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Episode #105: Turning Potential into Power with Matthew X. Joseph


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Dr. Matthew X. Joseph has collected incredible insights on how best to support teaching and learning, and his work has led to nationally published articles and opportunities to speak at multiple state and national events. He has been a school and district leader in many capacities in public education over his twenty-five years in the field, with experiences such as being the director of digital learning and innovation, an elementary school principal, a classroom teacher, and a district professional development specialist.

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Dr. Matthew X. Joseph is currently the director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in Leicester Public School. He has been a school and district leader in many capacities in public education over his 25 years in the field. Experiences such as the Director of Digital Learning and Innovation in Milford Public Schools (MA), the elementary school principal in Natick, MA and Attleboro, MA, classroom teacher,  and district professional development specialist have provided Matt incredible insights on how to best support teaching and learning. This experience has led to nationally published articles and opportunities to speak at multiple state and national events. He is the co-author of Modern Mentor: Reimagining Teacher Mentorship and the author of Power of Us: Creating Collaborative Schools.

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Matt holds licenses in general education, school administration, and Massachusetts superintendent. His master’s degree is in special education and earned his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Boston College.

Matt brings 25 years of educational experience as a teacher, staff developer, conference speaker, Boston College leadership mentor, school, and district administrator.  Matt has spoken on leadership, instruction, and educational technology at many events in Massachusetts and the surrounding state.  Recent presentations include:

  • Digital transformation in schools and leading Innovation in Princeton, NJ, and strategies to become an Innovative Leader in Boston at the Tech and Learning Leader event and at the Maine state Educational Technology conference (ACTEM).
  • Creating a culture and vision for leading in a digital school district at the Massachusetts Association School Superintendents conference
  • The Influence of School Culture in the Job Satisfaction of Novice Teachers at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum, Empower 19 event
  • Increasing efficiency in school/district leadership at the Massachusetts Principal Association event

Throughout his career, Matt focused on what is in the best interest of students and pushing the limits to achieve excellence in schools. He is an instructional leader constantly looking for student and school improvement while building community and continued teacher improvement. He is passionate about building collaborative school culture, creating a school of learners utilizing 21st-century instructional tools, and developing leaders’ communication techniques to enhance instruction and parent communication.

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About the author

Barbara Bray is a Story Weaver capturing stories from inspirational people about insightful journeys to discover and grow their purpose. As a Creative Learning Strategist, Speaker, Coach, Mentor, and Change Maker, she has worked tirelessly for over 30 years to transform teaching so learning is personal, authentic, and meaningful. Barbara is the owner/founder of Computer Strategies, LLC with its division Rethinking Learning and My eCoach that has a new home at K12Leaders. She was the past co-founder of Personalize Learning, LLC, and co-authored two books: Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. In 2017, Barbara started the Rethinking Learning Podcast and the #rethink_learning Twitter chat. From the stories her guests shared and her own journey, she wrote "Define Your WHY: Own your story so you live and learn on purpose." She co-hosts the podcast, "Real Talk with Barbara and Nicole" with Nicole Biscotti about authenticity in a polarized society. Barbara is the author of "Grow Your Why... One Story at a Time" with inspirational stories from 23 amazing contributing authors that she self-published under a new division and publishing company, Why Press Publishing.