IT director at her school. When she goes home, she blogs and podcasts. She also has three kids and several cats and dogs. You could either say she works all the time or that she never works, because she is living her passion through her work. It is such a pleasure to have her on the show today. We talk about how Vicki brings her students passions to light by using technology to get them to create projects based on things that they are actually interested in. We talk all about project based learning and innovative ways to teach using technology, some of the amazing projects her students have worked on, and our shared passion for teaching. In This Episode: [06:02] Vicki teaches grades seven and eight. She teaches keyboarding, digital film, and blogging. She teaches introduction to computer science to ninth graders. This where they program apps, make , and record podcasts. [06:29] She also teaches digital film, and is the IT director at her school Sherwood Christian Academy. [06:41] She works with teachers to help them with their technology integration. At night, Vicki blogs and podcasts and she is a mom of three. [07:50] Vicki teaches regular photography. Then she tries to get her kids to understand the power of the closeups. They put tiny people on pictures on a high quality monitor. [09:28] These tiny people could be used as story starters. [11:17] It's Vicki's goal to find the strengths of every student and to point those out. She also records her lessons and puts them in <a href="https://edpuzzle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edpuzzle</a>. [12:30] She wants her students to understand how to learn and pick up new skills using things like YouTube. [13:11] Using Edpuzzle allows Vicki to clone herself. She also uses Nearpod. [14:18] Technology can be used for learning, assessment, and feedback. [15:41] Videos should only be for four to six minutes, because it takes longer to work through them with pauses. [16:12] Vicki keeps it all about the kids and what they are interested in, but she also uses VR, AR, and 3D to really drive the point home. [16:23] She had some kids in her class who really love to fish, so they are making an app about fishing. [17:02] It's amazing to see what kids will do when you sparked their interest. [17:24] Kids have to ideate to come up with app names, but the whole model is based upon their interests and what their personal masterpieces are. [19:09] Project-based learning is learning while you do the project. [20:19] Since these kids have been working on apps that they care about, they're more positive and energetic about school, learning, and life in general. [21:03] Let kids pitch their ideas. Using the principle of the growth mindset, give them a yellow light, where they can move ahead once certain requirements are met. Production starts after getting the green light. [22:37] Differentiate instruction with technology. This consists of rubrics, milestones, and checkpoints. [24:24] There will be positive and negative checkpoints often wrapped in a compliment sandwich. [25:32] Project-based teaching and learning is a very engaged process. There are also project managers who report at the beginning of the class. [26:30] Vicki uses everything for her feedback loop from verbal comments to Google comments. [28:08] Podcasting is some of the greatest professional development. Vicki has the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast. Teachers need knowledge and encouragement. Her 500th episode is also coming up. [29:30] Vicki's strategy is to innovate like a turtle or take small baby steps every day. [32:36] We should make our world a little brighter by doing what inspires us. [34:09] Vicki began blogging, but was surprised when people actually started reading her work. She is building a source of inspiration and pride. [37:03] We need to encourage the power to share our voices. 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15: Project Based Learning Tips from Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis has been writing the Cool Cat Teacher blog for more than 12 years and has been an Edublog award finalist for Best Teacher Blog for most of those. Her blog is listed in the top 50 blogs in education and has more than 100,000 unique visitors who read this blog each month. Vicki was voted a top 5 twitterer in education by the Edublog awards in 2015, and named by Mashable as one of Twitter’s Top 10 Rockstar teachers. Recently, Onalytica named Vicki as the top female edtech influencer on Twitter in December 2017 according to their statistical research. Vicki hosts and self produces the podcast the 10-Minute Teacher show since February 1, 2017. Within one week of launch, it hit the top 10 in the k12 store in iTunes. It is a 5-day a week show for busy teachers. Vicki’s prior show Every Classroom Matters had over 300 thousand downloads a month and was produced by BAM Radio Network. In 2014, Vicki won the BAMMY Award for Best Education Talk Show Host in 2014. Vicki is well known for her creation of more than twenty global collaborative projects including the Flat Classroom Project which won ISTE’s Online Learning Award in 2006 and the MAD About Mattering Project in 2016 and 2017. Vicki is known for her speeches on differentiating instruction, being an excellent 21st-century educator. Her work with classrooms across the world has taken her and her students around the world- to China, India, Qatar, Dubai, Hawaii and here in the continental US where she has shared more than 100 keynotes and spotlights. Vicki’s books  Reinventing Writing and Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, empower teachers to connect their students to technology and the world. Vicki writes for Edutopia and is one of Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education Top 12 Teacher Blogs. Vicki has 138K Twitter followers (and growing) and more than one hundred thousand unique visitors read Vicki’s blog every month. Vicki’s on Tumblr, Flipboard, and Facebook, too. Vicki is a Discovery STAR educator and a Google Certified Innovator. She has spoken at Google, Microsoft, and other technology companies about innovative classroom technology use. Her classroom was named one of the