by Matt Vaudrey | May 5, 2015 | Coaching, Hope, Teaching |
It gets better. Really, it sucks now, but you’ll have more and more great days and less and less days that you wanna quit and move in with your parents. Working with new teachers in my role as a coach, I ask the question: “Why are you a teacher?”...
by Matt Vaudrey | Mar 10, 2015 | Adolescence, Coaching |
Yesterday, John Stevens and I have a workshop for the lovely math teachers of Madera County. It was fantastic. The drive up and down gave us plenty of time in the car to listen to Jimmy Fallon skits and female-fronted rock bands, but also time to discuss our new roles...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jan 13, 2015 | Coaching, Ed Tech, Smart-assery |
That question was asked by the principal at one of my Elementary schools. Initially, he was hesitant to ask for my help. As the new EdTech Coach for the district (hired this year), he and I were both unsure of my role at his school (or my role at any of my 13...
by Matt Vaudrey | Nov 18, 2014 | Coaching, Education, Teaching |
This tweet caught my eye last week. @mr_stadel @robertkaplinsky @Jstevens009 @MrVaudrey do you guys think you would be more effective coaches if you taught one period a day? — Tim McCaffrey (@timsmccaffrey) November 14, 2014 Three things on that. 1.) I’d be a...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 17, 2014 | Coaching, Ed Tech |
Here’s what’s happening. Music Cues A teacher, previously averse to new tech tools, installed iTunes and added my collection of Music Cues to it. She’s planning on using a few to start up, then adding more as she gets more comfortable. That exact...
by Matt Vaudrey | Aug 22, 2014 | Coaching |
School started Monday. For the first time in nigh a decade, I didn’t welcome students into Mr. Vaudrey’s class with a handshake and a smile. I didn’t take roll and ask each student how to pronounce their name and “Do you prefer Bernardino or...