Hi folks. John here! I just wanted to provide a quick update. First and foremost,…
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PS: Dig this comic book-like presentation? It’s a fully editable Google Slides template, and just…
File this one under “WHOA!” Well done @MeehanEDU! Your book “EDrenaline Rush” made it to…
Earlier this afternoon at the suggestion of my friends Nathan Strenge and Ben Owens —…
Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out. During the school year, I teach American…
“Don’t dream it. Be it.” – The Rocky Horror Picture Show Happy summer! And greetings…
Yo ho ho! It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Arrr you ready? Hi! If you’re new…
Ready to join a learning revolution? You’ll have to break a few eggs… We’ve got…
Turn any ho-hum centers activity into a game-changing REVERSE escape room! Busy day! Thank you…
Part II: The HOW (Today’s entry is part two in a three part series of…
Inspiration comes from the craziest places… Part I: The WHY (Today’s entry is part one…
Double dose of presentation session info coming in hot from NCEA 2019 this afternoon. And…
Results from the #NCEA19 #CathEdSocial contest are in! And after 10 weeks of tweeting up…
At the gracious invitation of our diocese’s Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, I had the chance…
Lock screen story swap at @VASCD #vascd18 #vascd2018. One of my FAVORITE ice breakers for…
Four teachers. 140 miles. One van. Teach. Run. Repeat. Yesterday, we survived the Great Allegheny…
Just received the feedback from last week’s full-day training at Shenandoah University through VASCD. Super…
Exciting news to share with everyone on the Catholic Education front this week, as the…
One of my biggest “so close, but not quite” takeaways from last year’s attempt at…
Wanted to extend an enthusiastic THANK YOU to all of the fine teachers from the…
Big news today from the world of guest blogging! The amazing Matt Miller — author…
Got a set of blank labels kicking around an old desk drawer? With thirty seconds…
Good news if you’re a Catholic school educator planning on making the trip to Chi…
Sometimes, the job is just too big for any one teacher to handle. And so…
This weekend I shared my gamified approach to a course syllabus with Twitter. Some folks…
This summer I had the chance to attend the Serious Play Conference at George Mason…
Exciting news out of the Virginia ASCD front today. Opened my email to find this…
Fresh off of a few weeks enjoying the sun and fun of summer, I the…
Time to let the cat out of the bag! On Thursday, October 4, thanks to…
Stumbled across this little gem on my travels across the almighty interwebs this week. Using…
This week I had the awesome opportunity to connect with Rob Alvarez all the way…
Big news on the presentation front! After years of applying with no luck, I received…
This March I had the opportunity to present a pair of sessions on game-inspired course…
Michael Matera, author of the outstanding classroom gamification book eXPlore Like a Pirate, invited me back…
Wanted to provide an electronic copy of our presentation from this week’s NCEA conference in…
I’m presenting a pair of sessions today at Paul VI High School for any teachers…
Last October, I was wrapping up my tenure with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s…
Since any good blog is in constant need of regular content, I thought it would…
Without a doubt, one of my favorite “old school” Nintendo games of all time is Galaxy…
Is it even humanly possible to make the process of collecting, reviewing, and grading THOUSANDS…
In December, my American Literature classes wrapped up our unit on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. And…
Made the pages of the Arlington Catholic Herald today and wanted to share. Members of Bishop O’Connell…
Good news today on the conference front. If you’re heading to Williamsburg this November, I’ll…
Hi from St. Louis! Here’s a copy of our presentation from this week’s session if…