by Vicki Davis
Jam-packed with cool classrooms, cool apps, and cool teaching ideas, full-time teacher and award-winning edtech influencer, Vicki Davis, who blogs as the Cool Cat Teacher Blog, loves to interview awesome teachers and educators from around the world on this teacher podcast. Her goal is to interview the most in-classroom teachers on one helpful teacher podcast. This encouraging show will give you quick ideas you can use right away. You can follow Vicki @coolcatteacher on all social media and join the conversation.
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April 21, 2025
<p class="" data-start="258" data-end="608"><strong data-start= "258" data-end="289">Is passion enough to teach?</strong> In this powerful episode, Dr. Jacob Kirksey—Assistant Professor of Education Policy at Texas Tech University—reveals research on the <strong data-start="423" data-end="455">rise of uncertified teachers (56% of new teachers in Texas are uncertified)</strong> and the <strong data-start="464" data-end="497">real cost to student learning</strong>. Discover why <strong data-start="512" data-end="532">teacher training</strong> matters more than ever and how we can fix the broken pipeline in education.</p> <hr class="" data-start="610" data-end="613" /> <p class="" data-start="615" data-end="1030">💼 <strong data-start= "618" data-end="638">Sponsor Message:</strong><br data-start="638" data-end="641" /> This episode is sponsored by <strong data-start="670" data-end= "687">Solution Tree</strong>.<br data-start="688" data-end="691" /> For over 25 years, Solution Tree has partnered with schools and districts to deliver research-driven professional development that helps teachers turn their passion into real progress for their students.<br data-start="894" data-end="897" /> 👉 See the results they’ve helped schools achieve at <a class="" href="https://www.solutiontree.com/10MinuteTeacher" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="950" data-end= "1030">SolutionTree.com/10MinuteTeacher</a></p> <hr class="" data-start="1032" data-end="1035" /> <p class="" data-start="1037" data-end="1497">🧠 <strong data-start= "1040" data-end="1079">Highlights of this episode include:</strong><br data-start="1079" data-end="1082" /> • <strong data-start="1084" data-end="1121">The Cost of Uncertified Teachers:</strong> Students lose 3–4 months of learning in a single year when taught by uncertified teachers.<br data-start="1212" data-end="1215" /> • <strong data-start="1217" data-end="1250">Impact on Dyslexia Diagnosis:</strong> Early learners are significantly less likely to be diagnosed correctly when taught by uncertified educators.<br data-start="1359" data-end="1362" /> • <strong data-start="1364" data-end="1398">Veteran Teachers Under Strain:</strong> Certified teachers are absorbing the load—facing burnout, pacing gaps, and unfair support burdens.</p> <hr class="" data-start="1499" data-end="1502" /> <p class="" data-start="1504" data-end="1593">🔗 <strong data-start= "1507" data-end="1524">Episode Page:</strong><br data-start="1524" data-end="1527" /> <a href= "https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e890">www.coolcatteacher.com/e890</a></p> <p class="" data-start="1595" data-end="1711"> 🎧 <strong data-start="1598" data-end="1616">Love the show?</strong><br data-start="1616" data-end="1619" /> Don’t miss an episode — <strong data-start="1643" data-end= "1656">subscribe</strong>, leave a <strong data-start="1666" data-end="1676">review</strong>, and share with a fellow educator!</p> <p class="" data-start="1082" data-end="1171"> </p> <p class="" data-start="1338" data-end="1753"> </p>
April 16, 2025
<p>Isabelle Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, joins Vicki Davis to explore why the early years gap is our greatest educational inequity. Discover how 90% of brain development happens before age five and why relationships are fundamental to learning. Hau's book "Love to Learn" (the #1 new release on Amazon in Early Childhood Education) reveals why we need more "relational intelligence" in education and less focus on standardized metrics. She explains why young children today play 50% less outdoors than their parents did and how early childhood educators are literally "sculpting brains." A must-listen for anyone passionate about early childhood education!</p> <p>Show notes, bio, and infographic at <a href= "https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e889">https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e889</a></p> <p><strong>Solution Tree - Show Sponsor</strong></p> <p>For over 25 years, <a href= "https://www.SolutionTree.com/10MinuteTeacher"><strong>Solution Tree</strong></a> has partnered with schools and districts to deliver research-driven professional development that helps teachers turn their passion into real progress for their students. See the results they’ve helped schools achieve at <a href= "https://www.SolutionTree.com/10MinuteTeacher">SolutionTree.com/10MinuteTeacher</a>. </p>
April 9, 2025
<p>Daron Franklin also known as “Coach Frank,” is a former Algebra I teacher turned human performance coach. His practical advice to help teachers reach kids and to help kids reach their goals is spot on. He talks about strategies for improving student motivation.</p> <p id="block-8bba93b8-645b-45f6-8b58-197151aced50" class= "block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" role="document" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label="Block: Paragraph" data-block= "8bba93b8-645b-45f6-8b58-197151aced50" data-type="core/paragraph" data-title="Paragraph" data-empty="false" data-wp-block-attribute-key="content">Additionally, he shares the importance of building relationships and things you can say and do to support student mental health. I like how he encourages us teachers to be honest when we make mistakes (we all make them.) He also encourages us to bring relevance into every lesson. Finally, his encouragement to develop keystone habits is something we can all do.</p> <p class= "block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" role="document" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label="Block: Paragraph" data-block= "8bba93b8-645b-45f6-8b58-197151aced50" data-type="core/paragraph" data-title="Paragraph" data-empty="false" data-wp-block-attribute-key="content">Show notes: <a href= "https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e888">https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e888</a></p> <p class= "block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-selected wp-block-paragraph rich-text" role="document" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label="Block: Paragraph" data-block= "8bba93b8-645b-45f6-8b58-197151aced50" data-type="core/paragraph" data-title="Paragraph" data-empty="false" data-wp-block-attribute-key="content">Download the infographic and read Coach Frank's bio on the show notes page.</p>
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