Cool Cat Teacher Blog https://www.coolcatteacher.com/ A Top Teacher Blog: Ideas & Encouragement for Remarkable Educators Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:54:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cct_favicon_32x32.png Cool Cat Teacher Blog https://www.coolcatteacher.com/ 32 32 60068710 noCreative commons Share Alike Non Commercial 2.5teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,TeacherCool Cat Teacher: teaching with technology and the belief that teaching is a noble callingCool Cat Teacher: teaching with technology and the belief that teaching is a noble callingVictoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teachercoolcatteacher@gmail.comVictoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Reward Charts and Stickers: Do Rewards Backfire? https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1025/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1025/#respond Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:54:46 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35700

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Do reward charts and stickers work? Dr. Özgür Bolat explains why rewards stop working, what they quietly teach kids, and the one way he says a reward can help.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1025/feed/ 0 35700 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Do reward charts and stickers work? Dr. Özgür Bolat explains why rewards stop working, what they quietly teach kids, and the one way he says a reward can help. The post Reward Charts and Stickers: Do Rewards Backfire? appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Do reward charts and stickers work? Dr. Özgür Bolat explains why rewards stop working, what they quietly teach kids, and the one way he says a reward can help. The post Reward Charts and Stickers: Do Rewards Backfire? appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher 24 Ways to Improve Your Graduation Rate https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1024/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1024/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2026 02:21:29 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35693

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How do you improve your graduation rate? Cara Vienna shares 24 ways Los Alamitos High School graduated every senior, from ninth-grade peer mentoring to D/F lists and a Well Space students designed.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1024/feed/ 0 35693 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. How do you improve your graduation rate? Cara Vienna shares 24 ways Los Alamitos High School graduated every senior, from ninth-grade peer mentoring to D/F lists and a Well Space students designed. The post 24 Ways to Improve Your Graduation Rate appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. How do you improve your graduation rate? Cara Vienna shares 24 ways Los Alamitos High School graduated every senior, from ninth-grade peer mentoring to D/F lists and a Well Space students designed. The post 24 Ways to Improve Your Graduation Rate appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher Teacher Burnout and Depression: When the Teacher Needs Help https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1023/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1023/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:31:07 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35685

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Teacher burnout is sometimes much much more. Burnout and depression can hide inside a teacher who looks like she's doing everything right.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1023/feed/ 0 35685 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Teacher burnout is sometimes much much more. Burnout and depression can hide inside a teacher who looks like she's doing everything right. The post Teacher Burnout and Depression: When the Teacher Needs Help appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Teacher burnout is sometimes much much more. Burnout and depression can hide inside a teacher who looks like she's doing everything right. The post Teacher Burnout and Depression: When the Teacher Needs Help appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher AI in Schools News: Gemini Notebook, GPTs and Student Data https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1022/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1022/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:32:13 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35674

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Seventeen AI in schools stories from this week, from teachers seeing student chats in Gemini Notebook to custom GPTs retiring, a provost resigning over AI and a new heart study for coaches.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1022/feed/ 0 35674 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Seventeen AI in schools stories from this week, from teachers seeing student chats in Gemini Notebook to custom GPTs retiring, a provost resigning over AI and a new heart study for coaches. The post AI in Schools News: Gemini Notebook, GPTs and Student Data appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Seventeen AI in schools stories from this week, from teachers seeing student chats in Gemini Notebook to custom GPTs retiring, a provost resigning over AI and a new heart study for coaches. The post AI in Schools News: Gemini Notebook, GPTs and Student Data appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher Lead with Love: Why the Principal of the Year Reads His Mistakes to His Staff https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1021/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1021/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 01:54:54 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35654

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Can you lead with love and be a successful principal? Jason Johnson, principal of Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina, shows us that you can.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1021/feed/ 0 35654 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Can you lead with love and be a successful principal? Jason Johnson, principal of Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina, shows us that you can. The post Lead with Love: Why the Principal of the Year Reads His Mistakes to His Staff appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Can you lead with love and be a successful principal? Jason Johnson, principal of Orange High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina, shows us that you can. The post Lead with Love: Why the Principal of the Year Reads His Mistakes to His Staff appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher Math Anxiety and Mental Math: Advice From the Fastest Human Calculator https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1020/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1020/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:36:11 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35644

