by Matt Vaudrey | Jan 12, 2016 | Classroom Management, Coaching, Education, Teacher Improvement |
This gem ambled across my Twitter feed this morning. Just wondering, from those who visit a lot of classrooms. How diff are they? Can you tell about T’s pedagogical beliefs from visit? #MTBoS — Andrew Gael (@bkdidact) January 11, 2016 Oh, baby. What a great...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jul 27, 2015 | Coaching, Education, Hope, Teacher Improvement |
After dinner, taking a swim in the Atlantic, stopping by the Carnegie debrief dinner, and strolling on the beach with some of the staff, I returned to the bar on a Thursday night after giving the keynote address that morning a few weeks ago. Around the table are some...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jul 19, 2015 | Education, Teacher Improvement |
Last week, I spoke to 170 teachers in Florida about Reaching the Unreachables. I really wanna talk about it. (Video coming soon) Honesty Time Hitching an Uber to the airport while carrying a suitbag still feels very Metropolitan. I hope it always does. It was a boost...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 25, 2014 | Ed Tech, Education, Hope, Teacher Improvement, Teaching |
Today, I witnessed an excellent old-school lesson. The teacher was engaging, funny, and had play-doh on the desks with toothpicks to demonstrate angle relationships to the sophomore Geometry students. Students inserted a Cloze Notes-Style handout into their plastic...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jun 11, 2014 | Education, Hope, Teacher Improvement, Tough Issues |
Mr. Torlakson, Good morning, you’ve no doubt heard that the existing tenure situation was ruled unconstitutional yesterday. I myself was tearing up as I read the brief. For my entire career, I’ve felt what the court realized yesterday, and my relief and...
by Matt Vaudrey | May 6, 2014 | Education, Teacher Improvement, Tough Issues |
I’ve been out of the class for about a month. My co-workers and new bosses in the District Office have led me to many new conversations about Education (on and off the clock). If you don’t mind, fill in this anonymous form so I can make a graph of (what is...