Matt Renwick
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Matt Renwick is an elementary principal who writes at Read by Example and tweets @ReadByExample. He is a veteran public educator, working first as a classroom teacher and now serving as the school leader at Mineral Point Elementary School (Mineral Point, Wisconsin). Matt’s educational writing and consultant work focus primarily on literacy instruction, school leadership, and technology integration. He has spoken at national conferences, including ASCD, ISTE, NAESP, NCTE, as well as facilitated workshops and professional learning experiences.
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The Difference Between Change and Transition
Matt Renwick teases out the differences between change and transition. Transitions have a longer timeline than change. Leaders can accelerate this process by building trust, providing clarity, and understanding the process that comes with renewal.
The Coach’s Notebook: How to Capture and Organize Your Notes to Support Your Practice
Matt Renwick opens his own coaching notebook and teaches school leaders ways to support teaching and learning through structured note-taking. The coach’s notebook is not art; it is a tool that supports your practice.
Navigating Bias and Assumptions in Literacy Coaching
Matt Renwick helps literacy coaches and leaders recognize and navigate their assumptions and biases when working with teachers. He provides a helpful checklist as a practical place to begin.
The Confident Coach: Seven Competencies to Empower Your Practice
Matt Renwick shares the qualities of a confident coach. Take a coaching competencies assessment to find out where your strengths lie.
Book Rationales for Building Trust and Guiding Decision-Making
Matt Renwick shares a wise and helpful response when a teacher is looking for support for using a text with mature content in her classroom. Learn about book rationales, how to find them, and how to create one of your own with ChatGPT. More importantly, consider how to engage in conversations rather than offer blanket mandates about whether a book is allowed in classrooms.
The Digital Declutter: Developing a Life Beyond Distractions
Matt Renwick helps us consider a digital declutter. We all have limited time, and we have choice and agency. It’s up to us to decide what we want to commit our attention and time to today and in the future.
January 17, 2025: More Engaged Students
This week’s newsletter is about engagement.
Using Metaphors and Analogies to Help Educators Shift Their Thinking and Change Their Practices
Matt Renwick shares the power of using metaphors and analogies during coaching conversations.
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