Matthew Welch
@mattwelchedu.bsky.social
Speaker. Author. Passionate about #mentoring Researching improvement in education. Recovering academic.
Mentoring Sub: https://substack.com/@matthewwelch3
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Matthew Welch
@mattwelchedu.bsky.social
· Mar 12
Coach and Counsel
Learning Lessons from Great Mentors
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My first #substack on #mentoring is up. Follow for updates and stories from my forthcoming book on great #mentors
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This month in #mentoring : How do #mentors know what kind of conversation to have with mentees?
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Ask + Listen
The role of communication skills in mentoring.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This month in #mentoring : How do #mentors know what kind of conversation to have with mentees?
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Liberate + Neglect
When a mentor does not offer enough guidance
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October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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"We need groundkeepers, not gatekeepers."
My favorite sentence in @berondam.bsky.social's book "Lessons from Plants."
(Go read it! Follow her here, get her 2nd & very soon upcoming book, aaaand keep eyes out for her current @rad-institute.bsky.social's work too):
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My favorite sentence in @berondam.bsky.social's book "Lessons from Plants."
(Go read it! Follow her here, get her 2nd & very soon upcoming book, aaaand keep eyes out for her current @rad-institute.bsky.social's work too):
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Lessons from Plants — Harvard University Press
An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving.We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"We need groundkeepers, not gatekeepers."
My favorite sentence in @berondam.bsky.social's book "Lessons from Plants."
(Go read it! Follow her here, get her 2nd & very soon upcoming book, aaaand keep eyes out for her current @rad-institute.bsky.social's work too):
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
My favorite sentence in @berondam.bsky.social's book "Lessons from Plants."
(Go read it! Follow her here, get her 2nd & very soon upcoming book, aaaand keep eyes out for her current @rad-institute.bsky.social's work too):
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
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A study tracking 1,420 people from middle childhood to adulthood found that biomarkers for stress in childhood—including C-reactive protein, the steroid hormone DHEA-s, and high BMI—predicted worse cardiac and metabolic outcomes in adulthood. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A study tracking 1,420 people from middle childhood to adulthood found that biomarkers for stress in childhood—including C-reactive protein, the steroid hormone DHEA-s, and high BMI—predicted worse cardiac and metabolic outcomes in adulthood. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This month in #mentors and #mentoring : How do you handle mistakes while teaching and learning?
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Give + Take
Teaching a skill as a path to understanding.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This month in #mentors and #mentoring : How do you handle mistakes while teaching and learning?
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Switching the clocks twice a year hurts Americans' health. A modeling study of county-level solar light patterns, time policy, health data, and circadian models suggests a permanent shift to Standard Time would reduce obesity and strokes. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Switching the clocks twice a year hurts Americans' health. A modeling study of county-level solar light patterns, time policy, health data, and circadian models suggests a permanent shift to Standard Time would reduce obesity and strokes. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Additional discussion on the value of—and need for—more #mentoring
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It takes a village to raise a child. But some of the villagers must be men,” Robert Putnam and Richard Reeves write.
“It takes a village to raise a child. But some of the villagers must be men,” Robert Putnam and Richard Reeves write.
Opinion | Boy Crisis of 2025, Meet the ‘Boy Problem’ of the 1900s
It takes a village to raise a child. But some of the villagers must be men.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Additional discussion on the value of—and need for—more #mentoring
Steer + Observe
Driving the learning process means becoming a passenger.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
As a mentor, how can you pass on what you know?
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Pull Back + Let Go
Show mentees what it took you years to learn.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As a mentor, how can you pass on what you know?
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You might appreciate what a #mentor did for you in offering challenge and opportunity, but did you recognize at the time what a risk they were taking?
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Test + Risk
Trusting enough to give and accept challenges.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
You might appreciate what a #mentor did for you in offering challenge and opportunity, but did you recognize at the time what a risk they were taking?
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My new book, out on Canada Day. Canada launched me in 1987 but Britain had built me. What we learn and do in early career sets up the bigger stage in the years ahead. @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @dutaut.bsky.social
#TheMakingofanEducator by @ahargreaves.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 📙
Charting the first 15 years of his career in education as a teacher, researcher & academic, Andy casts light on the ‘Great Education Shift’ of the 1980s – and draws some insightful parallels to the state of the education sector today.
Charting the first 15 years of his career in education as a teacher, researcher & academic, Andy casts light on the ‘Great Education Shift’ of the 1980s – and draws some insightful parallels to the state of the education sector today.
July 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My new book, out on Canada Day. Canada launched me in 1987 but Britain had built me. What we learn and do in early career sets up the bigger stage in the years ahead. @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @jonsevers.bsky.social @dutaut.bsky.social
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#TheMakingofanEducator by @ahargreaves.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 📙
Charting the first 15 years of his career in education as a teacher, researcher & academic, Andy casts light on the ‘Great Education Shift’ of the 1980s – and draws some insightful parallels to the state of the education sector today.
