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Author: John

John Meehan (@MeehanEDU) is an English teacher and school instructional coach at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. He began his teaching career in 2010 as a career switcher through The New Teacher Project, after spending five years working in social media and event marketing. He is a 2017 ASCD Emerging Leader, and an alumnus of the 2016-2018 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Teacher Advisory Council. In 2016, he was named one of Arlington, Virginia’s “40 Under 40” by the Leadership Center for Excellence. He is a past presenter and regular attendee at educational conferences throughout the United States, including the annual conference for National Catholic Education Association, ASCD Empower19, and the Play Like a Champion Today: Character Education Through Sports summer conference at the University of Notre Dame. He’s an avid runner who’s completed more than three dozen marathons, half marathons, long-distance road relays, mud runs, and obstacle course races. John lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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The Work Continues at EMC² Learning

  • by John
  • Posted on February 28, 2022August 29, 2022

Hi folks. John here! I just wanted to provide a quick update. First and foremost,…

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  • Distance Learning

We Made a Thing

  • by John
  • Posted on March 1, 2021March 8, 2021

PS: Dig this comic book-like presentation? It’s a fully editable Google Slides template, and just…

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  • Presentation

Election Coverage Template

  • by John
  • Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

It’s a Race Right Down to the Wire! Looking to get caught up in the…

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  • Distance Learning

Get To Know Me Slides

  • by John
  • Posted on August 10, 2020August 8, 2020

Doing the virtual teaching thing this fall? Take your “About Me” survey to the next…

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  • Awards

The Force is Strong with Edutopia

  • by John
  • Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away… (Easter 1993: Sweatpants under shorts.…

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  • #QRBreakIN

Class is Lava!!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 28, 2020

Ready to add a little heat to your sleepy back-to-school syllabus? Then watch your step!…

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  • Awards

Big News from BookAuthority!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

File this one under “WHOA!” Well done @MeehanEDU! Your book “EDrenaline Rush” made it to…

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  • Conferences

Join The Great Plains Virtual Summit!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 22, 2020

SO EXCITED to formally announce my participation in this year’s Great Plains Summit: Quarantine Edition!…

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  • Catholic Schools

In Defense of Flannery O’Connor

  • by John
  • Posted on June 16, 2020June 23, 2020

A few months back, I took the COVID-19 shutdown as an opportunity to launch a…

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  • Coronavirus

Keeping Busy During Quarantine

  • by John
  • Posted on May 29, 2020June 22, 2020

Hi folks! Like many of us during these uncharted times of the COVID-19 shutdown, I’ve…

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  • Coronavirus

From Crisis to Transformation

  • by John
  • Posted on March 23, 2020March 24, 2020

Earlier this afternoon at the suggestion of my friends Nathan Strenge and Ben Owens —…

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  • ASCD

Coast to Coast Challenge to Fight Cystic Fibrosis!

  • by John
  • Posted on February 22, 2020

Hey all! I’m John – a high school teacher and instructional coach based out of…

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  • Student Engagement

Open Source Template Tuesday: Fun and Games with To Kill a Mockingbird

  • by John
  • Posted on September 3, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Time to change the game on one of the most…

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  • Gamification

Open Source Time Corps

  • by John
  • Posted on August 20, 2019September 3, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Watch the amazing Math Master kick the year off with…

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  • Game Reviews

Changing the Game with Story Cubes

  • by John
  • Posted on August 16, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • Book Look

Last Book Look of the Summer

  • by John
  • Posted on August 14, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…

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  • Gamification

Two Rooms and an Open Source Template Tuesday

  • by John
  • Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Watch an off-the-shelf game go BOOM! Hi! If you’re new…

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  • Game Reviews

Two Rooms and a Boom!

  • by John
  • Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • Book Look

Dog Days of Summer Reading

  • by John
  • Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…

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  • Templates

Quantum Leap into Open Source Template Tuesday

  • by John
  • Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Leap into the new school year! Hi! If you’re new…

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  • Game Reviews

Jishaku

  • by John
  • Posted on August 2, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • Book Look

Hump Day Book Look

  • by John
  • Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…

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  • Classroom

Open Source Template Tuesday Muliplied!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Watch the amazing Math Master kick the year off with…

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  • Game Reviews

Spiky Dastards!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • #QRBreakIN

Career Changing

  • by John
  • Posted on July 25, 2019July 26, 2019

Some thoughts from my first ever presentation as a conference keynote speaker. Yesterday I was…

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Hump Day Book Look

  • by John
  • Posted on July 24, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…

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  • Templates

Can You Handle the Open Source Vector Force?

