To schedule Matt or inquire about a possible keynote or workshop, send an email to matt(dot)townsley(at)gmail(dot)com with potential date(s), topic(s), and intended audience.
Matt’s Previous Presentations, Workshops, Grading Leadership Team Coaching, District Grading Audits, and Keynotes
The following is an abridged list of organizations and schools that Matt has supported in the past. Although he often gets asked to facilitate similar activities in different locations, he prefers to customize keynotes, presentations, coaching and workshops for the needs of each audience or group.
National Conferences
- AASA National Conference on Education
- Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Annual Conference
- Learning Forward Conference
- Mastery Grading Conference
- NCSM Annual Conference
International
- American School of Quito [Quito, Ecuador]
- Al Khaleej International School [Dubai, UAE]
- GUIS – Nansha College Preparatory Academy [Nansha, Guangzhou, China]
- NCPA EARCOS Workshop [Nansha, Guangzhou, China]
Alabama
- Alabama Conference on Grading and Assessment for Learning [keynote speaker; Birmingham, AL]
Arizona
- Maricopa Unified School District #20 [Maricopa, AZ]
California
- Westside Union School District [Quartz Hill, CA]
Connecticut
- Region One Schools [Cornwall, CT]
Illinois
- Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 [Crystal Lake, IL]
- East Aurora School District 131 [Aurora, IL]
- Geneseo Community Unit School District #228 [Geneseo, IL]
- Pekin Community High School District #303 [Pekin, IL]
- Rock Island – Milan School District 41 [Rock Island, IL]
Iowa
- AC/GC Schools [Guthrie Center, IA]
- Ankeny Community School District [Ankeny, IA]
- Audubon Community School District [Audubon, IA]
- Baxter Community School District [Baxter, IA]
- Bettendorf Community School District [Bettendorf, IA]
- Burlington Community School District [Burlington, IA]
- Camanche Community School District [Camanche, IA]
- Cedar Valley Catholic Schools [Waterloo, IA]
- Centerville Community School District [Centerville, IA]
- Cedar Falls Community School District [Cedar Falls, IA]
- Center Point – Urbana Community School District [Center Point, IA]
- Central CSD [Elkader, IA]
- Central Lee Community School District [Donnellson, IA]
- Central Rivers AEA [Cedar Falls, IA]
- Chariton Community School District [Chariton, IA]
- Choice Charter School [IA]
- Collins-Maxwell Community Schools [Maxwell, IA]
- Davenport Community School District [Davenport, IA]
- Decorah Community School District [Decorah, IA]
- Drake University Educational Leadership Symposium [Des Moines, IA]
- East Union Community Schools [Afton, IA]
- Emmetsburg Community School District [Emmetsburg, IA]
- Exira-EHK Community School District [Exira, IA]
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Schools [Garner, IA]
- Gilbert Community School District [Gilbert, IA]
- Glenwood Community School District [Glenwood, IA]
- Glidden-Ralston Community School District [Glidden, IA]
- Grant Wood AEA Standards-Based Grading Conference [Cedar Rapids, IA]
- Heartland Area Education Agency [Johnston, IA]
- Highland Community School District [Highland, IA]
- Howard-Winneshiek CSD [Cresco, IA]
- IKM-Manning CSD [Manning, IA]
- Interstate 35 Schools [Truro, IA]
- Iowa ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy (Keynote)
- Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators [IA]
- Iowa Association of Career & Technical Education [IA]
- Iowa City Community School District [Iowa City, IA]
- Iowa Falls Community Schools [Iowa Falls, IA]
- Iowa Statewide Teaching & Learning Conference [IA]
- ISTS/ICTM Conference [IA]
- ITEC Conference [IA]
- Manson Northwest Webster School District [Manson, IA]
- Mediapolis Schools [Mediapolis, IA]
- Mount Vernon Community School District [Mt. Vernon, IA]
- Newell-Fonda Schools [Newell, IA]
- Nevada Community Schools [Nevada, IA]
- Northeast Community Schools [Goose Lake, IA]
- North Cedar Community School District [Stanwood, IA]
- North Fayette Valley Community School District [West Union, IA]
- North Polk CSD [Alleman, IA]
- North Scott Community School District [Eldridge, IA]
- Norwalk Community School District [Norwalk, IA]
- Osage Community Schools [Osage, IA]
- Paton-Churdan Schools [Churdan, IA]
- Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency [Pocahontas, IA]
- Shenandoah Community School District [Shenandoah, IA]
- Southwest Valley High School [Corning, IA]
- South Tama Community School District [Tama, IA]
- St. Ansgar CSD [St. Ansgar, IA]
- St. Edmond Catholic School [Fort Dodge, IA]
- Storm Lake Community School District [Storm Lake, IA]
- Union Community School District [LaPorte City, IA]
- University of Iowa, Iowa State, UNI RAPIL program [IA]
- University of Northern Iowa Social & Emotional Learning Conference [Cedar Falls, IA]
- University of Northern Iowa Standards-Based Grading Conference [Cedar Falls]
- Urbandale Community School District [Urbandale, IA]
- Waterloo Community Schools [Waterloo, IA]
- Waukee Community School District [Waukee, IA]
- Waverly Shell Rock Community School District [Waverly, IA]
- West Bend-Mallard CSD [West Bend, IA]
- West Marshall Schools [State Center, IA]
Kansas
- Garden City Public Schools [Garden City, KS]
- Wichita Public Schools [Wichita, KS]
- USD 363 [Holcomb, KS]
Kentucky
- Fayette County Public Schools [Lexington, KY]
Massachusetts
- Ipswich Public Schools [Ipswich, MA]
- Marblehead Public Schools [Marblehead, MA]
Michigan
- Buchanan Community Schools [Buchanan, MI]
- Michigan Assessment Consortium [BBAF keynote speaker; ALI Alumni Series speaker]
Minnesota
- Duluth Public Schools [Duluth, MN]
- Southwest West Central Service Cooperative [Marshall, MN]
Missouri
- Summit for Transformative Learning [St. Louis, MO]
Montana
- Big Sky High School [Missoula, MT]
New Mexico
- Santa Fe Public Schools [Santa Fe, NM]
Nebraska
- Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools [Doniphan, NE]
- Educational Service Unit #7 [Columbus, NE]
- Educational Service Unit #13 [Scottsbluff, NE]
New York
- Hammondsport Central Schools [Hammondsport, NY]
- Owego Apalachin Central School District [Owego, NY]
North Dakota
- Fargo Public Schools [Fargo, ND]
- Jamestown Public Schools [Jamestown, ND]
- Northern Cass Personalized Learning Institute [keynote speaker; Hunter, ND]
- Oakes School District #41 [Oakes, ND]
Pennsylvania
- Crooked Billet-Hallowell Learning Community [Horsham, PA]
South Carolina
- Center for Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children in Poverty Summer Institute [Florence, SC]
Utah
- Park City Schools [Park City, UT]
Virginia
- Fairfax County Public Schools [Falls Church, VA]
Wisconsin
- CESA 11 [Turtle Lake, WI]
- Eau Claire Area School District [Eau Claire, WI]
- Wautoma Area School District [Wautoma, WI]