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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🎙️New Podcast Just Shared: Screen Value, Not Screen Time: Leading Schools in the AI Age www.coolcatteacher.com/e1004/?utm_c…

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Kathy Nimmer taught English Language Arts for 29 years. Then, she helped create a teacher retention program. She is legally blind. Her story is so inspiring and encouraging for teachers. www.coolcatteacher.com/notice/ #edusky

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is what is happening! Thanks for sharing.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

ELA teacher Tim Plaehn thought 2 of his students used AI to write a paper so he emailed all 44 of them letting them come clean. His email dinged all night as it was 22. He was heartbroken. Hear his story and how he's working to encourage integrity in the AI Age. www.coolcatteacher.com/e982/ #edusky

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Academic Integrity: What 22 Confessions Taught a Teacher - Cool Cat Teacher Blog

Discover why one teacher skipped AI detection, emailed his class instead, and had 22 students confess. Academic integrity still matters.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

ON Today's show Susan Riley shares how you can bring creativity to any subject and to our own lives with some small simple ideas. As you consider inspiring creativity, I hope you'll take a listen and see if any of these will work in your classroom. www.coolcatteacher.com/e980/ #edusky #creativity

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Teaching Creativity: 4 Ideas Every Subject Can Use - Cool Cat Teacher Blog

Teaching Creativity: 4 Ideas Every Subject Can Use

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A pic I Posted in 2015 Throughout my career, I have caught grief for all kinds of things like this. Now, I just smile. There are worse things than catching grief for being ahead of the times. Worse things are grief that kids had because their school didn't care enough to understand the times.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Listening: it improves every relationship Just being quiet and listening. When they are ready to talk, I listen. For my kids, it could be midnight or any time. And I stop everything - even now - and listen. Listening is undervalued but increases your value in the lives of those you love.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A graphic I made in 2013: Power does not mean greatness. Greatness lies in the use of any power you may have to help, encourage, and foster greatness in others. (Note: the word foster predates AI; think long and hard if you crinkled your nose up at my graphic and assumed the worst.)

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A fantastic book from Pat Williams examining the lives of great leaders. I feel better when I pull back from social media and the latest whatever "everybody" is talking about and look at the people who have lived greatness. Book reading has been taking a front seat in my life again and I'm glad!

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't take a step, you'll stay in the same place. Are we getting by or getting better? Scrolling pointlessly - what's the point? Be intentional with your life. It is too precious to waste.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Awesome! you found him! (And I was following him, golly, sometimes it is a bit clunky on this platform. I looked!)

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I could say the same about you! Ah, Matt! You're awesome too!

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today Ronn Nozoe from the National Principals Association talks about a recent survey we did of principals and how they are tackling the AI issue. I thought it was interesting to look at the schools that are doing the best - www.coolcatteacher.com/e973/ #Edusky

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A quote from Chris Lehmann (2012) that I saved. It looks like we need to share this one again in 2026.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It can be tough for kids if Mom and Dad have been the advocates and they don't know what they need and why.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🎙️Episode 972 - What Happens to a Student's IEP after High School? with Dr. Toby Tomlinson Baker, author of the book The Traveling IEP - I wish I had this one before my kids went to college #edusky

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Back in 2011, this was my model of an engaged teacher. Notice the "intentional" web activities. Intentionality remains vital in teaching with purposeful planning. Not all screen uses are alike. Neither are uses of paper. You can use paper to write an epic novel or to go to the bathroom.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My Mom gave me 2 "no whining" signs from her classroom I had a few fave responses to complaining: "Call 9 waa waa" "call the waaaa-mbulance" Didn't have to say it much. My students eventually said it to each other. 😊 I'm curious: do you have something you say?

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man (or woman) who walks through the dark path of the world, himself a light." Felix Adler Let's all be a light. #inspiration

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It also uses PII redaction in case you accidentally include PII in the prompt. There are a lot of interesting things about this type of teacher-facing AI and how non profits are starting to craft AI tools that bring valid resources to teachers instead of the "open internet" slop we get in ai now.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today's tech tool Tuesday is about AskEllis #sponsored by the Children's Health Council -- it is a tool that uses prompt scaffolding, and RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) to pull from valid resources from CAST, CASEL, and Understood www.coolcatteacher.com/e971

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So, if you really want to mess with your friend across the hall. You: We will only have a half-day of school this morning... Your friend: Really? That's awesome You: Too bad the second half will be this afternoon. OK, maybe they won't be your friend after you're done, but I couldn't help it!

