From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Mike Tholfsen unveils Microsoft’s game-changing education AI breakthroughs at ISTE 2025, starting with the landmark announcement that Copilot Chat is now FREE for students 13+, complete with enterprise data protection that schools can trust. … Read more
Our community of learning has been focussing on increasing learner agency across our schools. We have developed rubrics to help us track our progress in doing so. The photo above shows a staff activity where teachers were asked to think of examples of existing practices in our school that promote learner agency. We then collected … Read more
Celebrating student success in the classroom is an important way to recognize and reinforce positive behaviors and achievements. Here are some ideas on how to celebrate student success in the classroom. Verbal praise: One of the simplest ways to celebrate student success is to give verbal praise. This can be as simple as saying “well … Read more
Welcome to the penultimate day of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! As we approach the final reveal, today’s spotlight is on a tool that makes creating high-quality video content accessible and achievable for everyone, no matter how busy or tech-savvy you are. Videos have long been a powerful way to engage learners, and today’s Appvent reveal … Read more
by Terry Heick Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version Just a quick post that’s self-explanatory enough: It’s almost #ElectionDay! Some questions for student critical thinking: What is the relationship between voting and democracy? How does critical thinking affect the quality of a democracy? What information is essential for voters to make an … Read more
Summer is a strange time for teachers. Those who are not teachers, can never really fully understand the pressure and stress that the end of year brings within a school. Let me give you an example. I love reading! Up to 20th May this year I had read 23 books (I log them all on … Read more
Write. Share. Give. Welcome story crafters, poets, lookers, commenters, and lovers of all things writing. “The creative adult is the child who survived.” – Ursula LeGuin Express yourself, share a link to your post in the comments, and don’t forget to visit and comment on your colleagues’ writing. Discover more from TWO WRITING TEACHERS Subscribe … Read more
Hello everyone! I began dipping my toes into the Science of Reading last summer. I knew there had to be a better way to help my kindergarten students learn to read – and there is! I’ve been working hard to incorporate more phonemic awareness activities (Heggerty is AMAZING!) and more phonics activities (Decodables for the … Read more
Can you believe we are days away from October. Where is the time gone? This month is packed with themed content. I will be back tomorrow to share some of my favorite October resources: Fall Leaves, Fire Safety, Pumpkins, Bats, Owls, and Red Ribbon Week. Keep an eye out because there are many great resources … Read more
As I mentioned in my last post, I have been teaching Virtual for a few weeks now since my school closed until the New Year. I am working hard to keep online teaching before Holiday break similar to how I would end the year in the actual classroom. Today, we worked in winter PJ’s! … Read more