Search Results - "KAY, MATTHEW R."

How Athletic Coaches Get PD Right: Coaches travel hundreds of miles and pay out of pocket for PD. Teachers dread it. Here's the difference.

Authors: KAY, MATTHEW R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. May2026, Vol. 83 Issue 8, p58-59. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Teaching experience, *Teacher training, *Direct instruction, *Experiential learning, *Continuing education, *Teaching demonstrations, *Mentors

Protecting Productive Struggle in Writing: When students turn to AI for story ideas, they miss out on the messy work of invention.

Authors: KAY, MATTHEW R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. Mar2026, Vol. 83 Issue 6, p58-59. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Writing processes, *Creative thinking, *Learning, *Educational technology, *Teaching methods

Adapting Discussions to Unpredictable Attendance: How can teachers turn student unpreparedness into participation?

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. Summer2024, Vol. 81 Issue 9, p34-37. 4p.

Subject Terms: *School attendance, *Student engagement, *Reading, *Teachers, *Learning

Safeguarding Class Discussions with Student Inquiry: In today's politicized climate, centering student questions--rather than teacher opinions--makes for more defensible pedagogy.

Authors: KAY, MATTHEW R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. Dec2025/Jan2026, Vol. 83 Issue 4, p58-59. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Classroom management, *Critical thinking, *Educational planning, *Student engagement, *Inquiry-based learning

Demystifying the 'Safe Space': How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.

Source: American Educator. Fall 2019 43(3):31-34.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Descriptors: Race, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Listening, Classroom Environment

Are We Giving "Pros" the Respect They Deserve?

Authors: KAY, MATTHEW R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. Oct2025, Vol. 83 Issue 2, p58-59. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Educators, Professional athletes

Company/Entity: National Basketball Association , ESPN (Television network)

People: Williams, Lou

Give Teachers a Chance to "Get Good": Mastering new teaching practices requires patience, persistence, and room to grow.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.

Source: Educational Leadership. Apr2025, Vol. 82 Issue 7, p68-69. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Educational psychology, *School improvement programs, *Educational leadership, *Teacher development, *Education policy

Busting the Myth of Equitable Class Discussions: Let’s be real—not every student is going to talk, and maybe that’s OK.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. Dec2024/Jan2025, Vol. 82 Issue 4, p68-69. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Teachers, *Student participation, *Classrooms, *Education, *Student engagement

A Classroom Without Cell Phones.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹

Source: Educational Leadership. Sep2024, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p66-67. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Student engagement, *Classrooms, *Education, *Teachers, Cell phones

Thinking Harder About “Trigger Warnings”.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Feb2024, Vol. 81 Issue 5, p76-77. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Discussion, *Conversation, *Teaching methods, *Classroom activities, Trigger warnings

Reviews & Products: Book Thief, The (Book)

People: Zusak, Markus, 1975-

Can AI Lead a Classroom Discussion?

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Nov2023, Vol. 81 Issue 3, p76-77. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Plagiarism, *Academic workload of students, *Teaching methods, Artificial intelligence in education, ChatGPT

Grading Writing Just Got Weird: A simple--and illuminating--strategy for detecting AI cheating on writing assignments.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Sep2023, Vol. 81 Issue 1, p76-77. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Artificial intelligence, Assignments (Law), Retail stores, Rooms

Classroom Discussion Just Got More Important: Think ChatGPT won't change anything? Think again.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Apr2023, Vol. 80 Issue 7, p78-79. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Teaching, *Classroom dynamics, *Educational technology, *Learning, *Artificial intelligence, *Classroom environment

Learning From “Viral” Teaching Moments Let’s do more than sit back and be outraged.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Feb2023, Vol. 80 Issue 5, p80-81. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Classroom dynamics, *Teaching, *Teacher training, *Classroom management, Scandals, Slavery

Why Students Make Weird Assumptions: That “wild” student comment might not be coming out of nowhere.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Nov2022, Vol. 80 Issue 3, p80-81. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Teachers, *Conversation, *Teaching, *Learning, *Education

Get It Out There! The more eyes on a powerful piece of student work, the greater the pride.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Sep2022, Vol. 80 Issue 1, p80-81. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Student publications, *Electronic publishing, *School prose, *School verse, *Educational leadership, Internet publishing

Curating "Hot-Button" Conversations: When drawing on current events, the right source can be key.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R. mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. May2022, Vol. 79 Issue 8, p78-79. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Current events education, *Conversation, Oral communication, World War II

Reviews & Products: Book Thief, The (Book)

People: Zusak, Markus, 1975-

Student Teacher Standouts: Four traits we should encourage in novice teachers.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Apr2022, Vol. 79 Issue 7, p80-81. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Beginning teachers, *Student teachers, *Conversation, *Students, Personality

Listen Up! A Strategy for Student Discussions.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R. mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Mar2022, Vol. 79 Issue 6, p80-81. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Listening skills, *Teachers, *Students, *Citation analysis, *Teaching

Balancing Participation.

Authors: Kay, Matthew R.¹ mrkay@notlight.com

Source: Educational Leadership. Feb2022, Vol. 79 Issue 5, p82-83. 2p.

Subject Terms: *Students, *Curriculum, *School districts, *Confidence, Centering (Psychology)