{"podcast":{"title":"10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher","slug":"10-minute-teacher-podcast-with-cool-cat-teacher-835450","podcast_index_feed_id":835450,"rss_url":"https://10minuteteacher.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/4/5/9/24599f089ecd479216c3140a3186d450/April_2025_logo-final_-comp.png","author":"Vicki Davis","episode_count":950,"summary":"A teacher podcast for busy educators—about 10 minutes, every week. Stay current on artificial intelligence in education (plain English), edtech, and what matters in the classroom: culture, instruction, assessment, digital health and wellness, and more. Simple ideas you can use right away. Hosted by AP Computer Science teacher Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher)—author and longtime edtech blogger—this teaching podcast features best-selling teachers, researchers, and in-the-classroom administrators sharing practical strategies that connect with today's students. Follow the 10 Minute Teacher—the podcast for teachers and school leaders—for weekly, classroom-ready tips. Show notes & resources: https://coolcatteacher.com/podcast","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:21:58.928172+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-teacher-podcast-with-cool-cat-teacher-835450"},"episode":{"title":"AI Art in the Classroom with Tim Needles","slug":"ai-art-in-the-classroom-with-tim-needles","published_at":"2026-06-16T23:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-teacher-podcast-with-cool-cat-teacher-835450/ai-art-in-the-classroom-with-tim-needles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-teacher-podcast-with-cool-cat-teacher-835450","url":"https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e941","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/10minuteteacher/941-tim-needles-aiartoptimized.mp3?dest-id=472433","summary":"Art teacher Tim Needles brings AI art into the classroom without losing the watercolors, clay, and joy of real art. In this Tech Tool Tuesday, Tim shares how he uses Adobe Express and text-to-image to amplify student imagination, why the kids who use AI well are simply more descriptive, and the daily 10-minute creativity habit that helps teachers fight burnout. Plus: the legacy mural project that reaches a whole community, and the student who broke INTO the art room to keep working — and now works at Industrial Light & Magic. In this episode, you'll learn: How to bring AI art into any subject with Adobe Express (works on a Chromebook) Why specificity makes the difference between weak and strong AI art prompts How to keep students respecting traditional media in the age of AI A simple daily creativity habit that protects against teacher burnout Why \"fun is underrated\" — and how passion projects change kids' lives Full show notes and resources: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e941 If this show encouraged you, leave a review wherever you're listening and share it with a teacher friend.","meta_description":"Art teacher Tim Needles brings AI art into the classroom without losing the watercolors, clay, and joy of real art. In this Tech Tool Tuesday, Tim shares…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":687,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/10-minute-teacher-podcast-with-cool-cat-teacher-835450/episodes/ai-art-in-the-classroom-with-tim-needles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-teacher-podcast-with-cool-cat-teacher-835450/ai-art-in-the-classroom-with-tim-needles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}