Writing & media
Thinking out loud, in public
Most of what I build starts as a question I could not answer cleanly. Writing is where I work it out, and where I find the people working on the same thing.
Ongoing
Substack · 63 posts
Practical classroom AI, curriculum, and school systems
An ongoing series on building capacity before tools: what actually changes practice, what only adds noise, and how to tell the difference before you spend a year on it. Written for teachers first, with the leadership view alongside.
Community · Monthly, live
AI Coding for Educators
A public programme where teachers build practical classroom tools with AI. I designed the model, built the site, gallery and submission pipeline, and recruit a rotating roster of international hosts who each set one month's challenge from a real need in their own practice. Everything MIT licensed and free to use. First full monthly cycle from September 2026.
Podcasts
The International Classroom
Building capacity for AI in international schoolsWith Alex Gray · February 2025
Smarter Campus
The AI journey, and how schools are actually using it nowWith Zach Kinzler · April 2026
Presentations & professional learning
Vibecoding TeachMeet
Random Name Pickers, and Quick-Check PollingTwo recorded video sessions · Organised by Emma Faulkner and Gideon Williams · June 2026
AISC PD Series
Designing Modular AI Systems as a Collaborative PartnerAmerican International School Chennai · 2025
GESS Singapore
Sustainable Data Systems: Upskilling Staff for a Sustainable School Data SystemData in Schools Conference · 2024
ACAMIS Tech Conference
Digital Tools for CollaborationConcordia Shanghai · 2019
Publications
Day, M., Smith, L. A., & Ignash, M. (2013). 5E Learning Cycle and the Gas Laws. Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education, 1(4), 65 to 69.
matthewignash.com
An instructional leader who builds systems and develops people, across four countries.