most top 10 Financially Literate classrooms in the US by the H&amp;R Block Budget Challenge in 2014. Vicki has 3 three children, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 105 students, and 1 husband and now one more person who has read her bio — and for that — she’s most grateful. She is honored to count many of the finest educators on the planet as her friends. ———————————————————————–    Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email. • Listen to Kelly’s other podcast,  The Future Focused Podcastand subscribe. • Subscribe to  The Wired Educator Podcastwith over 115 episodes of interviews and professional development. • Visit Kelly’s website at www.KellyCroy.com. • Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school’s opening day? • Consider Kelly Croy at www.KellyCroy.com • Order Kelly’s book,  Along Came a Leaderfor a school book study or your personal library. • Follow Kelly Croy on Facebook.  • Follow Kelly Croy on Twitter.  •  Follow Kelly Croy on Instagram 

Vicki Davis has been writing the Cool Cat Teacher blog for more than 12 years and has been an Edublog award finalist for Best Teacher Blog for most of those. Her blog is listed in the top 50 blogs in education and has more than 100,000 unique visitors who read this blog each month. Vicki was voted a top 5 twitterer in education by the Edublog awards in 2015, and named by Mashable as one of <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/13/twitter-teachers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter’s Top 10 Rockstar teachers</a>. Recently, Onalytica named Vicki as the top female edtech influencer on Twitter in December 2017 according to their statistical research. Vicki hosts and self produces the podcast the<a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 10-Minute Teacher show</a> since February 1, 2017. Within one week of launch, it hit the top 10 in the k12 store in iTunes. It is a 5-day a week show for busy teachers. Vicki’s prior show <a href="https://www.coolcatteacher.com/teacher-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Classroom Matters</a> had over 300 thousand downloads a month and was produced by BAM Radio Network. In 2014, Vicki won the BAMMY Award for Best Education Talk Show Host in 2014. Vicki is well known for her creation of more than twenty global collaborative projects including the Flat Classroom Project which won ISTE’s Online Learning Award in 2006 and the <a href="http://www.madaboutmattering.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MAD About Mattering Project</a> in 2016 and 2017. Vicki is known for her speeches on differentiating instruction, being an excellent 21st-century educator. Her work with classrooms across the world has taken her and her students around the world- to China, India, Qatar, Dubai, Hawaii and here in the continental US where she has shared more than 100 keynotes and spotlights. Vicki’s books  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415732093/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kelcro-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0415732093&amp;linkId=7b38c577252c75ed1b5249ce1379ae55" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reinventing Writing</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0132610353/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kelcro-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0132610353&amp;linkId=c59c9e02a28fabc79e693337c4d34578" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds</a>, empower teachers to connect their students to technology and the world. Vicki writes for Edutopia and is one of Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education Top 12 Teacher Blogs. Vicki has 138K Twitter followers (and growing) and more than one hundred thousand unique visitors read Vicki’s blog every month. Vicki’s on Tumblr, Flipboard, and Facebook, too. Vicki is a Discovery STAR educator and a Google Certified Innovator. She has spoken at Google, Microsoft, and other technology companies about innovative classroom technology use. Her classroom was named one of the most top 10 Financially Literate classrooms in the US by the H&amp;R Block Budget Challenge in 2014. Vicki has 3 three children, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 105 students, and 1 husband and now one more person who has read her bio — and for that — she’s most grateful. She is honored to count many of the finest educators on the planet as her friends. ———————————————————————– Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an <a>email</a>. • Listen to Kelly’s other podcast, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/future-focused-podcast/id1330093721?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Future Focused Podcast</a>and subscribe. • Subscribe to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wired-educator-podcast/id974270220?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Wired Educator Podcast</a>with over 115 episodes of interviews and professional development. • Visit Kelly’s website at <a href="http://www.kellycroy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.KellyCroy.com</a>. • Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school’s opening day? • Consider Kelly Croy at <a href="http://www.kellycroy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.KellyCroy.com</a> • Order Kelly’s book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1512393061/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kelcro-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1512393061&amp;linkId=e55cdcb4d844269a42d83e67d4c0f90b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Along Came a Leader</a>for a school book study or your personal library. • Follow Kelly Croy on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/chalkart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.</a>  • Follow Kelly Croy on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kellycroy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter.</a>  •  Follow Kelly Croy on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/kcroy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a>

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