Matt Renwick

Educational Consultant • Speaker • Writer

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As a building principal for sixteen years at both the elementary and secondary level, I understand the challenges and the rewards that come with creating a culture of excellence. I have captured the processes and systems that led to our successes in my book, Leading Like a C.O.A.C.H: Five Strategies for Supporting Teaching and Learning.

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What I’ve learned after being diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 45

August 28, 2022

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Matt Renwick

This is a follow up to an article I wrote for Choice Literacy. I highly recommend signing up for a subscription to access all the smart thinking and writing from literacy teachers and leaders. I also appreciated Ruth Ayres’s thoughtful lead essay that builds off of the piece. Earlier this year, my parents dropped…
Your iPhone is Not Your Friend

April 19, 2021

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Matt Renwick

I had to choose between two frames for new glasses. My wife wasn’t with me at the eye care center. She is a better judge on these matters, so I took out my flip phone to take a picture of my options and texted it to her for her opinion. The technician helping me…
iPhone, We Have a Problem (Day -12 Without a Smartphone)

December 20, 2020

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Matt Renwick

If possible, I would like to switch to a less robust, more basic cell phone for work. Specifically, not a smartphone. Do you have any suggestions? I sent this email to our cellular provider representative after 24 hours of not finding my school-issued iPhone X. My goal is to go back to a simpler…

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