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Season 1, Episode 5: The Secret Power of Your Commute

If you’re driving as little as 30 minutes to and from work a day, you’re…

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  • Professional Development

#SATCHAT, Anyone?

  • by John
  • Posted on September 26, 2018January 6, 2019

This weekend, I’ll be guest hosting the #SATCHAT conversation on Twitter, thanks to an invite…

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Season 1, Episode 4: Get to Know Gamification

Gamification is a fancy way of saying “applying elements usually associated with games to non-gaming…

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Gamechanger

  • by John
  • Posted on September 17, 2018December 20, 2018

Six months ago, I wrote a book manuscript. Two months ago, I crossed my fingers…

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#CathEdSocial, Here I Come

  • by John
  • Posted on September 17, 2018

Exciting news to share with everyone on the Catholic Education front this week, as the…

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Season 1, Episode 3: Conferences 101

Steel sharpens steel. And that’s why finding a quality teaching conference can be a total…

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Back to Basics with Power-Up Items

  • by John
  • Posted on September 11, 2018September 4, 2018

One of my biggest “so close, but not quite” takeaways from last year’s attempt at…

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Season 1, Episode 2: Twitter in Ten Minutes

Got ten minutes? Then let’s crash course our way through Twitter! And talk shop on…

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Thank You, Fauquier County Public Schools!

  • by John
  • Posted on September 9, 2018January 6, 2019

Wanted to extend an enthusiastic THANK YOU to all of the fine teachers from the…

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Season 1, Episode 1: Instructional Coaching On Demand

Welcome to the first episode of the Talk to Mee in the Car Education Podcast.…

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Ditch That Textbook with #QRBreakIN

  • by John
  • Posted on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Big news today from the world of guest blogging! The amazing Matt Miller — author…

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  • Professional Development

Talk to Mee on the Go!

  • by John
  • Posted on September 3, 2018January 6, 2019

If you’re in the market for a more mobile approach to self-paced professional development, I’ve…

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Last Pen Standing

  • by John
  • Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018

Got a set of blank labels kicking around an old desk drawer? With thirty seconds…

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A Second Trip to the Second City

  • by John
  • Posted on August 29, 2018September 2, 2018

Good news if you’re a Catholic school educator planning on making the trip to Chi…

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Avengers Assemble

  • by John
  • Posted on August 24, 2018September 2, 2018

Sometimes, the job is just too big for any one teacher to handle. And so…

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Welcome To Dream Rush

  • by John
  • Posted on August 20, 2018September 4, 2018

This weekend I shared my gamified approach to a course syllabus with Twitter. Some folks…

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Spider Graphs, Spider Graphs

  • by John
  • Posted on August 7, 2018September 2, 2018

This summer I had the chance to attend the Serious Play Conference at George Mason…

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Yes, Virginia

  • by John
  • Posted on August 4, 2018September 2, 2018

Exciting news out of the Virginia ASCD front today. Opened my email to find this…

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Do You Want to Continue? 10…9…8…

  • by John
  • Posted on July 25, 2018September 4, 2018

Fresh off of a few weeks enjoying the sun and fun of summer, I the…

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Shenandoah University: Wanna’ Play?

  • by John
  • Posted on July 18, 2018September 2, 2018

Time to let the cat out of the bag! On Thursday, October 4, thanks to…

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  • Conferences

Serious Play Certified

  • by John
  • Posted on July 15, 2018January 6, 2019

Getting our Level 1 #gamification certification geek on at @SeriousPlayConf with @monicacornetti. We’re pirates, naturally!…

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NCEA Social Media Influencer? Game On.