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Do kids still need to do math in their heads? The world's fastest human calculator shares what he learned about math anxiety, math facts, and the test scores that can hide what kids can really do.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1020/feed/ 0 35644 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Do kids still need to do math in their heads? The world's fastest human calculator shares what he learned about math anxiety, math facts, and the test scores that can hide what kids can really do. The post Math Anxiety and Mental Math: Advice From the Fastest Human Calculator appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Do kids still need to do math in their heads? The world's fastest human calculator shares what he learned about math anxiety, math facts, and the test scores that can hide what kids can really do. The post Math Anxiety and Mental Math: Advice From the Fastest Human Calculator appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher National Principals Month: A Message for Every Principal https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1019/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1019/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:42:28 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35633

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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It's National Principals Month. Raquel Martinez, a former biology teacher who served as the first Latina president of NASSP, shares how great principals partner with teachers and her message to every principal who feels alone.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1019/feed/ 0 35633 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. It's National Principals Month. Raquel Martinez, a former biology teacher who served as the first Latina president of NASSP, shares how great principals partner with teachers and her message to every principal who feels alone. The post National Principals Month: A Message for Every Principal appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. It's National Principals Month. Raquel Martinez, a former biology teacher who served as the first Latina president of NASSP, shares how great principals partner with teachers and her message to every principal who feels alone. The post National Principals Month: A Message for Every Principal appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher Explicit Vocabulary Instruction: How to Make Words Stick https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1018/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1018/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:50:25 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35626

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Explicit vocabulary instruction makes new words stick. Fifth grade teacher Sean Morrisey shares his three-step routine for new words, how word parts help kids figure out unfamiliar words, and why teaching words in pairs gets more done.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1018/feed/ 0 35626 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Explicit vocabulary instruction makes new words stick. Fifth grade teacher Sean Morrisey shares his three-step routine for new words, how word parts help kids figure out unfamiliar words, and why teaching words in pairs gets more done. The post Explicit Vocabulary Instruction: How to Make Words Stick appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Explicit vocabulary instruction makes new words stick. Fifth grade teacher Sean Morrisey shares his three-step routine for new words, how word parts help kids figure out unfamiliar words, and why teaching words in pairs gets more done. The post Explicit Vocabulary Instruction: How to Make Words Stick appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher ChatGPT for Teachers: Skip the Prompts, Start Talking https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1017/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1017/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:17:29 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35617

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Two edtech leaders explain why prompt engineering is outdated, how to just talk to ChatGPT, and how to explain AI agents to the teachers you work with.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1017/feed/ 0 35617 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Two edtech leaders explain why prompt engineering is outdated, how to just talk to ChatGPT, and how to explain AI agents to the teachers you work with. The post ChatGPT for Teachers: Skip the Prompts, Start Talking appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. Two edtech leaders explain why prompt engineering is outdated, how to just talk to ChatGPT, and how to explain AI agents to the teachers you work with. The post ChatGPT for Teachers: Skip the Prompts, Start Talking appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher Words of Encouragement for Struggling Students https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1016/ https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1016/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:47:41 +0000 https://www.coolcatteacher.com/?p=35607

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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A youth speaker who sat in our classrooms not long ago shares what helped him when he was struggling, and what made him pull away.

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]]> https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1016/feed/ 0 35607 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)noFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. A youth speaker who sat in our classrooms not long ago shares what helped him when he was struggling, and what made him pull away. The post Words of Encouragement for Struggling Students appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat TeacherFrom the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and Cool Cat Teacher Talk anywhere you listen to podcasts. A youth speaker who sat in our classrooms not long ago shares what helped him when he was struggling, and what made him pull away. The post Words of Encouragement for Struggling Students appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Meow! If you're seeing this on another site, they are "scraping" my feed and taking my content to present it to you so be aware of this.teaching,education,learning,technology,Web,2,0,Cool,Cat,Teacher