by Matt Vaudrey | May 29, 2020 | Administration |
So COVID19 has destroyed your plans to make eighth-graders feel special? Your whole staff is wearing masks and avoiding hugs, but you still want to celebrate your eighth-grade students as they go up to the high school? Not to worry! This helpful blog post will show...
by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 19, 2019 | Administration, Coaching, Education, Risk, Vulnerability |
“Be brave! Take a grand risk! Let your students grade you!” Dozens of times, I’ve said those words in a workshop, a keynote, or a Google Slam, proclaiming the benefits of real, honest feedback from the students we serve. It’s a great time to be...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 11, 2019 | Risk, Teacher Improvement |
When I go back in time to read journal entries in blog posts from that first year teaching, chuckle, sigh, and cringe. Most often, though, it’s cringe. A few years back, I crossed paths with Eli Luberoff, CEO of the graphing calculator and activity builder called...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 18, 2019 | Classroom Culture, Coaching, Teacher Improvement |
For years, I had a classroom. It was Vaudrey’s Room, even when I wasn’t in it; the space was tied to me as the main person. Then I had a desk that was most-often unoccupied, as I traveled my district supporting teachers in their spaces. Now there’s...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 21, 2019 | Administration |
Dear Diary, I am a school administrator now! @lhms_school lions are off to a great start! Welcome @MrVaudrey ! @lhmsroar #Bonitafirstday pic.twitter.com/ANCOxTolzd— Bonita USD (@BonitaUSD) August 19, 2019 You can relax, Diary; I’m not breaking up with you. Blogging...