  • by John
  • Posted on July 11, 2018September 2, 2018

Stumbled across this little gem on my travels across the almighty interwebs this week. Using…

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Geeking Out with Professor Game

  • by John
  • Posted on July 3, 2018September 2, 2018

This week I had the awesome opportunity to connect with Rob Alvarez all the way…

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Double Dose of Chicago

  • by John
  • Posted on June 27, 2018September 2, 2018

Big news on the presentation front! After years of applying with no luck, I received…

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Feedback and Radical Transparency

  • by John
  • Posted on June 19, 2018September 2, 2018

This March I had the opportunity to present a pair of sessions on game-inspired course…

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A Link to Student Engagement

  • by John
  • Posted on April 25, 2018September 4, 2018

Michael Matera, author of the outstanding classroom gamification book eXPlore Like a Pirate, invited me back…

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Living Your Mission at #NCEA18

  • by John
  • Posted on April 3, 2018September 2, 2018

Wanted to provide an electronic copy of our presentation from this week’s NCEA conference in…

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Arlington Represent! Diocesan PD Day

  • by John
  • Posted on March 12, 2018January 6, 2019

I’m presenting a pair of sessions today at Paul VI High School for any teachers…

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The Secret Power of the Starman

  • by John
  • Posted on February 28, 2018January 6, 2019

Last October, I was wrapping up my tenure with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s…

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Survey Says? First Round of Student Feedback

  • by John
  • Posted on February 21, 2018September 2, 2018

Since any good blog is in constant need of regular content, I thought it would…

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Player Damage Report: Feedback Surveys

  • by John
  • Posted on February 14, 2018January 6, 2019

Without a doubt, one of my favorite “old school” Nintendo games of all time is Galaxy…

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Boss Battles, Part II

  • by John
  • Posted on February 7, 2018September 2, 2018

Is it even humanly possible to make the process of collecting, reviewing, and grading THOUSANDS…

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Boss Battles, Part I

  • by John
  • Posted on January 31, 2018September 2, 2018

In December, my American Literature classes wrapped up our unit on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. And…

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  • Gamification

Well PlayED, Mr. Matera

  • by John
  • Posted on January 24, 2018January 6, 2019

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to be interviewed as a guest on…

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  • ASCD

Welcome to the Matrix

  • by John
  • Posted on January 17, 2018December 20, 2018

If I had to trace the origins of my shift towards a fully gamified classroom,…

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  • Gamification

Cutscenes and Trailers

  • by John
  • Posted on January 10, 2018December 20, 2018

From the almighty Wikipedia: “A cutscene or event scene (sometimes in-game cinematic or in-game movie) is a sequence in a video game that…

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  • Classroom

Origin Stories: Take Away The Sword

  • by John
  • Posted on January 3, 2018December 20, 2018

Every great adventure starts with an epic origin story, right? Perhaps my favorite video game…

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  • ASCD

Fantasy Sports in Your Classroom

  • by John
  • Posted on December 2, 2017January 6, 2019

Fantasy sports in the classroom? Virginia teacher leaders changing the game one week ago today…

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  • Catholic Schools

Catholic Identity is Not By Accident

  • by John
  • Posted on September 2, 2017December 20, 2018

Made the pages of the Arlington Catholic Herald today and wanted to share. Members of Bishop O’Connell…

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  • ASCD

Living a VASCD Fantasy

  • by John
  • Posted on August 17, 2017December 20, 2018

Good news today on the conference front. If you’re heading to Williamsburg this November, I’ll…

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  • ASCD

Emerging Leader

  • by John
  • Posted on June 28, 2017January 6, 2019

Would you kindly allow me a bit of humble brag time? I hope so. That’s…

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  • Catholic Schools

Build a Campus Ministry Program That Works | #NCEA17

  • by John
  • Posted on April 18, 2017December 20, 2018

Hi from St. Louis! Here’s a copy of our presentation from this week’s session if…

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  • Classroom

Dialogue vs. Discussion

  • by John
  • Posted on February 25, 2017December 20, 2018

This entry was featured as a guest blog post on the Teacher 2 Teacher community forum this…

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  • Awards

40 Under 40? Gamechanger

  • by John
  • Posted on December 16, 2016December 20, 2018

Some exciting news to share with everyone this week, with text courtesy of the public…

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