Matt Renwick

Leading Literacy in the 21st Century

Matt Renwick – Credentialed Coach, Lifelong Educator, Dad, Husband.

I started as a 5th and 6th-grade teacher in a country school outside of Wisconsin Rapids, WI. After seven years of teaching, he served as a dean of students at a junior high, which developed into an assistant principalship along with athletic director duties. As an elementary principal in Mineral Point, WI, I am enjoying the curriculum, instruction and assessment side of education.

I have written for ASCD, Choice Literacy, and Corwin. I also taught future administrators in graduate courses on curriculum and instructional leadership for the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Matt is now a systems coach for a regional education agency.

Recognitions

  • Kohl Foundation School Leadership Award (2021)
  • Former Principal at Mineral Point Elementary School – Recognized as a Model PLC School by Solution Tree (2018).
  • 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)
  • Principal of Howe Elementary School – Recognized as a Title I School of Recognition eight years in a row (2008-2015) and as a Spotlight School for three years in a row (2013-2015) through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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

  • 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)