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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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

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

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

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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  • Conferences

Summer (Well, Ok, Autumn) in Ohio

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

“Teach Better,” you say? Sign me up! Pack your bags, folks! #EDrenaline Rush is headed…

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  • Classroom

Empathy Maps FOR THE WIN!

  • by John
  • Posted on May 3, 2019May 2, 2019

Looking for a way to get inside somebody’s head? Empathy Maps are here to help!…

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  • Gamification

Welcome to the igKnight Academy

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

A single system for infinitely personalized PD. No more one-side-fits none meetings! Imagine a Netflix…

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  • ASCD

The Teacher Effectiveness Inventory

  • by John
  • Posted on March 24, 2019

Radical transparency on full display? It’s not bragging if you can back it up! In…

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  • Gamification

#EggDashChallenge

  • by John
  • Posted on March 22, 2019March 23, 2019

Ready to join a learning revolution? You’ll have to break a few eggs… We’ve got…

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  • ASCD

From Break Out to Break IN

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

Turn any ho-hum centers activity into a game-changing REVERSE escape room! Busy day! Thank you…

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  • ASCD

Bringing Balance to Hybrid Roles

  • by John
  • Posted on March 17, 2019March 18, 2019

The Force is strong with this one! Crunched for time today between a million and…

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  • ASCD

Getting to Know Chicago

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

Here’s some nerdy stuff that could come in handy… Hi from Chicago! As it turns…

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  • Presentation

Today Was a Good Day

  • by John
  • Posted on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019

“I can’t believe, today was a good day…” – Ice Cube First there was this……

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  • Catholic Schools

Thanks, PVI!

  • by John
  • Posted on March 11, 2019

Great day of PD with awesome teachers from all over the Arlington Diocese! Thanks again…

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  • Conferences

Celebrating ADW Collaboration Days!

  • by John
  • Posted on March 8, 2019March 7, 2019

Shout out to all the incredible #ADWT2T folks!! A HUGE thank you to my buddy…

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  • Feedback

Radical Transparency

  • by John
  • Posted on February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Magic Mirror on the wall… who’s the raddest of them all? This past Saturday, I…

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  • Professional Development

Thanks, Page County!

  • by John
  • Posted on February 5, 2019February 7, 2019

Grateful to spend a day in Luray! A HUGE thank you to Cassie Bailey and…

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  • Classroom

Escape the Frozen Caverns!

  • by John
  • Posted on February 1, 2019

A perfect way to spend a snowy day of lesson planning… Tomorrow morning I’ve been…

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  • Gamification

Gamified PD?

  • by John
  • Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

A3. One of the passion projects I’m currently working up is a fully gamified, yearlong…

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  • Conferences

NCEA Presentation Updates

  • by John
  • Posted on December 20, 2018January 6, 2019

Double dose of presentation session info coming in hot from NCEA 2019 this afternoon. And…

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  • ASCD

Truthbombs and Feedback

  • by John
  • Posted on December 11, 2018January 6, 2019

Thanks to the kind folks at Virginia ASCD, I had the chance to trek on…

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  • ASCD

Hi From Williamsburg!

  • by John
  • Posted on November 30, 2018January 6, 2019

Lock screen story swap at @VASCD #vascd18 #vascd2018. One of my FAVORITE ice breakers for…

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  • ASCD

Sneak Preview

  • by John
  • Posted on November 29, 2018January 6, 2019

Huge presentation tomorrow for VASCD18. So I decided to ask my students which experiences, specifically,…

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  • Conferences

Birthday Edcamp Surprise

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

What better way to kick off the big birthday weekend than by taking a morning…

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  • Conferences

Plastic Egg Pick ‘Em

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

Got some old plastic Easter Eggs kicking around your attic? Grab some scissors to turn…

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  • ASCD

Oh Shenandoah!

  • by John
  • Posted on October 4, 2018January 6, 2019

My sincere and heartfelt thanks to Laurie McCullough and the great people of VASCD for…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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