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Wow! 👏👉"If we would read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each man's sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow #teacherlife #teacher

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today @ashleybendiksen.bsky.social talks about helping younger children set boundaries. She's the author of a new book caregivers can read with their children. We talk about the words to teach and also how we can have boundaries as teachers. www.coolcatteacher.com/e970/ #edusky

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Teaching Kids Boundaries: What to Say in the Moment - Cool Cat Teacher Blog

Teaching Kids Boundaries: What to Say in the Moment

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Get the FREE ad-free version for Who Smarted? (I wouldn't use the ad-supported ones as some of the ads are not really kid-friendly, IMHO) - whosmarted.com/educator/

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Educator Subscription | Who Smarted

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association produces a overview of what listening and comprehension should look like at each grade level 👉 www.asha.org/public/speec...

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Typical Speech and Language Development

Typical speech and language development in children

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Listening skills are important to build at all grade levels but especially middle and elementary school. We talk about this with a popular podcast creator Jerry Kolber of Who Smarted? on today's podcast - www.coolcatteacher.com/e969/ #edusky

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Who Smarted? Why Human-Made Kids' Media Still Beats the Bots - Cool Cat Teacher Blog

Dive into the exciting world of the Who Smarted podcast, where gross topics become fun learning experiences for kids.

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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 12/08/2026

Gamify any Google Slides™! Use the Dice Slides by Alice Keeler Add-on in the Extensions menu. Choose to add dice rolls to any slide. Play games such as Yatzee™, Shut the Box in Slides™. Use Google Slides™ for math games. workspace.google.com/marketplace/... #GoogleWorkspace #GoogleEDU #EduSky

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today's Tech Tool Tuesday is with @alicekeeler.com #Edugems as she talks about Vibe coding with Gemini. I also include tips for creating a custom gem for your classroom standards and links to some awesome stuff she's been posting. www.coolcatteacher.com/e966/

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Vibe Coding with Gemini: Build Your Own Classroom Tools - Cool Cat Teacher Blog

How Alice Keeler suggests you can vibe code with Gemini to create add ons for your school Google Drive. Privacy, tips, and thoughts for IT.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

How to Become a Better Principal: Award Winning Principals Speak www.coolcatteacher.com/becoming?utm… with NASSP award-winning p....

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

You may have been told to watch this video about the OpenAI AI hack. You really should, even if you don't usually care about any tech stuff. If nothing else, click this link to the 18 minutes in & see how the agents spoke & coordinated with each other. Its eye opening. youtu.be/87DyyMV0kCY?...

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Black Hat USA 2026: The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today @mssackstein.bsky.social shares actionable assessment strategies for formative assessment! She shared some screen free formative assessment strategies and I included a discussion guide for this show. www.coolcatteacher.com/e963/

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Assessment and Feedback That Move Learning Forward - Cool Cat Teacher Blog

Unlock the power of formative assessment strategies to track student progress and improve teaching methods effectively.

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Bryon Carpenter 🦋 @bryoncar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Last Thing… July 29, 2026 “AI in the Classroom: Assignments Students Can’t Fake with Dr Nancy Frey” E957 #10MinuteTeachetPodcast @coolcatteacher.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/WrdI0... @freshairatfive.bsky.social 4.4km 🌤️ 18C

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YouTube video by FreshAirAtFive

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wow. Communication, collaboration and critical thinking? These are really things as a teacher I would think would be better for me to assess. Are we really there or are we putting so many kids in a classroom that the teacher is just crowd control? Wow. Thanks for sharing this, Larry.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I hated around the world and timed tests - Dr. Gina Kling and Dr. Jennifer Bay-Williams say those should be out of... www.coolcatteacher.com/e962/?utm_ca…

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Eric shares fantastic resources!

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Jeff is awesome! He's worth following on instagram or TikTok.

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Some great advice on this one, Bryon. And I'm excited about you being on the show!

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Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Plus: Karim Meghji from @codeorg.bsky.social Todd Brekhus Renaissance Intelligence, Steve Swanson Class Lens, Jeremy Owoh from #ISTE, Kimmie Fink, Brandie Wright, Carmalita Seitz from #ISTE and lots of fresh ideas!

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