Charting the first 15 years of his career in education as a teacher, researcher & academic, Andy casts light on the ‘Great Education Shift’ of the 1980s – and draws some insightful parallels to the state of the education sector today.
July 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
#TheMakingofanEducator by @ahargreaves.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 📙
Charting the first 15 years of his career in education as a teacher, researcher & academic, Andy casts light on the ‘Great Education Shift’ of the 1980s – and draws some insightful parallels to the state of the education sector today.
Charting the first 15 years of his career in education as a teacher, researcher & academic, Andy casts light on the ‘Great Education Shift’ of the 1980s – and draws some insightful parallels to the state of the education sector today.
How does a #mentor connect with someone different from themselves? They create space
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Wonder + Commit
Caring, curious mentors create space.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
How does a #mentor connect with someone different from themselves? They create space
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Or they lose those teachers altogether. Wise words from @ahargreaves.bsky.social
What are your thoughts on today’s quote from @ahargreaves.bsky.social’s #TheMakingOfAnEducator?
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#EduSky #BookSky
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#EduSky #BookSky
June 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Or they lose those teachers altogether. Wise words from @ahargreaves.bsky.social
How do you see your mentees for who they are? What role do you let them play in the #mentoring?
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Relate + Accompany
Connect over deep characteristics.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
How do you see your mentees for who they are? What role do you let them play in the #mentoring?
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It's day 13 in our 30 quotes in 30 days from #TheMakingofonEducator series!
@ahargreaves.bsky.social's new book is coming July 1st 2025. Find out more at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
@ahargreaves.bsky.social's new book is coming July 1st 2025. Find out more at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's day 13 in our 30 quotes in 30 days from #TheMakingofonEducator series!
@ahargreaves.bsky.social's new book is coming July 1st 2025. Find out more at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
@ahargreaves.bsky.social's new book is coming July 1st 2025. Find out more at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
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This is a big challenge everywhere but especially if you live & work in 🇺🇸 right now. @pmdewitt.bsky.social @shankerinst.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @eduinternational.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
In #TheMakingofanEducator, @ahargreaves.bsky.social charts the first 15 years of his career in education, casting light on what he calls a 'Great Education Shift'.
Pre-order now at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
Pre-order now at: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
June 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is a big challenge everywhere but especially if you live & work in 🇺🇸 right now. @pmdewitt.bsky.social @shankerinst.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @eduinternational.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social
Mentors have the power to change lives- for better or worse.
#11 "Mentors can sometimes seem more like tormentors". 31 quotes in 31 days from The Making of an Educator. @vivienneporritt.bsky.social @mattwelchedu.bsky.social @jimknight99.bsky.social @tristateach.bsky.social @learningforward.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mentors have the power to change lives- for better or worse.
A #mentor often does not act alone, but introduces you to new people, places, and experiences:
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Believe + Connect
Building social capital
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June 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A #mentor often does not act alone, but introduces you to new people, places, and experiences:
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#TheMakingofanEducator by @ahargreaves.bsky.social: Coming July 1st 2025 📚
Find out more: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
Find out more: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
June 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#TheMakingofanEducator by @ahargreaves.bsky.social: Coming July 1st 2025 📚
Find out more: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
Find out more: buff.ly/HDeDyHQ
#Edusky #Booksky
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My 10 top tips for early career academics - the full graphic is here. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My 10 top tips for early career academics - the full graphic is here. @pasisahlberg.bsky.social @hargreaves-s.bsky.social @stephanie-hill.bsky.social @uottawaedu.bsky.social @andreastringer.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social @profcarolcampbell.bsky.social @bernimoreno.bsky.social
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📱🧠 More screen time, more sadness?
A new study of 11,800 US kids aged 9–12 found that increases in social media use predicted later rises in depressive symptoms.
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#SciComm #MentalHealth 🧪
A new study of 11,800 US kids aged 9–12 found that increases in social media use predicted later rises in depressive symptoms.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #MentalHealth 🧪
Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms During Early Adolescence
This cohort study of children and adolescents aged 9 to 12 years evaluates person-level associations between time spent using social media and depressive symptoms over subsequent years.
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May 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
📱🧠 More screen time, more sadness?
A new study of 11,800 US kids aged 9–12 found that increases in social media use predicted later rises in depressive symptoms.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #MentalHealth 🧪
A new study of 11,800 US kids aged 9–12 found that increases in social media use predicted later rises in depressive symptoms.
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#SciComm #MentalHealth 🧪
This week in #mentoring: How can a #mentor take a both/and approach: Over time, and in concert with other supporters:
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Obstacles + Opportunities
Mentoring the whole person.
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May 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This week in #mentoring: How can a #mentor take a both/and approach: Over time, and in concert with other supporters:
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