Niles Middle School reduced suspensions by 32% and raised attendance — not by relaxing standards, but by asking why students were absent and connecting each one to an adult who …
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Leading With Love: Two National Principals of the Year on What Actually Works
Season 7 Episode 4 | Cool Cat Teacher Talk Showby Vicki DavisTwo women were named a 2026 National Principal of the Year, and when you ask them how they did it, they both use the same word: love. Amanda Jamerson on …
How to Become a Better Principal: Award Winning Principals Speak
Cool Cat Teacher Talk | Season 7, Episodes 3 and 4by Vicki DavisLeadership is not a personality you’re born with — it can be learned, and it can be taught. Ronn Nozoe, CEO of the National Principals Association, on what principals really …
Data-Driven Leadership That Changes School Culture
Dr. Deborah Dennie | Episode 960 | The 10 Minute Teacher Podcastby Vicki DavisDr. Deborah Dennie has led Leonardtown Middle School for ten years. She reads attendance, discipline, and grade data together — and it changed her school’s culture. A Maryland Principal of …
Leadership in education isn’t a title — it’s seeing a gap and building the bridge. A 16-year-old coder, a college-readiness expert, and the first Latina NASSP president show how to …
Data Driven Schools: Driving Learning and Improving Relationships
Season 6, Episode 2: Data Driven Schools: Driving Learning and Improving Relationships | Cool Cat Teacher Talkby Vicki DavisWhat does it really mean to be a data-driven school? AJ Juliani led 150 educators in building their own AI-powered data dashboards — no coding required. Victoria Setaro reframes data …
Here’s Looking at You, Kid: How a Trip Off the Grid Changed How I Live Life On the Grid
Thoughts from Vickiby Vicki DavisLearn how going with no-notification devices, like getting rid of your smartwatch, might give you the best productivity and memories you have ever had in your life.
What Every Teacher Needs to Hear! You Can Be Assertive!
Dr. Brad Johnson | episode 914 | 10 Minute Teacher Podcastby Vicki DavisToday’s show teaches importance of assertiveness for teachers in preventing burnout and maintaining healthy boundaries. Dr. Brad Johnson, author of Becoming a More Assertive Teacher, helps us see the importance …
Transform Your School Culture with Steve Bollar
"Stand Tall" Steve Bollar | Episode 910 | 10 Minute Teacher Podcastby Vicki Davis“Stand Tall” Steve Bollar offers transformative strategies to enhance school culture through a 7-week challenge aimed at improving relationships between students and staff. Key ideas include using decision-making frameworks to …
Captivate, Care, and Culture
with Jheri South, Dr. Marc Isseks, Dr. Patrice Buckner Jackson (Dr. PBJ), & “Stand Tall” Steve Bollar | Season 3 Episode 8 | Cool Cat Teacher Talkby Vicki DavisKick off your year with a quick-start kit: capture attention in the opening minutes, teach ADHD brains with strategies that work, protect teachers from burnout, and launch a culture challenge …