Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis has a legacy of service to the Hastings community that has spanned almost 50 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator. She personally started multiple Raiders girls’ athletics programs in the early 1970s including basketball, volleyball, tennis, and track & field. She was also a sports official – she refereed Minnesota’s-first state championship game in girls basketball – as well as a Region Secretary that managed MSHSL section playoff tournaments for 30 sports per year.   She is a member of the Minnesota State University-Mankato Hall of Fame, and the MSHSL Hall of Fame.  Did you know that Vicki was the first girl to ever play little league baseball in Minnesota.  That she played four different sports as a collegiate athlete?   That she is currently a coordinator and evaluator of officials for almost multiple Division I and II conferences across the country for women's basketball?  Vicki Davis is a true pioneer, a legend, and a proud Hastings Raider.

Vicki Davis is a teacher, blogger, podcaster, author and mother. She's been a technology teacher for over 20 years helping her students build websites and learn how to code. Vicki is transforming the way people think about teaching by sharing stories from her BYOD classroom. Vicki blogs at the popular Cool Cat Teacher Blog and made Mashable's Top 10 list of "Teacher Rock Stars on Twitter" in 2014 and named Onalytica's top female edtech twitter account in 2017. Vicki's goal is to help educators teach with better results, lead with a positive impact, and live with greater purpose by helping educators build their PLN and find and share best practices.Follow on Instagram ➡️ @lifeofa_podcastListen on Spotify ➡️ https://spoti.fi/2YkAcD1Listen on Apple Podcasts ➡️ https://apple.co/2YkApWPCheck the website out ➡️ www.lifeofapodcast.com___________________________________________________________________________Check out Vicki's Instagram  ➡️ @coolcatteacher Check out DJ Scruffy's Twitter  ➡️@coolcatteacherCheck out Vicki's website  ➡️https://www.coolcatteacher.com/Check out Vicki's podcast, The 10-Minute Teacher ➡️https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-teacher-podcast/id1201263130?mt=2&app=podcastCheck out Vicki's Youtube  ➡️https://www.youtube.com/user/coolcatteacher

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.

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.

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, 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

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.

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.

**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

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.