  • by John
  • Posted on July 23, 2019July 13, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Check out this game-changing science “Surprise!” Hi! If you’re new…

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  • Game Reviews

Brik by Brik

  • by John
  • Posted on July 19, 2019July 13, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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Greetings from Nowhere!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 18, 2019

“Don’t dream it. Be it.” – The Rocky Horror Picture Show Happy summer! And greetings…

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  • Book Look

Beach Reading Anyone?

  • by John
  • Posted on July 17, 2019July 23, 2019

Because nothing beats kicking back with a good book. Happy Wednesday! During the school year,…

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Arr You Ready for Open Source Template Tuesday?

  • by John
  • Posted on July 16, 2019July 13, 2019

Yo ho ho! It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Arrr you ready? Hi! If you’re new…

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  • Game Reviews

Charty Party!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 12, 2019July 9, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • Book Look

Hump Day Book Look: 07.10.19

  • by John
  • Posted on July 10, 2019July 9, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…

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  • Student Engagement

Get Your Tickets for Open Source Template Tuesday!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! See how one Florida educator is changing the game! Hi!…

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  • Game Reviews

Friday Game Break LEGO Blind Bags!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 5, 2019July 9, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • Book Look

Hump Day Book Look

  • by John
  • Posted on July 3, 2019July 1, 2019

Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. Summer is a perfect time for reading!…

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  • Templates

Open Source Template Tuesday is The Bomb!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 2, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Check out this mind-blowing lesson from upstate NY! Hi! If…

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  • Game Reviews

Five Minute Friday Game Break: Sneaky Cards

  • by John
  • Posted on June 28, 2019June 25, 2019

Unleashing the power of play with a different game every Friday! Happy Friday! And thanks…

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  • Professional Development

Open Source PD On Demand?!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! See how one Illinois educator is changing the game! Hi!…

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  • Conferences

Meet Your Heroes

  • by John
  • Posted on June 20, 2019June 19, 2019

Achievement Unlocked: Game-Changing Keynote! Huge and crazy exciting news to share if you’re into nerdy…

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  • Book

Unboxing EDrenaline Rush

  • by John
  • Posted on June 19, 2019

They say a picture is worth a thousand words… Late yesterday evening, my print copy…

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  • Classroom

Open Source Template Tuesday Is Inevitable!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Seventh graders assemble to outwit the Endgame! Hi! If you’re…

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  • Book

Join the Voxer Book Study!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 17, 2019June 16, 2019

Spend an action-packed summer chatting it up with fellow educators and CHANGE THE GAME for…

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  • Book

A Bonus Offer From The Pirate Captain!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 15, 2019June 25, 2019

An exciting and time-sensitive guest post, reblogged courtesy of The Pirate Captain himself, Dave Burgess!…

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  • Book

Happy Hashtag Thursday!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

The Edrenaline Rush is almost here! Book arrives THIS SUNDAY! To celebrate the upcoming release…

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  • Gamification

Open Source Diagon Alley

  • by John
  • Posted on June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Expelliarmus, Sleepy Lectures! Hi! If you’re new to the blog, welcome!…

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  • Book

PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 10, 2019June 17, 2019

Get ready to feel the #EDrenaline Rush! What if going to school captured the thrills…

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  • Conferences

Feedback Friday: NCEA 2019

  • by John
  • Posted on June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

“Men lie, women lie / Numbers don’t.” – Jay Z At the tail end of…

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  • Conferences

ARRrrrr Ya’ Ready, San Diego?

  • by John
  • Posted on June 5, 2019June 2, 2019

Yo ho yo ho, a Pirate Con for me! Cat’s out of the bag, y’all!…

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  • Student Engagement

The Force is Strong with Open Source Template Tuesday!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 4, 2019June 8, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! And The Force is strong with this one… Hi! If…

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