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 | 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 2, 2019 | Administration, Coaching, Education, Equity, Tough Issues |
There’s a 100% chance that I’m paraphrasing this idea from someone, but it was a half-baked idea we discussed over lunch, and I’m expanding it here. <triumphant voice> The Biggest Challenge in Effective Professional Development When getting a...
by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 12, 2018 | Administration, Coaching |
This morning, my friend-and-colleague Sarah and I spoke on the phone, exploring this tweet of hers: I have been grappling with legacy and impact lately. They seem to have tons of overlap, but is there a difference? Do legacy and impact always go together? Is it...
by Matt Vaudrey | Dec 4, 2018 | Coaching |
I have a job that I love. That’s not true for a lot of people, and it wasn’t true for me for many years. The business cards on my desk say Instructional Coach of Educational Technology, but when students ask, I just say, “I’m a teacher who...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 16, 2017 | Coaching |
“This technology stuff is really… it’s quite a learning curve.” Sandra1 called our office with a few weird Chromebook occurrences, so Patrick and I went to her class. After 20 minutes of troubleshooting (as she guided her students in...