Matt Renwick – Credentialed Coach, Lifelong Educator, Dad, Husband.
Matt has served in public education for over 20 years.
He started as a 5th and 6th-grade teacher in a country school outside of Wisconsin Rapids, WI. After seven years of teaching, Matt served as an assistant principal, athletic director, and elementary principal for sixteen years.
Matt has written for ASCD, Choice Literacy, and Corwin. He also taught future administrators in graduate courses on curriculum and instructional leadership for the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
He is now a systems coach for a regional education agency, supporting school and district leaders in achieving more equitable outcomes for their students.
Recognitions
- Kohl Foundation School Leadership Award (2021)
- Principal of a Model PLC School by Solution Tree (Mineral Point Elementary School, 2016-2023).
- Principal of a Title I School of Recognition and a Spotlight School through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Howe Elementary School, 2011-2016)
- EdTech Digest – EdTech Leadership Award Finalist (2017, 2018)
- Onalytica Top 100 EdTech Influencers (2015, 2016)
- SmartBrief Content Editor Award (2013)
- Top 50 Education IT Blogs – EdTech K-12 (2013, 2015, 2016)
Credentials
- B.S. – Elementary/ Middle-Level Education, University of Wisconsin-Platteville (2000)
- M.S. – PK-12 Principalship, University of Wisconsin-Superior (2005)
- Licensure – Director of Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Superior (2015)
Articles
- Classroom Libraries: Who Owns the Reading? (WSRA Journal, 2019)
- Busting Myths, Telling Truths (Language Magazine, January 2018)
Memberships
- ASCD, Wisconsin ASCD
- Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA)
- National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- International Literacy Association (ILA)
- Hidden Valley Reading Council (A WSRA Affiliate)
- Wisconsin State Reading Association (An ILA Affiliate)
