by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 9, 2012 | Classroom Management, Hope, Teaching, Tough Issues |
There are days when I love my job. Days when I know that some students combated their ignorance with their effort and triumphed. Days when I lay my head on my pillow at night knowing that I did my very best and I changed lives. Today was not one of those days. Today...
by Matt Vaudrey | Oct 4, 2012 | iPad, Teaching |
I hate talking about myself, which is why I’m writing a post about it. On Friday, I had 6 adults in my classroom during one period. The Math Coach from another school came over with one of her teachers and the Director of IT from the district office. The RSP...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 9, 2012 | Teaching |
We all have done it. We all have complained about homework. Too much, too hard, too often, too confusing, too boring, too dry, too unrelated, too specific, too stinky: take your pick. For teachers, this presents an interesting predicament; as students, we complained,...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 9, 2012 | Classroom Management, Teaching |
A few weeks ago, Fawn Nguyen started a discussion about Standards-Based Grading, where teachers grade based on the mastery of a skill, not based on points and “work”. Below is that conversation (because I covered pretty much everything I have to say about...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 2, 2012 | Classroom Management, Smart-assery, Teaching, Tough Issues |
It’s a phrase that my mom used when I was young. “We’re gonna have a Come to Jesus meeting when you get home about your grades in English.” A balding preacher springs to my mind–white knuckles gripping the podium–leaning toward the congregation...
