Location Phoenix, Arizona, United States Regions Greater Phoenix Area, Western US Gender Male
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Matthew Schenk is an educator and administrator who lives between China and the United States. He is actively involved in a number of school projects connecting secondary schools and higher education institutions between the United States and China.
Most of Matthew Schenk’s time is spent reading, writing, learning, or talking with friends and
colleagues. Matthew Schenk is always interested in having a conversation about higher education, China, or great books. He also enjoys jogging, but rarely runs more than a few miles at a time.
Dr. Schenk earned his doctorate from Arizona State University in Education Policy and Administration in 2016. His research focuses on helping teachers through meaningful and authentic professional development.
In addition to earning an Ed.D. from ASU in Tempe, Arizona, Dr. Schenk also holds degrees from Northern Arizona University and Grand Canyon University. He is currently taking classes on the topic of International Law and International Business from Harvard and Louvain through EdX. Dr. Schenk has found the flexibility and availability of these courses an excellent and cost-effective way of staying on top of the current trends in the industry.
Prior to working in higher education, Matthew Schenk led language immersion schools in the Phoenix area. Students in Dr. Schenk’s schools were learning a second language through a language immersion experience. Dr. Schenk as led seminars and workshops around the world on the following topics: teaching in a dual language immersion classroom, leading a dual language immersion school, executive time management strategies, personalized learning, and staff professional development.
Matthew Schenk believes that all students can learn (adults and kids) and everyone should have a hero in their life that inspires them. Schenk’s heroes include Abraham Lincoln, Barrack Obama, Bill Gates, and Bob Goff. Dr. Schenk’s passion is training and leading others so they can be a lifelong hero to the students in their life.
