by Matt Vaudrey | Feb 22, 2019 | Education, Leadership, Teacher Improvement |
My favorite math lessons are the ones that end with more questions than they answered. Relatedly, my favorite conversations leave me more interested in learning, not satisfied with the learning I’ve done already. CMC has been the professional highlight of my year for...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 10, 2017 | Education, Teacher Improvement |
There’s not much for me to offer the field of Education. This isn’t a call for affirmation or compliments; I’m not looking for commentary below to list the things I do well. What I mean is this: The field of Education is vast and...
by Matt Vaudrey | May 2, 2017 | Education, Hope, Teacher Improvement |
Arrogance sits at the core of traditional education. The idea that the teacher knows something and the student needs to understand it. One sees this arrogance in many traditional classrooms; an authoritarian adult keeps children in an orderly array and provides tasks...
by Matt Vaudrey | Apr 30, 2017 | Actual Math, Adolescence, Classroom Management, Education, Teacher Improvement |
Today was day 1 of CUE Rockstar Math, where 120 of my fellow nerds descended on Dana Middle School in Arcadia to discuss math education with me and some Twitter friends. When you wake up and realize it is #CUErockstar math day!!! Let’s DO this!!...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 7, 2016 | Classroom Management, Education, Teacher Improvement |
Dear Claire, You and I haven’t ever talked about the use of the Teacher Report Card as a way to get feedback from students, but lemme tell ya; it’s one of my favorite things I do. Every students’ face lit up when I mentioned—before giving them the...
by Matt Vaudrey | May 31, 2016 | Adolescence, Classroom Management, Coaching, Education, Teacher Improvement |
After Fawn’s recent post about Jerks and some of the earnest frustration and heartache coming from the Classroom Chef book club on Voxer, I had a chat today with one of our administrators about some struggling teachers. These teachers have unruly classes that...
