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Welcome to the Teacher RockStar Podcast, a weekly podcast hosted by Steve Hiles where tips and strategies critical to the first-year teacher are discussed. We will be sharing the latest educational research and best practices with the new teacher that I wish I had learned during my teacher preparation program.
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Navigating the Future: Teachers and the Rise of AI in the Classroom: #145
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Vicki Davis, known as the author, behind the Cool Cat Teacher Blog and the host of the 10-minute teacher podcast holds a role as both a classroom teacher and an Instructional Technology director in southwest Georgia. With teaching experience spanning over eighteen years in K12 education she also dedicated five years to teaching adults. In this episode she shares her thoughts concerning the rise of artificial intelligence in today's classrooms.
Contact Vicki Davis here.

Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Six Most Important things a New Teacher Can do Before the New School Year: #144
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
In this episode we take a look at the six most important things that a new teacher can do before the new school year. We discuss the importance of goal setting, organizational skills, building relationships, academic preparation, mental and physical well-being and setting realistic expectations.

Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Pathways to Becoming and Helping a Teacher: #143
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Mike Teng is the CEO and co-founder of Swing Education, a tech-enabled marketplace matching substitute teachers with schools in need. Before founding Swing, Mike was a software engineer in the private sector and then the tech director at a K-12 charter school network. In this episode, Mike discusses various pathways to becoming and helping a teacher.

Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
In this episode we establish the importance of special education inclusion in mainstream classrooms. Inclusive education is an approach that fosters a sense of belonging and ensures that all students, regardless of their abilities, are educated together in a general education setting.